551 West 152nd Street

551 West 152nd Street in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, has 12 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and 7 of 11 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (65/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 11 units · Built 1900

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 65/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 7 of 11 units are rent-stabilized; 8 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (12 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

12 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 5 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 106 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2010-03-18. Newest violation issued 2025-08-28.

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

• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2025-02-14. HPD violation 17694192
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (hallway). PROVIDE APPROVED ONE-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATED SELF-CLOSING DOOR AT ALL OPENINGS TO PUBLIC HALL OTHER THAN APT MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR FROM VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2023-09-01. HPD violation 16194834
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY, issued 2023-06-28. HPD violation 16058449
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (hallway). POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM KEY NOT ON PREMISYS AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2018-07-09. HPD violation 12459793
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, bathroom, 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 IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 6), issued 2010-03-18. HPD violation 8329359
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). HMC: REFIT DOOR AT BUILDING ENTRANCE, issued 2023-09-01. HPD violation 16202494
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, bathroom, 3rd floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 6, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 6), issued 2017-09-26. HPD violation 11988183
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint (roof). PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION METAL CORNICE AT PARPET WALL ROOF BUILDING FRONT, issued 2018-07-09. HPD violation 12459792

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 10 in 5 years.

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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 4 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (2 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

7 of 11 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: 7 in 2024, 8 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: FIRST DEVELOPMENT GROUP INC. Head officer: JOUBIN KALIMIAN. Managing agent: FIRST DEVELOPMENT GROUP INC. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jan 21, 2026. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1020840107, HPD building ID 42574. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

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