720 West 180th Street

720 West 180th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan, has 11 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and 20 of 22 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (53/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 22 units · Built 1909

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 53/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 106 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 21 buildings' registrations; 19 graded D or F.
• 20 of 22 units are rent-stabilized; 19 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (11 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 106 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

11 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. 84 issued in the last 12 months. 1073 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2024-02-05. Newest violation issued 2026-09-17.

4 closed in the last 90 days. Median 88 days from issue to close for the 120 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 51, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 51), issued 2026-06-08. HPD violation 18983844
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 51, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 51), issued 2026-06-08. HPD violation 18983843
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st window from the east, 4th room from the north, 3rd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOWER SASH GLASS PANE AT THE 1ST WINDOW FROM EAST AT THE SOUTH WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT CENTER LOCATED AT APT 34, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 34), issued 2026-03-30. HPD violation 18747698
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, bathroom, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) EAST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 31, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 31), issued 2026-03-23. HPD violation 18738502
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (entrance). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE HINGES AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR, issued 2025-11-06. HPD violation 18349286
• Class B: Mold, ceiling, bathroom, 1st floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10SQ FT AT CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4), issued 2026-09-17. HPD violation 19222106
• Class B: Electrical defect, east wall, 1st room from the east, 5th floor. , 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES ELECTRICAL OUTLET FIXTURE AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 53, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 53), issued 2025-04-07. HPD violation 17807037
• Class B: No heat / heating defect, 1st room from the north, 4th floor. REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT THE TOP OF THE HEAT RISER IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 42, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 42), issued 2024-03-14. HPD violation 16747374

311 housing complaints

140 in the last 12 months, 482 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (106), Unsanitary Condition (12), Plumbing (9), Water Leak (5), Door/Window (4).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (4 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

20 of 22 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 20 in 2024, 19 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 720 WEST 180TH STREET HEIGHTS ASSOC LLC. Head officer: GEORGE HUANG. Managing agent: 716-720 WEST 180TH ST HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES LLC. This owner has 21 buildings on record, 19 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 23, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1021760039, HPD building ID 43391. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 181 St (A), 3 min walk
• 175 St (A), 4 min walk
• 181 St (1), 5 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.