537 West 156th Street
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- 5 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (1916) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 3 units registered
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.
537 West 156th Street
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- City records show 24 open HPD violations, 5 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 3 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: Properly repair or replace the broken or defective at radiator shut-off valve.
- 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.
537 West 156 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10032. The closest subway is 157 St (1) (2-minute walk), served by the 1, B, C, and D lines.
Building Condition
- 2026-02-03 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT THE NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LO…"
- 2026-02-03 "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEV…"
- 2026-02-03 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AT RADIATOR SHUT-OFF VALVE IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH…"
- 2026-02-03 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE NTERCOM SYSTEM FROM BUILDING FRONT TO PANEL AT WEST WA…"
- 2026-02-03 "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MON…"
- 2026-02-03
- 2023-08-04
- Class C · 5 open · penalty 75 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 14 open · penalty 70 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 5 open · penalty 5 · (1/ea)
- 2026-01-26 · Apt 3 · NON EMERGENCY · UNSANITARY CONDITION
- 2026-01-21 · Apt 18 · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
- 2026-01-21 · Apt 18 · NON EMERGENCY · PAINT/PLASTER
- 2014-05-15 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2007-12-29
- 2003-03-19
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 1916. 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: 118
- PETIT LARCENY: 106
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 85
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 60
- FELONY ASSAULT: 57
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 611
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 451
- Noise - Residential: 228
- PLUMBING: 139
- PAINT/PLASTER: 121
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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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