571 West 159th Street

571 West 159th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan, has 10 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and 11 of 20 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: C (70/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 20 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: C (Fair, 70/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 30 buildings' registrations; 14 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 11 of 20 units are rent-stabilized; 17 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Medium (10 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 2 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)

10 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 110 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2008-06-18. Newest violation issued 2025-10-01.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 121 days from issue to close for the 12 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the west, north wall, 1st room from the north, 2nd 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 WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL, 2nd WINDOW FRAME FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5), issued 2022-12-07. HPD violation 15601158
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5), issued 2022-07-29. HPD violation 15287976
• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5), issued 2022-07-29. HPD violation 15287977
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 12, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 12), issued 2021-04-09. HPD violation 14176552
• 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 12, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 12), issued 2021-04-09. HPD violation 14176554
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the south, west wall, kitchen, 1st 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 WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2), issued 2011-07-18. HPD violation 9021886
• Class B: Plumbing defect (basement). DISCONTINUE USE OF ROOMS FOR LIVING, DISCONNECT PLUMBING FIXTURES AND PROPERLY SEAL PIPE CONNECTIONS CELLAR THRU OUT., issued 2008-06-18. HPD violation 3220835
• Class A: Damaged plaster or paint. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS CEILINGS THROUGHOUT 4 STY REAR WEST APT 12A. LOCATED AT APT 12A (apt 12A), issued 2025-10-01. HPD violation 3220829

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 28 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (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: 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)

No open DOB violations. 1 DOB violation on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

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

Rent stabilization

11 of 20 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: 11 in 2024, 17 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 571 W 159, LLC. Head officer: SHAUL KOPLOWITZ. Managing agent: DOV SCHREIBER. This owner has 30 buildings on record, 14 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 28, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1021180070, HPD building ID 42847. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

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