521 West 162nd Street
Top insights
- Fewer open HPD violations than ~83% of buildings in this ZIP (2 open)
- Fewer HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (0 vs ~15)
- Built before 1939 (1920) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
Class B
Class C
past 12 months
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
past 12 mo (150m)
rent
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.
521 West 162nd Street
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- City records show 2 open HPD violations 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 2007 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 3 rent-stabilized units in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show its legal regulated rent and lease history?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building….
521 West 162nd Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10032. The closest subway is 163 St-Amsterdam Av (C) (1-minute walk), served by the 1, A, B, C, and D lines.
Building Condition
- 2007-05-23 "SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND K…"
- 1968-08-22 "D26-20.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE A PEEP HOLE IN ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE DWELLING UNIT SO LOCATED SO AS TO PERMIT A PERSON INSIDE…"
- Class B · 1 open · penalty 5 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
- 2020-09-02 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2020-09-02 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2004-02-13
No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.
Built 1920. 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. 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
- HARRASSMENT 2: 146
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 143
- PETIT LARCENY: 104
- DANGEROUS DRUGS: 82
- FELONY ASSAULT: 73
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 892
- Illegal Parking: 865
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 390
- Noise - Residential: 255
- Noise - Vehicle: 253
- 162 PARKING OPS LLC
- MI BANDERA GROCERIES & MEATS, INC
- Renaissance drywall LLC
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- JHS 164 Edward W Stitt
- M.S. 326 - Writers Today & Leaders Tomorrow
- Community Math & Science Prep
- Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathe
- JHS 164 Edward W Stitt
- M.S. 326 - Writers Today & Leaders Tomorrow
- 163 St-Amsterdam Av
- 157 St
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- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Morris Jumel Mansion Inc
- Boricua College
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- Plaza Alianza Dominicana
- Morris-Jumel Ecological Education Garden
- Gregorio Luperon High School For Science And Mathematics
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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 Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 50 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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