Worst buildings in Washington Heights, Manhattan

538 West 159th Street has the most open HPD violations per 10 units of any graded rental building with 6 or more units in Washington Heights: 338 per 10 units, 338 open in all, 67 of them class C.

Graded rental buildings with 6 or more units, ranked by open NYC HPD housing code violations per 10 units, the same rule as the citywide list. Co-ops, condos and public housing (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. Class C means immediately hazardous. Records as of Oct 26, 2026.

#	Address	Units	Open per 10 units	Open violations	Grade	Owner
1	538 West 159th Street	10	338	338 (67 class C)	F	RH 536-538 W 159 STREET LP
2	531 West 162nd Street	9	275.6	248 (74 class C)	F	Individual owner
3	609 West 180th Street	20	215	430 (204 class C)	F	ROGANS REALTY CORP
4	605 West 182nd Street	21	183.3	385 (152 class C)	F	KALABRITA, LLC
5	503 West 158th Street	10	169	169 (57 class C)	F	513 WEST 159TH HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
6	566 West 191st Street	21	164.3	345 (68 class C)	F	Not on file
7	1471 St Nicholas Avenue	18	161.7	291 (83 class C)	F	602 West 184th Street, LLC
8	941 St Nicholas Avenue	23	160.9	370 (76 class C)	F	Not on file
9	517 West 158th Street	8	156.3	125 (42 class C)	F	MGM PROPERTIES VENTURES LLC
10	2184 Amsterdam Avenue	8	150	120 (23 class C)	F	2184 Amsterdam Lender LLC
11	619 West 179th Street	8	148.8	119 (12 class C)	F	Not on file
12	516 West 175th Street	15	147.3	221 (35 class C)	F	Not on file
13	2129 Amsterdam Avenue	21	131.9	277 (49 class C)	F	ASAL HOLDING COMPANY LLC
14	606 West 191st Street	20	131	262 (115 class C)	F	606 WEST 191ST STREET LLC
15	1356 St Nicholas Avenue	12	130	156 (82 class C)	F	178 KAI MANAGEMENT INC
16	559 West 185th Street	7	125.7	88 (21 class C)	F	Not on file
17	547 West 187th Street	8	123.8	99 (17 class C)	F	547 WEST 187 STREET CORP.
18	9 Ft Washington Avenue	26	123.1	320 (43 class C)	F	RESTORING COMMUNITIES HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
19	551 West 161st Street	8	116.3	93 (14 class C)	F	SKYGATE 010, LLC
20	580 West 176th Street	30	112.3	337 (33 class C)	F	176TH APTS LLC
21	505 West 183rd Street	30	112	336 (75 class C)	F	YANSUI REALTY CORP
22	140 Nagle Avenue	46	111.7	514 (195 class C)	F	2 THAYER STREET REALTY CORP.
23	1238 St Nicholas Avenue	38	106.8	406 (109 class C)	F	HAAV 575 REALTY CORP
24	504 West 157th Street	8	106.3	85 (34 class C)	F	504 WEST 157TH STREET LLC
25	550 West 184th Street	14	102.9	144 (34 class C)	F	366 Audubon Realty LLC
26	568 West 173rd Street	16	100	160 (43 class C)	F	Not on file
27	430 West 163rd Street	12	100	120 (23 class C)	F	Not on file
28	522 West 174th Street	16	99.4	159 (24 class C)	D	Not on file
29	509 West 183rd Street	30	99	297 (124 class C)	F	YANSUI REALITY CORP.
30	570 West 191st Street	20	96	192 (42 class C)	F	Not on file
31	7 Broadway Terrace	17	92.9	158 (28 class C)	F	MARY PAT REALTY CORP
32	561 West 169th Street	19	90.5	172 (77 class C)	F	GEOR LLC
33	574 West 176th Street	30	90	270 (62 class C)	F	176TH APTS LLC
34	534 West 159th Street	10	84	84 (27 class C)	F	534 W 159th St Owner LLC
35	505 West 158th Street	10	79	79 (17 class C)	F	R3 D REALTY CORP.
36	612 West 189th Street	20	77.5	155 (37 class C)	F	RH 608-614 WEST 189 STREET LLC
37	552 West 184th Street	16	76.9	123 (22 class C)	F	366 Audubon Realty LLC
38	555 West 186th Street	30	76.7	230 (8 class C)	F	Not on file
39	59 Audubon Avenue	9	76.7	69 (29 class C)	F	59 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC
40	534 West 187th Street	9	75.6	68 (19 class C)	F	The J. R. Greenfeld Family Trust
41	426 West 163rd Street	12	75	90 (10 class C)	F	Not on file
42	561 West 186th Street	20	73	146 (52 class C)	F	561 WEST 186TH STREET HEIGHTS ASSOC. LLC
43	452 West 164th Street	20	71.5	143 (55 class C)	F	452 W 164 Realty LLC
44	535 Edgecombe Avenue	20	70	140 (47 class C)	F	EDGECOMBE PROPERTIES, LLC
45	2040 Amsterdam Avenue	8	70	56 (9 class C)	D	2040 AMSTERDAM AVE REALTY CORP
46	709 West 170th Street	21	69	145 (57 class C)	F	BELMONT VENTURES, LLC
47	604 West 178th Street	22	68.6	151 (52 class C)	F	604 WEST 178TH CORP
48	616 West 184th Street	20	66.5	133 (15 class C)	F	175 REALTY ASSOCIATES III LLC
