561 West 179th Street

561 West 179th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan, has 10 open HPD violations, 1 of them class C, and 30 of 56 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (58/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Mixed residential & commercial · 56 units · Built 1905

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: D (Poor, 58/100)

• 1 immediately hazardous violation open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 12 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report 2 infested units over the last 3 years.
• 30 of 56 units are rent-stabilized; 39 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: Low (10 open, 1 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 12 complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Medium (2 infested units, 3 yr), records as of Oct 28, 2026
• Safety: Clear (2 open DOB violations), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Registration: Through Sep 1, 2027, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

10 open violations: 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. 14 issued in the last 12 months. 169 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2023-09-25. Newest violation issued 2026-08-31.

0 closed in the last 90 days. Median 95 days from issue to close for the 8 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Damaged plaster or paint, east wall, kitchen, 1st floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD BASE CABINET AT EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 1C), issued 2025-05-12. HPD violation 17884228
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , 1st SECTION FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1C), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19172774
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 2nd room from the east, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , 1st SECTION FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1C), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19172772
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, 1st room from the east, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , 1st SECTION FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1C), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19161369
• Class B: Floor or stair defect, kitchen, 1st floor. PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILES IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , 1st SECTION FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1C), issued 2026-08-31. HPD violation 19172775
• Class B: Door, lock or intercom defect, 3rd room from the east, 1st floor. HMC: REFIT THE DOOR AT ENTRANCE IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , 1st SECTION FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1C), issued 2026-08-26. HPD violation 19161373
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, kitchen, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR EAST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , 1st SECTION FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1C), issued 2026-08-26. HPD violation 19161370
• Class B: Damaged plaster or paint, bathroom, 1st floor. REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1C, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , 1st SECTION FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 1C), issued 2026-08-26. HPD violation 19161371

311 housing complaints

18 in the last 12 months, 73 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (12), Paint/Plaster (3), Unsanitary Condition (2), Water Leak (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 2 infested units in 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: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2022: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2021: No bedbug filing on record for this year

Buildings department (DOB)

2 open DOB violations. 2 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

6 executed evictions in the last 3 years (9 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

30 of 56 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: 30 in 2024, 39 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 561 West 179 St. NYC LLC. Head officer: Rick Herman. Managing agent: Josh Spitzer. This owner has 67 buildings on record, 53 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jul 22, 2026, valid through Sep 1, 2027.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1021530029, HPD building ID 43357. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 181 St (1), 2 min walk
• 175 St (A), 6 min walk
• 181 St (A), 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.