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736 WEST 173 STREET

Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · BIN 1063438 · Washington Heights (South) · Last violation Jul 16, 2026 · Last complaint Jul 17, 2026

NeighborhoodWashington Heights (South)

More violations than 85% of nearby buildings

More violations than 85% of buildings and more complaints than 94% 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: 382 violations · 684 complaints

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Severityⓘopen violations

70 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

625

18 per year avg.↑ Up 570% in the last 2 years (382 vs 57 prior 2 yrs)

Open violations

259

Class C (immed. haz.)ⓘ70

Class B (hazardous)ⓘ129

Rent-impairingⓘ18

Housing Preservation & Development Complaints

Total complaints since 2003

1,228

51 per year avg.↑ Up 921% in the last 2 years (684 vs 67 prior 2 yrs)

Complaint Resolution

No access19%Violation issued17%No violation35%Phone resolved28%Other1%(1,228)

Urgency breakdown

Last 12 mo.

Top violation categories

5 yrs All time

Maintenanceⓘ159 violations

Extermination & Rodent Eradicationⓘ56 violations

Paintingⓘ41 violations

Water Supplyⓘ41 violations

Egressⓘ36 violations

Cleaningⓘ26 violations

Heat And Hot Waterⓘ21 violations

Lead-Based Paintⓘ21 violations

Top complaint groupsⓘ

5 yrs All time

Heat / hot waterⓘ226 complaints

Mold & pestsⓘ115 complaints

Water & plumbingⓘ109 complaints

Bldg maintenanceⓘ108 complaints

Electricalⓘ50 complaints

Appliancesⓘ21 complaints

Safety & fireⓘ9 complaints

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Violation log

259 violations · Open

All classes Class A Class B Class C Class IAll Open Closed

Class	Status	Apt

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Class B	Open	—	Aug 12, 2021	REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL ALL WALLS AND CEILING AT ROOF BULKHEAD , 5th STORY, SECTION ''CENTER''
Class C	Open	42B	Aug 2, 2021	ABATE THE NUISANCE OF ROACHES · EXTERMINATION & RODENT ERADICATIONHMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 42B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Class B	Open	141	Jun 19, 2020	TRACE & REPAIR THE SOURCE & ABATE THE…MOLD · CLEANING§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT EAST AND SOUTH WALLS IN THE 3rd BATHROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 141, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''EAST'', 2nd FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 13576961 ISSUED 18-FEB-20 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Class C	Open	1STFLO	Jan 8, 2020	TRACE & REPAIR THE SOURCE & ABATE THE…MOLD · CLEANING§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1STFLO, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 13200939 ISSUED 30-JUL-19 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).
Class B	Open	141	Dec 18, 2019	TRACE & REPAIR THE SOURCE & ABATE THE…MOLD · CLEANING§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... THE CEILING (APPROX. 3 SQ FT) AT BASEMENT IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 141, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 13232726 ISSUED 15-AUG-19 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Class B	Open	141	Oct 29, 2019	TRACE & REPAIR THE SOURCE & ABATE THE…MOLD · CLEANING§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... 2 SQ FT AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT BSMT-APT 141, 2nd BSMT-APT FROM NORTH AT EAST ORIGINAL VIOLATION 13146319 ISSUED 27-JUN-19 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS B PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
Class B	Open	B51	Jul 29, 2019	REPAIR PLASTER · MAINTENANCE§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT CENTER LOCATED AT APT B51, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Class B	Open	1FLOOR	Jul 25, 2019	TRACE & REPAIR THE SOURCE & ABATE THE…MOLD · CLEANING§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1FLOOR, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
Class A	Open	A21	Nov 27, 2018	FILE PLANS OR RESTORE · ALTERATIONS§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION CONSISTING OF PARTITION WALL ERECTED WITH DOOR CREATING ADDITIONAL ROOM IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT A21, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT NORTH