Some concerns
Worth seeing, with questions
65
out of 100
Heavier than 62% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
48 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, fixes 13% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby.
579 FT WASHINGTON AVENUE · 64 apartments · built 1924 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- Fixes 13% of violations on time, better than most landlords nearby
- 60 apartments here are rent stabilized
- A train about 3 minutes away
Against it
- 48 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
Open and hazardous
48 violations the city still lists as unresolved
48 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 11 years.
- Paint / plaster10
- Lead paint10
- Structural9
- Disrepair5
- Fire & life safety4
- Gas4
- Water leak3
- Mold2
- Other1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 81% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 1994-02-15 and remains open on HPD’s records.