438 West 164th Street
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- The most open HPD violations of any building in this ZIP (740 open)
- 137 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (79 vs ~15)
- Built before 1939 (city records: 1920) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
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 164th Street
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- City records show 740 open HPD violations, 137 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 2003 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists no rent-stabilized units in this building. If anyone tells you this unit is stabilized, ask to see the registration — and if it was deregulated, ask on what grounds and in what year.
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Adm code - correct the lead-based paint hazard - paint that tested positive for lead….
- 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.
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.
Building Condition
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.
- 2026-10-01
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- 2026-10-01
- 2026-09-10
- 2025-10-23
- 2024-11-27
- 2024-11-27
- 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)
- 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
- Nov 8, 2019 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT"
- May 30, 2018 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- May 15, 2014 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT"
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.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- DANGEROUS DRUGS: 27
- PETIT LARCENY: 22
- HARRASSMENT 2: 20
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 17
- FELONY ASSAULT: 11
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 443
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 352
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 107
- Noise - Residential: 102
- Illegal Parking: 87
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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.
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