520 West 162nd Street

520 West 162nd Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan, has 25 open HPD violations, 14 of them class C, and 15 of 15 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (51/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 15 units · Built 1905

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 51/100)

• 14 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The owner has 5 buildings on record; 5 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 15 of 15 units are rent-stabilized; 16 on the 2007 tax bill.

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

• Repairs: High (25 open, 14 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: 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)

25 open violations: 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 4 class A. 14 issued in the last 12 months. 399 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2019-11-12. Newest violation issued 2026-08-10.

1 closed in the last 90 days. Median 158 days from issue to close for the 96 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• 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 51, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 51), issued 2026-08-10. HPD violation 19126835
• Class C: Missing window guards, throughout the apartment, 5th 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 = 2, WG TO REPLACE = 0, WG TO REPAIR = 0 IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 51, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 51), issued 2026-08-10. HPD violation 19126838
• 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 WEST AT NORTH (apt 42), issued 2026-07-06. HPD violation 19044626
• Class C: Electrical defect, kitchen, 5th floor. , 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXTENSION CABLES CONNECTED TO POWER STRIPS AND APPLIANCES EXTENDING TO NORTH 2 ROOM IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 52, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 52), issued 2026-06-02. HPD violation 18981225
• 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 41, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 41), issued 2025-11-10. HPD violation 18359439
• 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, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 41), issued 2025-11-10. HPD violation 18359438
• 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 43, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 43), issued 2025-08-29. HPD violation 18183061
• Class C: Electrical defect, kitchen, 5th floor. , 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXTENSION CABLES CONNECTED TO POWER STRIPS AND HIGH POWERED APPLIANCES EXTENDING TO NORTH 2 ROOM IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 52, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 52), issued 2025-06-13. HPD violation 18024893

311 housing complaints

6 in the last 12 months, 76 in 5 years. Most common: Unsanitary Condition (2), Door/Window (1), Heat/Hot Water (1), Paint/Plaster (1), Plumbing (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)

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

15 of 15 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: 15 in 2024, 16 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: Ritz Partners LLC. Head officer: Eric Berliner. Managing agent: Brian Newman. This owner has 5 buildings on record, 5 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 30, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1021200024, HPD building ID 42959. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 163 St-Amsterdam Av (C), 1 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.