Building SafetyHousing Conditions

736 WEST 173 STREET

Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · BIN 1063438 · Washington Heights (South) · Last violation Jun 9, 2026 · Last complaint Jun 5, 2026

NeighborhoodWashington Heights (South)

More violations than 83.5% of nearby buildings

More violations than 84% of buildings and more complaints than 93% of buildings in Washington Heights (South). Size-normalized against residential buildings in the neighborhood for issues in the last 10 years.

Activity TrendsLast 5 years

More activity recently than in past years

Last 2 yrs: 327 violations · 536 complaints

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Severityⓘopen violations

94 immediately hazardous (Class C) violations still open

Class C violations include lead paint, mold, pest infestations, heat/hot water failure, and structural hazards — the most serious category.

Housing Preservation & Development Violations

Total violations since 1992

567

16 per year avg.↑ Up 474% in the last 2 years (327 vs 57 prior 2 yrs)

Open violations

327

Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ94

Class B (hazardous)ⓘ167

Rent-impairingⓘ31

Housing Preservation & Development Complaints

Total complaints since 2003

1,072

45 per year avg.↑ Up 793% in the last 2 years (536 vs 60 prior 2 yrs)

Complaint Resolution

No access22%Violation issued17%No violation29%Phone resolved32%Other0%(1,072)

Urgency breakdown

Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrs All time

Maintenanceⓘ125 violations

Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ55 violations

Paintingⓘ40 violations

Water Supplyⓘ37 violations

Egressⓘ34 violations

Cleaningⓘ24 violations

Heat And Hot Waterⓘ21 violations

Lead-Based Paintⓘ16 violations

Top complaint groupsⓘ

5 yrs All time

Heat / hot waterⓘ224 complaints

Mold & pestsⓘ85 complaints

Water & plumbingⓘ83 complaints

Bldg maintenanceⓘ64 complaints

Electricalⓘ42 complaints

Appliancesⓘ18 complaints

Safety & fireⓘ7 complaints

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Complaint log

108 complaints · UNSANITARY CONDITION

All categories HEAT/HOT WATER PAINT/PLASTER UNSANITARY CONDITION PLUMBING HEATINGAll Open Closed

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Non-emergency	Closed	BS5	Oct 12, 2017	UNSANITARY CONDITION · PESTSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Emergency	Closed	A24	Jul 31, 2017	UNSANITARY CONDITION · PESTSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergency	Closed	BLDG	May 23, 2017	UNSANITARY CONDITION · GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGEThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted a tenant in the building and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Non-emergency	Closed	BLDG	Apr 12, 2017	UNSANITARY CONDITION · GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGEThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergency	Closed	C54	Oct 4, 2015	UNSANITARY CONDITION · PESTSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development inspected the following conditions. No violations were issued. The complaint has been closed.
Non-emergency	Closed	B55	Sep 24, 2015	UNSANITARY CONDITION · PESTSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Non-emergency	Closed	B55	Sep 24, 2015	UNSANITARY CONDITION · PESTSThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development was not able to gain access to inspect the following conditions. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.
Emergency	Closed	B33	Sep 11, 2015	UNSANITARY CONDITION · MOLDThe Department of Housing Preservation and Development contacted an occupant of the apartment and verified that the following conditions were corrected. The complaint has been closed. If the condition still exists, please file a new complaint.