656 West 162nd Street
Class B
Class C
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
rent
min walk
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- More open HPD violations than ~95% of buildings in this ZIP (149 open)
- 74 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (29 vs ~15)
- Built before 1939 (city records: 1920) — likely subject to NYC lead-paint rules
- Rent-stabilized: 49 of 50 units
About this building
The building’s floor space is 4.2 times the size of its lot: 53,034 sq ft of building on a 12,500 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 9, 2026.
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.
656 West 162nd Street
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- City records show 149 open HPD violations, 74 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 2020 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- DHCR’s most recent registration lists 49 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: Provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures .. in the entire….
- 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.
656 West 162nd Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10032. The closest subway is 157 St (1) (5-minute walk), served by the 1 line.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: August 2020 · Most recent: August 2026. 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.
- 2026-08-05
- 2026-07-01
- 2026-07-01
- 2026-07-01
- 2026-07-01
- 2026-06-24
- 2026-06-17
- 2026-06-03
- 2024-07-25
- 2024-07-25
- Class C · 74 open · penalty 1110 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 68 open · penalty 340 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 7 open · penalty 7 · (1/ea)
- 2026-08-01 · Apt 2F · IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY · ELECTRIC
- 2026-07-04 · Apt 2R · NON EMERGENCY · APPLIANCE
- 2026-07-02 · Apt 1R · EMERGENCY · GENERAL
- 2026-10-06
- 2026-08-24
- 2021-07-21 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2021-05-26 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2021-05-26 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
18 open lead-paint hazard violations on record (most recent 2024). These are HPD violations recorded against the building — not a test of any specific apartment.
7 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 1920). 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.
Also on record: 13 procedural §27-2056 violations (failure to file required lead paperwork, most recent 2021) — a records failure, not evidence of a lead hazard.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 108
- HARRASSMENT 2: 78
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 66
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 45
- DANGEROUS DRUGS: 33
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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 · 35 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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