Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
81
out of 100
Heavier than 37% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
93 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 62 apartments here are rent stabilized.
740 WEST 187TH STREET · 63 apartments · built 1940 · records to 2026-09-19
In its favor
- 62 apartments here are rent stabilized
- A train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 93 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
93 violations the city still lists as unresolved
93 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 20 years.
- Paint / plaster29
- Fire & life safety20
- Disrepair14
- Pests7
- Structural5
- Plumbing5
- Water leak4
- Other4
- Heat / hot water2
- Mold1
- Registration & signage1
- Refuse / sanitation1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 92% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2000-06-14 and remains open on HPD’s records.