539 West 160th Street
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~97% of buildings in this ZIP (164 open)
- 17 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- Built before 1939 (1910) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through March 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
539 West 160th Street
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- City records show 164 open HPD violations, 17 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?
- We found no DHCR rent-stabilization unit count for this building. That is not the same as the building being market-rate — a registration can be on file with no unit figure, or not have been filed at all. Ask the landlord directly whether the unit is rent-stabilized, and request your own rent history from DHCR.
- 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 in the entrance.
- 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.
539 West 160 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10032. The closest subway is 163 St-Amsterdam Av (C) (3-minute walk), served by the 1, A, B, C, and D lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: June 2003. 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.
- 2025-05-16 "§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE AT…"
- 2023-10-30 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT UPPER AND LOWER WINDOW SASH IN THE B…"
- 2023-10-30 "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT UPPER AND LOWER WINDOW SASH IN THE K…"
- 2023-10-30 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BAT…"
- 2023-10-30 "§ 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…"
- 2023-06-24
- 2023-06-24
- 2021-09-04
- 2021-09-04
- 2021-05-10
- Class C · 17 open · penalty 255 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 106 open · penalty 530 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 41 open · penalty 41 · (1/ea)
- 2025-03-12
- 2017-02-24 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2015-03-03 "VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT"
- 2001-02-27
1 lead-paint hazard cited and later remediated (most recent 2007); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.
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: 139
- PETIT LARCENY: 128
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 127
- FELONY ASSAULT: 76
- DANGEROUS DRUGS: 71
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 786
- Illegal Parking: 586
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 550
- Noise - Residential: 255
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 158
- ZOILA MOROCHO
- WEST 161ST PARKING CORP
- JBV ENTERPRISES INC
- P.S. 004 Duke Ellington
- P.S. 028 Wright Brothers
- WHIN Music Community
- Community Health Academy of the Heights
- JHS 164 Edward W Stitt
- M.S. 326 - Writers Today & Leaders Tomorrow
- Community Health Academy of the Heights
- Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathe
- JHS 164 Edward W Stitt
- 163 St-Amsterdam Av
- 157 St
- 155 St
- 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
- Wright Brothers Playground
- Broadway Malls
- National Black Touring Circuit, Inc.
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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