526 West 161st Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~60% of buildings in this ZIP (29 open)
- 8 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (1910) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 23 of 24 units
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.
526 West 161st Street
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- City records show 29 open HPD violations, 8 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 2021 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 23 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: Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at door….
- 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.
526 West 161 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
- 2026-04-22 "§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th…"
- 2025-10-06 "§ 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…"
- 2025-08-27 "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 1st STORY,…"
- 2025-08-27 "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 1st STOR…"
- 2025-08-06 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION THE STEAM RISER AT SOUTH IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT A…"
- 2025-08-27
- 2025-08-27
- 2022-04-16
- 2021-05-09
- Class C · 8 open · penalty 120 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 16 open · penalty 80 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 5 open · penalty 5 · (1/ea)
- 2026-04-01 · Apt BLDG · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-01-29 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2026-01-26 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
- 2019-11-08 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2015-10-01 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2009-12-31
1 open lead-paint hazard violation on record (most recent 2021). 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 1910). 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: 159
- PETIT LARCENY: 138
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 135
- FELONY ASSAULT: 85
- DANGEROUS DRUGS: 76
- Illegal Parking: 975
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 584
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 349
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 202
- Noise - Residential: 201
- WEST 161ST PARKING CORP
- 162 PARKING OPS LLC
- SOLOMON'S PLACE, INC.
- P.S. 004 Duke Ellington
- WHIN Music Community
- P.S. 028 Wright Brothers
- Community Health Academy of the Heights
- JHS 164 Edward W Stitt
- M.S. 326 - Writers Today & Leaders Tomorrow
- Community Health Academy of the Heights
- JHS 164 Edward W Stitt
- Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathe
- 163 St-Amsterdam Av
- 157 St
- 168 St-Washington Hts
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Morris Jumel Mansion Inc
- Boricua College
- P.s. 004 Duke Ellington
- Broadway Malls
- National Black Touring Circuit, Inc.
- Dance Project Of Washington Heights
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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 · 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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