559 West 161st Street
559 West 161st Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan, has 1 open HPD violation, class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: B (82/100).
Multi-family walk-up · 7 units · Built 1920
StreetSpy grade: B (Good, 82/100)
- 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
- The head officer on this registration is named on 32 buildings' registrations; 11 graded D or F.
- The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
- No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.
Fewer open violations per unit than 5 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.
- Repairs: Low (1 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
- Heat and hot water: No 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
Housing code violations (HPD)
1 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 98 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2012-12-17. Newest violation issued 2022-02-16. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2022. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.
HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.
- Class C: Gas defect, west wall, 2nd room from the north, 2nd floor. & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF UNCAPPED GAS LINE AT WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2R, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 2R), issued 2012-12-17. HPD violation 9670641
311 housing complaints
1 in the last 12 months, 6 in 5 years. Most common: 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: No bedbug filing on record for this year
Buildings department (DOB)
No open DOB violations. 5 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: W 173 GROUP LLC. Head officer: MAURICE KOHAN. Managing agent: W 173 GROUP LLC. This owner has 32 buildings on record, 11 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.
Last HPD registration Jul 10, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.
Tax lot and city IDs
BBL 1021200059, HPD building ID 42903. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.
Nearest subway
- 163 St-Amsterdam Av (C), 2 min walk
- 157 St (1), 4 min walk
- 168 St-Washington Hts (1), 6 min walk
How the grade is calculated
| Factor | On record | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Open HPD violations | 1 open (1 class C) | −10 |
| 311 housing complaints (12 mo) | 1 | −8 |
| Bedbug reports (3 yr) | None reported | 0 |
| Executed evictions (3 yr) | None | 0 |
| Housing litigation | No open cases | 0 |
| Open DOB violations | None | 0 |
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.