596 West 152nd Street

596 West 152nd Street in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, has 20 open HPD violations, 3 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1900

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 3 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 2 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.

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

• Repairs: High (20 open, 3 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)

20 open violations: 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 8 class A, 5 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 24 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1986-11-25. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

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

• Class C: Lead paint hazard. REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING 3 STY FRONT ROOM 3F TONES 234 7102 ER1., issued 1992-08-25. HPD violation 3204435
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, kitchen. D26-12.01 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT WALLS AND CEILING PEELING PAINT REAR ROOM AND KITCHEN CEILING REAR APT 3R DOROTHY WEST MOM NO PHONE. LOCATED AT APT 3R (apt 3R), issued 1986-11-25. HPD violation 3204416
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. D26-12.01 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT PEELING PAINT CEILINGS CENTER ROOM 3RD STY FRONT REAR APT 5F ROBIN BOSTON 212 368 7275. LOCATED AT APT 5F (apt 5F), issued 1986-11-25. HPD violation 3204417
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, south wall, 2nd room from the north, 3rd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOODEN WINDOW FRAMES AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT B-ROOM 3, 3rd STORY, 1st B-ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3), issued 2021-07-20. HPD violation 14411922
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 2nd room from the north, 3rd floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT B-ROOM 3, 3rd STORY, 1st B-ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3), issued 2021-07-20. HPD violation 14411923
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, south wall. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT SOUTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2017-09-05. HPD violation 11955865
• Class B: Certificate of occupancy issue. SECTION 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION 2 STY CLASS B ROOMS USED AS CLASS A APT 2. LOCATED AT APT 2 (apt 2), issued 2003-06-18. HPD violation 3204479
• Class A: Bedbugs. (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS., issued 2026-04-29. HPD violation 18834915

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. 2 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: VICTOR M BASBUS. Managing agent: 596 W 152 LLC. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 13, 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 1020830162, HPD building ID 42584. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 157 St (1), 5 min walk
• 155 St (C), 6 min walk
• 145 St (1), 7 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.