Washington Heights, Manhattan: building violations, landlords and rent stabilization

Washington Heights, Manhattan, has 1,541 graded residential buildings with 3 or more units, as of Oct 26, 2026. By grade: 212 A, 164 B, 252 C, 344 D and 569 F. The median building has 6.5 open HPD violations per 10 units, against 2 across Manhattan. 36,883 of its 58,504 residential units (63%) are rent-stabilized on the latest Department of Finance tax bills on file. The most common housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months were heat and hot water (16,691), unsanitary condition (4,527), and paint and plaster (3,217).

Washington Heights by the numbers

1,711 residential buildings (58,504 units) on record. 59,749 open HPD violations (17,214 class C, immediately hazardous). 31,799 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months, 1,047 executed evictions in 3 years, 489 reported bedbug infestations in 3 years. 1,149 buildings have rent-stabilized units on their tax bills.

Worst five in Washington Heights

Most open HPD violations per 10 units. Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units; co-ops, condos and NYCHA are left out. Only buildings with an HPD violation issued in the last 24 months or a 311 housing complaint in the last 12 are listed.

  1. 538 West 159th Street: 338 open violations per 10 units (338 open, 10 units), grade F, owner: RH 536-538 W 159 STREET LP
  2. 531 West 162nd Street: 275.6 open violations per 10 units (248 open, 9 units), grade F, owner: Individual owner
  3. 609 West 180th Street: 215 open violations per 10 units (430 open, 20 units), grade F, owner: ROGANS REALTY CORP
  4. 605 West 182nd Street: 183.3 open violations per 10 units (385 open, 21 units), grade F, owner: KALABRITA, LLC
  5. 503 West 158th Street: 169 open violations per 10 units (169 open, 10 units), grade F, owner: 513 WEST 159TH HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))

Best five in Washington Heights

Fewest open HPD violations per 10 units, then highest score and most units. The same rule as the worst five, recently active buildings only. Best buildings citywide.

  1. 602 West 165th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 50 units), grade A, owner: ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES, INC.
  2. 566 West 182nd Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 25 units), grade A, owner: Gsc Washington Heights LLC
  3. 510 West 176th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A
  4. 507 West 184th Street: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 20 units), grade A, owner: 507 WEST 184TH ST LLC
  5. 20 Broadway Terrace: 0 open violations per 10 units (0 open, 16 units), grade A, owner: 14-26 BROADWAY TERRACE ASSOC

Largest landlords in Washington Heights

By units in Washington Heights, among portfolios of 3 or more buildings and 50 or more units citywide. Names are as filed on HPD registrations. How totals are counted. Report an error.

  1. EFSTAHIOS VALIOTIS (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,317 units in 30 buildings
  2. STUART D GOLDSTEIN (head officer on HPD registrations): 1,017 units in 24 buildings
  3. KENRICK OU (head officer on HPD registrations): 954 units in 19 buildings
  4. DONALD HASTINGS (head officer on HPD registrations): 797 units in 9 buildings
  5. PIERRE DOWNING (head officer on HPD registrations): 659 units in 19 buildings

Nearby neighborhoods

Sources: NYC HPD housing maintenance code violations, HPD property registrations and housing litigation, 311 service requests, DOB violations, NYC Marshals evictions, and HPD bedbug filings from NYC Open Data, plus rent-stabilized unit counts from NYC Department of Finance tax bills. How grades work.