605 West 161st Street
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
About this building
City records list 2015 as the year built — newer than 98% of the 708 buildings we cover in ZIP 10032, and the newest of the 30 buildings we cover on this block. The building’s floor space is 7 times the size of its lot: 53,832 sq ft of building on a 7,669 sq ft lot. 62 apartments — more than 91% of the 705 residential buildings we cover in ZIP 10032 have.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 9, 2026.
605 West 161st Street
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- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 62 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.
605 West 161st Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10032. The closest subway is 163 St-Amsterdam Av (C) (4-minute walk), served by the C line.
Building Condition
- 2025-07-25 · Apt 2D · NON EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
- 2020-09-16 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2017-09-15 "VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2016 INSPECTION/TEST"
- 2016-12-01 "VIOLATION ISSUED TO ELEVATOR-FAILURE TO FILE CATEGORY 1 2015 INSPECTION/TEST"
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 2015, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- HARRASSMENT 2: 137
- PETIT LARCENY: 133
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 105
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 72
- DANGEROUS DRUGS: 55
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 875
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 435
- Noise - Residential: 151
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 132
- PAINT/PLASTER: 114
- 600 W 161ST ST
- 600 WEST 161 STREET
- 3862 BROADWAY
- P.S. 004 Duke Ellington
- WHIN Music Community
- P.S. 128 Audubon
- 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
- 163 St-Amsterdam Av
- 157 St
- 168 St-Washington Hts
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- Morris Jumel Mansion Inc
- Boricua College
- P.s. 004 Duke Ellington
- Hands On Sign Interpreted Performances, Inc.
- 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 Fiber 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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