536 West 156th Street

536 West 156th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan, has 34 open HPD violations, 5 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (52/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 6 units · Built 1901

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 52/100)

• 5 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 1 graded D or F.
• 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 9 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (34 open, 5 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 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: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

34 open violations: 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 3 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 92 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-23. Newest violation issued 2025-08-21.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 120 days from issue to close for the 7 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the west, north wall, 3rd room from the north, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL DOOR FRAME, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3), issued 2024-10-23. HPD violation 17370669
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, south wall, foyer, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3), issued 2024-10-23. HPD violation 17370666
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st closet from the west, north wall, 3rd room from the north, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st CLOSET FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL DOOR FRAME, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3), issued 2024-10-23. HPD violation 17370668
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the west, north wall, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3), issued 2024-10-23. HPD violation 17370671
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, north wall, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE - USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3), issued 2024-10-23. HPD violation 17370670
• Class B: Leak or water damage, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK ABOVE THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3), issued 2025-02-19. HPD violation 17699457
• Class B: No heat / heating defect, radiator on the south wall, 3rd room from the north, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING SHUT OFF VALVE AT RADIATOR AT SOUTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3), issued 2025-02-19. HPD violation 17699483
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, ceiling, 1st room from the north, 3rd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING, EAST AND NORTH WALLS IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 3), issued 2025-02-19. HPD violation 17699449

311 housing complaints

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

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: DERRICK OATES. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 1 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 19, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1021140025, HPD building ID 42714. 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.