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438 West 164th Street

Manhattan · 10032 | BBL 1021100076 | BIN 1062626
Data as of August 16, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Severe — 137 open immediately hazardous conditions, more than the building has apartments

City records show open immediately-hazardous housing-code violations at this building.

740 open HPD violations on record: 110 Class A (non-hazardous), 492 Class B (hazardous), 137 Class C (immediately hazardous), and 1 Class I (orders).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Adm code - correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead….

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 8,522 days (about 23 years), on record since 2003.

Violation figures current as of Oct 9, 2026.

A 20-unit building, built in 1920.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 12 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

492
Open HPD
Class B
137
Open HPD
Class C
1751
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
0
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
20
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
41
Crime incidents (150m)
$1,546
ZIP median
rent
1920
Year built
2 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
48 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

The building’s floor space is 3.4 times the size of its lot: 19,270 sq ft of building on a 5,617 sq ft lot.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of October 17, 2026.

A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.

438 West 164 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10032. The closest subway is 163 St-Amsterdam Av (C) (2-minute walk), served by the 1, A, B, C, and D lines.

Is 438 West 164 Street rent-stabilized?
No — 438 West 164 Street is fully market-rate. 20 residential units, none rent-stabilized. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 438 West 164 Street?
163 St-Amsterdam Av (C) — a 2-minute walk (182m) from 438 West 164 Street. Served by the 1, A, B, C, and D lines.
Is 438 West 164 Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1920, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total1,336
Open740
Closed596

Oldest open violation: June 2003 · Most recent: October 2026. 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.

By severity class
Class A110 open · 80 closed
Class B492 open · 235 closed
Class C137 open · 279 closed
Class I1 open · 2 closed
Recent open violations
  • 2026-10-01 Class A · Apt 43 · 16 days open "§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN T…"
  • 2026-10-01 Class B · Apt 43 · 16 days open "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MON…"
  • 2026-10-01 Class C · Apt 43 · 16 days open "§ 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEE…"
  • 2026-10-01 Class C · Apt 43 · 16 days open "§ 27-2043.1 HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATION…"
  • 2026-10-01 Class A · Apt 43 · 16 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION AT 1st RISER FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations18
Roaches: 2 Mice: 16
  • 2026-10-01 mice · Apt 43
  • 2026-09-10 mice · Apt 21
  • 2025-10-23 mice · Apt 21
  • 2024-11-27 mice · Apt 43
  • 2024-11-27 roaches · Apt 43
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of October 9, 2026. HPD Online can show slightly fewer open violations: the city closes them there before they leave the daily export.
  • Class C · 137 open · penalty 2055 · (15/ea)
  • Class I · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
  • Class B · 492 open · penalty 2460 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 110 open · penalty 110 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
Total complaints79
Open0
Closed79
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat76
Other2
Plumbing2
Paint1
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Hot Water0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2026-04-25 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
  • 2026-04-22 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
  • 2026-04-22 · Apt 21 · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
Repeated apartments: BLDG · 21 · 34 · 54 · 1
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total12
Open12
Closed0
Complaints
Total36
Open (active)0
Closed36
Recent open violations
  • Nov 8, 2019 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT"
  • May 30, 2018 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
  • May 15, 2014 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT"
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file6
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20220 infested · 0 eradicated
20211 infested · 1 eradicated
20182 infested · 2 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

15 open lead-paint hazard violations on record (most recent 2022). These are HPD violations recorded against the building — not a test of any specific apartment.

7 earlier hazards cited and remediated.

Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960 (this building: built 1920). The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1920 (106 yr old)
Building classC6 — Co-op walk-up
Floors5
Residential units20
Building area (sqft)19,270
Lot area (sqft)5,617
Owner of record (PLUTO)NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP
Designations
Council district10
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
StatusSources disagree — Who Owns What records 0 of 20 units as stabilized; New York State lists this building as containing stabilized units
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)0
Stabilized (latest)0
ⓘ Listed by New York State. This building appears in the state's 2024 list of buildings containing rent-stabilized units (2024 building registrations filed with NYS HCR, as of November 2025). The list does not publish how many units are stabilized, and buildings can leave it. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from DHCR.
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · window not recorded
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total41162
Violent618
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)012
Felonies1261
Misdemeanors2074
Violations721
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover a 12-month window whose end date this page did not record.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • DANGEROUS DRUGS: 27
  • PETIT LARCENY: 22
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 20
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 17
  • FELONY ASSAULT: 11
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 30,256 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls1,751
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 443
  • Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 352
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 107
  • Noise - Residential: 102
  • Illegal Parking: 87
By category
Other1,129
Noise506
Parking95
Construction7
Trash6
Rats4
Homeless3
Drinking1
Drug0
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints506
Dominant subtypeStreet Sidewalk
By subtype
Street Sidewalk352
Residential102
Vehicle37
Commercial15
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very high noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility1 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 434 W 164TH ST 20m · $400–600/mo licensee: FRAZIER & SONS CONSTRUCTION LLC
  • 2094 AMSTERDAM AVENUE 105m · $400–600/mo licensee: FIX TIME LLC
  • 2089 AMSTERDAM AVE 107m · $400–600/mo licensee: FISH & SHRIMP RESTAURANT SPOT CORP
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby23
Elementary (K-5)5
Middle (6-8)6
High (9-12)2
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • WHIN Music Community K-5 · 1 min (66m) · District 84
  • P.S. 008 Luis Belliard K-5 · 4 min (311m) · District 6
  • KIPP Washington Heights Middle School K-12 · 4 min (330m) · District 84
Middle — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • JHS 164 Edward W Stitt 6-8 · 1 min (49m) · District 6
  • M.S. 326 - Writers Today & Leaders Tomorrow 6-8 · 1 min (66m) · District 6
  • Community Math & Science Prep 6-8 · 1 min (66m) · District 6
High — closest 3 by walk (2)
  • Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathe 9-12 · 2 min (169m) · District 6
  • KIPP Washington Heights Middle School K-12 · 4 min (330m) · District 84
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby5
Unique lines5
Lines served: 1 · A · B · C · D
Closest 3 stations
  • 163 St-Amsterdam Av C · 182m · 2 min walk
  • 168 St-Washington Hts 1, A, C · 477m · 6 min walk · ADA accessible
  • 157 St 1 · 655m · 8 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby48
Eating (31) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants13
Fast food18
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)8
→ Supermarkets3
→ Convenience5
Pharmacies4
ATMs3
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (8 places selling coffee, of which 5 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby55
A: 38 C: 3 Pending: 14
Sample
  • Grade A Dallas Bbq · Barbecue
  • Grade A 5 Estrella Bakery · Bakery Products/desserts
  • Grade A Crown Fried Chicken · Chicken
  • Grade A Flaco's Pizzeria · Pizza
  • Grade A Carrot Top Pastries · Bakery Products/desserts
  • Grade A Splendid China · Chinese
  • Grade A Las Palmas Restaurant · Mexican
  • Grade A El Pitallito Restaurant · Spanish
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby122
By category — top 8 of 17 (102 of 122 facilities)
Youth Services36
Health Care13
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten13
Schools (K-12)12
Human Services10
Parks And Plazas6
Cultural Institutions6
Child Services And Welfare6
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Morris Jumel Mansion Inc Cultural Institutions
  • P.s. 004 Duke Ellington Schools (K-12)
  • Plaza Alianza Dominicana Parks And Plazas
  • Morris-Jumel Ecological Education Garden Parks And Plazas
  • Gregorio Luperon High School For Science And Mathematics Schools (K-12)
  • Whin Music Community Charter School Schools (K-12)

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 Fiber 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.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 10032 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,546/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10032 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$56,588/yr
Median monthly income$4,716/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,415/mo
ZIP median rent$1,546/mo
ZIP median rent is 32.8% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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