559 West 190th Street

559 West 190th Street in Washington Heights, Manhattan, has 33 open HPD violations, 11 of them class C, and 33 of 31 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (62/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 31 units · Built 1917

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 62/100)

• 11 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• The head officer on this registration is named on 7 buildings' registrations; 7 graded D or F.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• 33 of 31 units are rent-stabilized; 35 on the 2007 tax bill.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (33 open, 11 class C), records as of Oct 25, 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 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

33 open violations: 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 8 class A. 3 issued in the last 12 months. 498 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2018-02-15. Newest violation issued 2026-08-18.

3 closed in the last 90 days. Median 101 days from issue to close for the 63 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard. - CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS., issued 2026-08-18. HPD violation 19151595
• Class C: Lead paint hazard. (H) AND 27-2056.17 ADM CODE -CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER PURSUANT TO LOCAL LAW 1 OF 2004 RELATED TO LEAD-BASED PAINT NOTICES, INSPECTIONS AND REMEDIATION/ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES., issued 2026-08-18. HPD violation 19151594
• Class C: Self-closing door not working, 4th floor. , 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4D), issued 2025-10-22. HPD violation 18313666
• 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 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4C), issued 2025-08-26. HPD violation 18193185
• 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 4D, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST (apt 4D), issued 2025-08-25. HPD violation 18176686
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st room from the north, 5th 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) SOUTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5B), issued 2023-11-06. HPD violation 16369108
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 3rd room from the north, 5th 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) WEST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5B), issued 2023-11-06. HPD violation 16369107
• 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 4C, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 4C), issued 2022-11-17. HPD violation 15517850

311 housing complaints

2 in the last 12 months, 107 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: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 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. 5 DOB violations 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

33 of 31 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: 33 in 2024, 35 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 551-565 WEST 190 PROPERTY LLC. Head officer: Mordechai Applebaum. Managing agent: 551-565 WEST 190 PROPERTY LLC. This owner has 7 buildings on record, 7 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Aug 23, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1021610079, HPD building ID 43613. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 191 St (1), 1 min walk
• 190 St (A), 8 min walk
• Dyckman St (1), 9 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 2026-10-27.