Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
50
out of 100
Heavier than 90% of buildings in Washington Heights (North)
168 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby. On the other hand, 32 apartments here are rent stabilized.
640 FT WASHINGTON AVENUE · 66 apartments · built 1928 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- 32 apartments here are rent stabilized
- 1 train about 4 minutes away
Against it
- 168 open hazardous violations, against a typical 7 nearby
- Fixes only 1% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
168 violations the city still lists as unresolved
165 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 2.8 years.
- Lead paint34
- Paint / plaster27
- Pests23
- Fire & life safety21
- Water leak19
- Plumbing13
- Disrepair11
- Mold10
- Other5
- Heat / hot water2
- Electrical2
- Structural1
A typical building of 50 or more apartments has 7. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2012-11-19 and remains open on HPD’s records.