544 West 162nd Street

544 West 162nd Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan, has 32 open HPD violations, 11 of them class C, and 7 of 7 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (52/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 7 units · Built 1910

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 52/100)

• 11 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 2 open violations are classified rent-impairing under NY Multiple Dwelling Law section 302-a.
• The owner has 2 buildings on record; 2 graded D or F.
• 7 of 7 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: High (32 open, 11 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (No bedbug filing, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Medium (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

32 open violations: 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 10 class A, 1 class I (HPD orders such as lead paint or heat orders, not a hazard class). 1 issued in the last 12 months. 53 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2007-09-12. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

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

2 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: Broken window or sash, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH AT FIRST WINDOW FROM WEST AT NORTH IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 5, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5), issued 2025-02-24. HPD violation 17712311
• Class C: No heat / heating defect, throughout the apartment, 2nd floor. , 2032 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FROM AN APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM, OR AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF GAS OR ELECTRICAL HEATING IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION FOR THE DWELLING UNIT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5), issued 2025-02-24. HPD violation 17712310
• Class C: Sprinkler or standpipe defect, ceiling. REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE WATER SUPPLY PIPE AT SPRINKLER SYSTEM PIPE CONNECTION AT CEILING AT BASEMENT, issued 2025-01-17. HPD violation 17624684
• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, 1st window from the west, north wall, 1st room from the north, 2nd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH ,1ST WINDOW FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL . IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 5, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5), issued 2025-01-17. HPD violation 17624681
• 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, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5), issued 2025-01-09. HPD violation 17603905
• Class C: No heat / heating defect (boiler room). PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, issued 2025-01-09. HPD violation 17603906
• 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 SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5), issued 2024-07-10. HPD violation 17106372
• 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 SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5), issued 2024-07-10. HPD violation 17106373

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 24 in 5 years.

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)

2 open DOB violations, all 2 Local Law violations issued before 2000. 2 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

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

Owner and management

Owner: ABUELGASIM M AHMED. This owner has 2 buildings on record, 2 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Nov 20, 2024. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1021200016, HPD building ID 42973. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 163 St-Amsterdam Av (C), 2 min walk
• 157 St (1), 5 min walk
• 168 St-Washington Hts (1), 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.