550 West 156th Street

550 West 156th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan, has 32 open HPD violations, 13 of them class C, and 4 of 13 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (43/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 13 units · Built 1896

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 43/100)

• 13 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 4 of 13 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (32 open, 13 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (2 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)

32 open violations: 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 3 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 92 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2022-01-24. Newest violation issued 2025-01-06.

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

4 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a. Section 302-a; NY Courts guidance on getting repairs.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 4th room from the north, 1st 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 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2025-01-06. HPD violation 17598933
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 1st 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 = 2 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2025-01-03. HPD violation 17590225
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING 130 DEGREES AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2023-12-04. HPD violation 16501276
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2023-08-25. HPD violation 16181266
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT FLR1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt FLR1), issued 2023-08-24. HPD violation 16181265
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EXCESSIVE HEAT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT FLR1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt FLR1), issued 2023-08-21. HPD violation 16177026
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT FLR1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt FLR1), issued 2023-08-03. HPD violation 16133825
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 5th room from the north, 1st floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED ON DOOR LEADING TO THE FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1), issued 2022-12-28. HPD violation 15621694

311 housing complaints

1 in the last 12 months, 65 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (1).

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 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

2 open DOB violations. 7 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

4 of 13 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).

Owner and management

Owner: GREENCLOTH APTS HDFC. Head officer: YVONNE STENNETT. Managing agent: CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC. This owner has 38 buildings on record, 32 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 9, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1021140018, HPD building ID 42725. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 157 St (1), 2 min walk
• 155 St (C), 4 min walk
• 163 St-Amsterdam Av (C), 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 2026-10-28.