434 Audubon Avenue

434 Audubon Avenue in Washington Heights, Manhattan, has 16 open HPD violations, 2 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

One & two family · 1 units · Built 1899

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 2 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 16 buildings' registrations; 6 graded D or F.
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

• Repairs: High (16 open, 2 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2021, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

16 open violations: 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 21 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-11-03. Newest violation issued 2021-04-16. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2021. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR AT BUILDING ENTRANCE TO 1ST STORY PUBLIC HALL VESTIBULE, issued 2007-02-07. HPD violation 6587743
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK INSTALLED AT DOOR AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2007-02-07. HPD violation 6587724
• Class B: Illegal occupancy or use, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. , 56, 193, 300, 302 M.D. LAW- ABOVE FRAME BUILDING HAS BEEN CONVERTED FROM A PRIVATE DWELLING TO A MULTIPLE DWELLING AND IS NOW OCCUPIED AND MAINTAINED AS SUCH CONTRARY TO LAW.RESTORE PREMISES TO LAWFUL OCCUPANCY IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 2FL), issued 2021-04-16. HPD violation 14251457
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, throughout the apartment, cellar. - DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES WHERE ILLEGAL AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS PARTITION WALLS ERECTED WITH SHEETROCK CREATING ROOMS FOR SLEEPING PURPOSES WITH PLUMBING FIXTURES WATERCLOSET, BATHTUB AND WASHBASIN IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT CELLAR, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt CELLAR), issued 2021-04-16. HPD violation 14095318
• Class B: Electrical defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. - DISCONTINUE UNLAWFUL COOKING SPACE OR FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION WITH THIS DEPARTMENT TO LEGALIZE SAME, IF LAWFULLY FEASIBLE ELECTRIC OVEN RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2FL, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT NORTH (apt 2FL), issued 2021-04-16. HPD violation 14240316
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, floor, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF STAGNANT WATER AT FLOOR AT ENTIRE LOWER LEVEL OF APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1), issued 2007-03-12. HPD violation 6639921
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, foyer, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOISTURE PENETRATION AT CEILING AT FOYER AT LOWER LEVEL LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1), issued 2007-03-12. HPD violation 6639936
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, foyer, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AT FOYER AT LOWER LEVEL LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1), issued 2007-03-12. HPD violation 6639937

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

No bedbug filing on record for the last 3 years. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 529 WEST 187 REALTY. Head officer: IRA LIFSHUTZ. Managing agent: NEW AIM REALTY. This owner has 16 buildings on record, 6 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 27, 2020. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2021 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1021570084, HPD building ID 6253. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 191 St (1), 4 min walk
• 181 St (1), 5 min walk
• 181 St (A), 8 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.