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Washington Heights (South)

This is the southern half of Washington Heights, from about 155th Street north to the upper 170s, between the Hudson and Harlem rivers. Most housing is early-20th-century five- and six-story apartment buildings, with the Audubon Park Historic District holding many of the taller older ones. The NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center campus is around 168th Street. Transit includes the A, C and 1 at 168th Street, the C at 163rd Street, the A at 175th Street and the 1 at 157th Street. Landmarks include the Morris–Jumel Mansion and the Audubon Ballroom. J. Hood Wright Park overlooks the Hudson, and Fort Washington Park runs along the river.

Washington Heights (South) has 33,901 open HPD housing violations, 9,732 of them Class C (immediately hazardous). Inspectors issued 16,811 new violations here in the last 12 months. That's the 4th most open violations of 33 neighborhoods in Manhattan.

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Open HPD violations
33,901
9,732 Class C
New violations, last 12 months
16,811
5,716 Class C · 2nd in Manhattan
How serious are the open violations?
Open HPD violations by class
Class C9,732 · 29%Class B17,299 · 51%Class A6,870 · 20%Class A here includes a small number of Class I orders.

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 14, 2026

New violations in the last 12 months
By class
  • Class C · immediately hazardous5,716
  • Class B · hazardous7,865
  • Class A · non-hazardous3,007

Source: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations · data as of Oct 14, 2026

Good to know

  • 168th Street station: A and 1 at all times, C except late nights
  • Morris–Jumel Mansion
  • J. Hood Wright Park (6.7 acres) between 173rd and 176th Streets
  • Fort Washington Park runs from 155th Street to Dyckman Street along the Hudson

Before you rent or buy here

Check the buildingLook up any address for violations, complaints and owner.Read the violation classesWhat A, B and C mean and how fast owners must fix them.Work out your budgetThe 40× income rule most NYC landlords use.

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Fact-checked October 12, 2026

Boundaries checked by testing MTA station coordinates and landmark points against the 2020 NTA polygon (NYC Open Data 9nt8-h7nd). 175 St (A), 168 St (A/C and 1), 163 St (C) and 157 St (1) fall inside; 155 St (C) is just outside. Morris-Jumel Mansion, Audubon Ballroom, medical center and J. Hood Wright Park points fall inside. Housing, Audubon Park Historic District ('most of the neighborhood's few buildings with more than six stories') and landmarks from Wikipedia; 168 St service pattern from the MTA dataset. J. Hood Wright Park (173rd-176th Sts) from NYC Parks and 6.699 acres plus Fort Washington Park (W 155 St to Dyckman St) from the Parks Properties dataset.

Sources

  1. Washington Heights, Manhattan (Wikipedia) · Wikipedia (accessed October 12, 2026)
  2. J. Hood Wright Park (NYC Parks) · NYC Parks (accessed October 12, 2026)
  3. Parks Properties (dataset) · NYC Department of Parks and Recreation via NYC Open Data (accessed October 12, 2026)
  4. MTA Subway Stations (dataset) · Metropolitan Transportation Authority via data.ny.gov (accessed October 12, 2026)

General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules change; confirm with the agency or a professional before you act.

“Open” counts every HPD violation not yet recorded as corrected, including old ones owners never certified, so totals can exceed the number of apartments. Statistics: NYC Open Data (HPD violations, 311 service requests, DCP PLUTO) and rent-stabilized counts from DOF tax bills (via JustFix), updated Oct 14, 2026. Heat season runs October 1 to May 31; season-to-date counts compare the same dates.