49	1315 St Nicholas Avenue	24	66.3	159 (57 class C)	F	1315 ST NICHOLAS LLC
50	556 West 184th Street	13	64.6	84 (18 class C)	F	366 Audubon Realty LLC
51	2541 Amsterdam Avenue	59	60.7	358 (85 class C)	F	495 West 186 Holdings LLc
52	1480 St Nicholas Avenue	18	59.4	107 (30 class C)	F	569 LLC
53	705 West 170th Street	20	58	116 (44 class C)	F	BELMONT VENTURES, LLC
54	2170 Amsterdam Avenue	18	57.8	104 (16 class C)	F	Not on file
55	111 Audubon Avenue	18	57.8	104 (35 class C)	F	RH 507-517 WEST 171 STREET LLC
56	608 West 178th Street	21	57.6	121 (43 class C)	F	610 West 178th Street HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
57	527 West 162nd Street	8	57.5	46 (14 class C)	F	527 W 162 LLC
58	536 West 156th Street	6	56.7	34 (5 class C)	D	Individual owner
59	529 West 187th Street	6	56.7	34 (7 class C)	D	529 WEST 187 REALTY LLC
60	532 West 159th Street	20	56	112 (34 class C)	F	532 W 159th St Owner LLC
61	2153 Amsterdam Avenue	23	55.7	128 (54 class C)	F	Ritz Partners LLC
62	508 West 158th Street	16	55	88 (29 class C)	F	SPARC UPTOWN LLC
63	61 Audubon Avenue	9	54.4	49 (32 class C)	F	TOPKAPI REALTY LLC
64	554 West 184th Street	13	53.8	70 (10 class C)	F	366 Audubon Realty LLC
65	561 West 181st Street	16	53.8	86 (18 class C)	F	CG West 181st Street LLC
66	442 West 164th Street	20	53.5	107 (5 class C)	F	Not on file
67	550 West 160th Street	15	53.3	80 (15 class C)	F	BULGER BUILDINGS, LP
68	428 West 163rd Street	12	53.3	64 (7 class C)	F	Not on file
69	628 West 158th Street	6	53.3	32 (13 class C)	F	Individual owner
70	510 West 190th Street	44	53.2	234 (45 class C)	F	510 W 190 LLC
71	507 West 169th Street	48	52.9	254 (58 class C)	D	SPODE REALTY LLC
72	2113 Amsterdam Avenue	8	52.5	42 (10 class C)	F	BULGER BUILDINGS LP
73	1464 St Nicholas Avenue	8	52.5	42 (16 class C)	F	SAEHAN REALTY CORPORATION
74	506 West 162nd Street	16	51.9	83 (42 class C)	F	506 WEST 162 LLC
75	667 West 161st Street	47	51.5	242 (64 class C)	F	161 HOLDING LTD
76	3900 Broadway	27	50	135 (58 class C)	F	GPS 3900, LLC
77	530 West 159th Street	10	50	50 (17 class C)	F	530 W 159th St Owner LLC
78	601 West 181st Street	12	49.2	59 (21 class C)	F	601 West 181st Realty LLC
79	524 West 173rd Street	15	48.7	73 (26 class C)	F	173 HEIGHTS LLC
80	513 West 159th Street	10	48	48 (16 class C)	F	513 W 159TH HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
81	550 West 188th Street	13	47.7	62 (13 class C)	F	FRANK FAMILY MANAGEMENT CORP
82	974 St Nicholas Avenue	17	47.6	81 (48 class C)	F	PETERSON CAPITAL LLC
83	548 West 163rd Street	20	47	94 (23 class C)	F	WEST 163RD STREET MHA, HDFC 548 (City program owner (HDFC))
84	2125 Amsterdam Avenue	21	46.7	98 (24 class C)	F	Not on file
85	552 West 163rd Street	21	46.2	97 (52 class C)	F	WEST 163RD STREET MHA, HDFC 552 (City program owner (HDFC))
86	517 West 159th Street	20	46	92 (10 class C)	F	515 NEW LIFE HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
87	424 West 163rd Street	12	45.8	55 (6 class C)	D	Not on file
88	544 West 162nd Street	7	45.7	32 (11 class C)	D	Individual owner
89	507 West 158th Street	20	45.5	91 (18 class C)	F	BULGER BUILDINGS LP
90	522 West 158th Street	29	44.8	130 (29 class C)	F	Not on file
91	608 West 191st Street	24	44.6	107 (25 class C)	F	RH 608 WEST 191 STREET LLC
92	227 Haven Avenue	49	44.3	217 (72 class C)	F	217 HAVEN AVENUE, LLC
93	516 West 156th Street	22	44.1	97 (17 class C)	F	WEST 156 HOLDING LLC
94	521 West 159th Street	20	44	88 (7 class C)	F	515 NEWLIFE HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))
95	3924 Broadway	7	42.9	30 (18 class C)	F	3924 KARAT, LLC
96	2119 Amsterdam Avenue	14	42.1	59 (24 class C)	F	RG3 REALTY CORP
97	1447 St Nicholas Avenue	49	42	206 (100 class C)	F	600 WEST 183RD STREET REALTY CORP
98	55 Nagle Avenue	48	41.7	200 (47 class C)	F	NAGLE "THE BUILDING" INC
99	569 West 182nd Street	31	41.6	129 (19 class C)	D	569 WEST ASSETS 1 LLC
100	540 West 159th Street	15	41.3	62 (2 class C)	F	513 WEST 159TH HDFC (City program owner (HDFC))

The full list for Washington Heights, up to 100 buildings. Each row is the record, not a verdict.

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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.