551 West 157th Street

551 West 157th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan, has 58 open HPD violations, 7 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (40/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family elevator · 31 units · Built 1910

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, 40/100)

• 7 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 3 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• 22 heat or hot water 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 (58 open, 7 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 22 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (1 open DOB violation), 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)

58 open violations: 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 42 class B, 9 class A. 30 issued in the last 12 months. 297 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2006-08-09. Newest violation issued 2026-10-05.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 130 days from issue to close for the 4 violations closed in the last 12 months.

3 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: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 41, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 41), issued 2026-09-28. HPD violation 19250475
• 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 4, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4), issued 2026-01-12. HPD violation 18569894
• 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 4, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4), issued 2024-07-09. HPD violation 17104498
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 42, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST , 1st SECTION FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 42), issued 2021-09-23. HPD violation 14573713
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 55, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 55), issued 2019-07-23. HPD violation 13184441
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 55, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 55), issued 2019-03-11. HPD violation 12947291
• Class C: Fire escape defect, kitchen, 4th floor. , 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR KEY OPERATED LOCKABLE DOOR KNOB INSTALLED AT KITCHEN DOOR WHICH LEADS TO THE FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 41, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 41), issued 2017-03-06. HPD violation 11673111
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, window on the north wall, 3rd room from the east, 4th floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER SASH WINDOW AT NORTH WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 41, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 41), issued 2026-10-05. HPD violation 19250470

311 housing complaints

33 in the last 12 months, 122 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (22), Plumbing (4), Door/Window (3), Paint/Plaster (2), Unsanitary Condition (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: 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)

1 open DOB violation, a Local Law violation issued before 2000. 4 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: THE 551 HDFC INC.. Head officer: PAUL A MOORE. Managing agent: U.H.O. MANAGEMENT CORPORATION. This owner has 41 buildings on record, 31 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 1021160061, HPD building ID 42758. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 157 St (1), 1 min walk
• 163 St-Amsterdam Av (C), 5 min walk
• 155 St (C), 5 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.