515 West 156th Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~73% of buildings in this ZIP (49 open)
- 15 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (1925) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 20 of 30 units
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
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.
515 West 156th Street
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- City records show 49 open HPD violations, 15 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 2015 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 20 rent-stabilized units here. Ask whether this specific unit is one of them, and ask the landlord for its legal regulated rent and lease history.
- 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.
515 West 156 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10032. The closest subway is 157 St (1) (3-minute walk), served by the 1, B, C, and D lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: March 2015. 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.
- 2026-03-05 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT NORTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED…"
- 2026-03-05 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION AT 1st RISER FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN L…"
- 2026-03-05 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT WEST WALL IN THE 1s…"
- 2026-03-05 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT EAST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NO…"
- 2026-03-05 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION AT 1st RADIATOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 4th RO…"
- Class C · 15 open · penalty 225 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 27 open · penalty 135 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 7 open · penalty 7 · (1/ea)
- 2026-07-29 · Apt 41 · EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
- 2026-07-28 · Apt 41 · EMERGENCY · ELECTRIC
- 2026-07-28 · Apt 41 · NON EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
- 2024-10-02
- 2008-08-11
4 open lead-paint hazard violations on record (most recent 2026). These are HPD violations recorded against the building — not a test of any specific apartment.
12 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 1925). 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.
Also on record: 8 procedural §27-2056 violations (failure to file required lead paperwork, most recent 2026) — a records failure, not evidence of a lead hazard.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 120
- PETIT LARCENY: 111
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 95
- GRAND LARCENY: 45
- FELONY ASSAULT: 42
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 760
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 379
- Noise - Residential: 230
- PLUMBING: 117
- PAINT/PLASTER: 113
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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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