516 West 143rd Street

516 West 143rd Street in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, has 90 open HPD violations, 24 of them class C, and 34 of 41 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (34/100).

Multi-family elevator · 41 units · Built 1920

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 34/100)

• 24 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 50 housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 3 evictions carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 34 of 41 units are rent-stabilized; 32 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 8 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (90 open, 24 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

90 open violations: 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 46 class B, 19 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 81 issued in the last 12 months. 1247 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2015-02-02. Newest violation issued 2026-08-03.

13 closed in the last 90 days. Median 108 days from issue to close for the 101 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF THE APARTMENT HAS SUSTAINED FIRE DAMAGE IN ALL ROOMS, RENDERING IT UNINHABITABLE. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6D, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 6D), issued 2025-10-20. HPD violation 18303703
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) CEILING, WEST WALL IN THE 2nd PRIVATE HALLWAY FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3D), issued 2025-05-14. HPD violation 17897809
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st room from the east, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) EAST WALL, WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3D), issued 2025-05-14. HPD violation 17897806
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st radiator from the north, east wall, 2nd room from the east, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st RADIATOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, 1st RISER FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3D), issued 2025-05-14. HPD violation 17897805
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd room from the east, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) CEILING, NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3D), issued 2025-05-14. HPD violation 17897807
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 4th room from the east, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) EAST WALL, WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3D), issued 2025-05-14. HPD violation 17897808
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st PRIVATE HALLWAY FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3D), issued 2025-05-14. HPD violation 17897810
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC INSTALL THE MISSING OR REPAIR/REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW GUARD(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE NEW YORK CITY HEALTH CODE SECTION 24 RCNY CHAPTER 12. WG TO INSTALL = 0; WG TO REPLACE = 0; WG TO REPAIR = 4; IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4C, 4th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4C), issued 2025-04-30. HPD violation 17865105

311 housing complaints

50 in the last 12 months, 192 in 5 years. Most common: Paint/Plaster (25), Unsanitary Condition (15), Door/Window (5), Plumbing (3), Water Leak (2).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 2 infested, 2 treated, 2 re-infested

Buildings department (DOB)

1 open DOB violation. 7 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

3 executed evictions in the last 3 years (5 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

34 of 41 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 34 in 2024, 32 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 516 Realty NY LLC. Head officer: Joel Weiner. Managing agent: Jona Ruth. This owner has 33 buildings on record, 24 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jun 10, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1020740049, HPD building ID 41747. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 145 St (1), 3 min walk
• 137 St-City College (1), 5 min walk
• 145 St (B, D), 6 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 2026-10-27.