89-20 161st Street
Top insights
- 11 open hazardous (Class C) violations
- More HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (139 vs ~12)
- Built in 1941
- Rent-stabilized: 83 of 84 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.
89-20 161st Street
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- City records show 20 open HPD violations, 11 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 2024 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Public records list 83 rent-stabilized units in this building — is this specific unit stabilized, and can the landlord show 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 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.
89-20 161 Street sits in Queens, ZIP 11432. The closest subway is Parsons Blvd (F) (4-minute walk), served by the E, F, J, and Z lines.
Building Condition
- 2026-04-20 "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MON…"
- 2026-04-20 "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEV…"
- 2026-02-08 "§ 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…"
- 2026-02-08 "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS THE ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM OF…"
- 2026-02-03 "HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6I, 6th STO…"
- 2026-02-03
- 2025-09-03
- 2025-01-04
- 2024-12-19
- 2024-12-19
- Class C · 11 open · penalty 165 · (15/ea)
- Class B · 7 open · penalty 35 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 2 open · penalty 2 · (1/ea)
- 2026-07-19 · Apt 4G · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
- 2026-07-19 · Apt 2G · EMERGENCY · WATER LEAK
- 2026-07-18 · Apt 5G · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
- 2025-12-04
- 2023-09-06
- 2023-08-21
- 2026-01-15 "FTM BLDG IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER-OBSVD @ EXP1 A LOOSE/BULGING BRICK NEAR 5FL WINDOW LINTEL. ALSO OBSVD SEVE…"
- 2022-01-05 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
- 2022-01-05 "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
60 lead-paint hazards cited and later remediated (most recent 2025); 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 1941). 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: 10 procedural §27-2056 violations (failure to file required lead paperwork, most recent 2025) — a records failure, not evidence of a lead hazard.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 570
- HARRASSMENT 2: 154
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 132
- VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS: 94
- FELONY ASSAULT: 66
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 236
- Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 70
- Non-Emergency Police Matter: 56
- Elevator: 48
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 47
- 89-31 FOOD CORP.
- IMPERIAL PARKING (U.S.), LLC
- AL, INC.
- P.S. 182 Samantha Smith
- The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence
- P.S. Q086
- M.S. 358
- Young Women's Leadership School, Queens
- P.S. Q086
- New Dawn Charter High School II
- Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity
- M.S. 358
- Parsons Blvd
- Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer
- 169 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Queens Computer Ctr Inc
- New Allen School, Inc.
- Queens Computer Ctr Inc
- Ged P2g-Jamaica Lrning Ref - Ahsep
- Reach Into Cultural Heights, Inc.
- P.s. Q086
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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