161 West 61st Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~68% of buildings in this ZIP (3 open)
- 2 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built in 1988 (city records)
About this building
The building’s floor space is 14.9 times the size of its lot: 210,910 sq ft of building on a 14,109 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 14, 2026.
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
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161 West 61st Street
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- City records show 3 open HPD violations, 2 immediately hazardous (Class C) at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 2009 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch in the entrance.
- Confirm in person that the immediately-hazardous (Class C) conditions — typically heat, hot water, leaks, mold or pests — are genuinely fixed, not just marked closed.
161 West 61 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10023. The closest subway is 66 St-Lincoln Center (1) (5-minute walk), served by the 1, A, B, C, and D lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: September 2009 · Most recent: March 2024. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.
- 2024-02-23 "§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSI…"
- 2017-09-28 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ... WOOD FLOOR THROUGHOUT IN THE 2nd RO…"
- 2002-04-13 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF MILDEW CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT…"
- Class C · 2 open · penalty 30 · (15/ea)
- Class A · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
- 2025-05-29 · Apt BLDG · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- Dec 23, 2025 "DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS INTENDS TO REVOKE ALL APPROVALS AND PERMITS ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH APPLICATION #M08…"
- Jun 20, 2023 "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
- Oct 17, 2019 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1988, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 24
- PETIT LARCENY: 24
- GRAND LARCENY: 14
- MISCELLANEOUS PENAL LAW: 11
- FELONY ASSAULT: 9
- Illegal Parking: 78
- Noise - Residential: 32
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 17
- Noise: 15
- Street Condition: 9
- 161 WEST 61 STREET
- 200 WEST 60 STREET
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- P.S. 452
- The Riverside School for Makers and Artists
- P.S. 199 Jessie Isador Straus
- West End Secondary School
- The Riverside School for Makers and Artists
- P.S. 035
- West End Secondary School
- Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art a
- Martin Luther King Hs
- 66 St-Lincoln Center
- 59 St-Columbus Circle
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- American Bible Society
- Randall's Island Park Alliance, Inc.
- Lyric Chamber Music Society Of New York, Inc.
- School Of American Ballet, Inc.
- American Folk Art Museum
- Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc.
Internet providers serving this area
Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:
- Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
- Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up
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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.
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