541 West 204th Street

541 West 204th Street in Inwood, Manhattan, has 41 open HPD violations, 16 of them class C, and 77 of 60 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 26, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (50/100).

Mixed residential & commercial · 60 units · Built 1926

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 50/100)

• 16 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 25 heat or hot water complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• 77 of 60 units are rent-stabilized.

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

• Repairs: Medium (41 open, 16 class C), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 25 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

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

41 open violations: 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 10 class A. 96 issued in the last 12 months. 1016 on record. Oldest open violation issued 1990-12-24. Newest violation issued 2026-07-20.

30 closed in the last 90 days. Median 91 days from issue to close for the 85 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the north, east wall, 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) NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 5A), issued 2026-06-15. HPD violation 19010250
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 5th floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE AND EITHER TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 OR TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT ON A METAL OR CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2). EAST WALL IN THE 2nd PRIVATE HALLWAY FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5O, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5O), issued 2026-06-15. HPD violation 19010252
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 1st window frame from the south, west wall, bathroom, 2nd 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) 1st DOOR FRAME FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL, NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, EAST WALL, WEST WALL, 1st WINDOW FRAME FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''551'' (apt 1E), issued 2026-06-11. HPD violation 19003236
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, east wall, foyer, 2nd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD-PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE AND EITHER TESTED INCONCLUSIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AT 0.5MG/CM2 OR TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT ON A METAL OR CERAMIC SUBSTRATE AS SET FORTH IN (28 RCNY §11-07(b)) USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(b)(2). 1st DUMB WAITER FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 1E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''551'' (apt 1E), issued 2026-06-11. HPD violation 19003235
• Class C: Mold, bathroom, 2nd floor. HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 30 SQ FT AT NORTH AND WEST WALLS, NORTH WINDOW FRAME AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1C, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''551'' (apt 1C), issued 2026-04-21. HPD violation 18802081
• Class C: Self-closing door not working (entrance). , 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 AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY, issued 2025-12-08. HPD violation 18490619
• 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 5K, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 5K), issued 2025-12-08. HPD violation 18490611
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (hallway). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK ON DOOR FROM STREET ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY, issued 2025-12-05. HPD violation 18483843

311 housing complaints

64 in the last 12 months, 374 in 5 years. Most common: Heat/Hot Water (25), Paint/Plaster (14), Door/Window (9), Unsanitary Condition (9), Water Leak (4).

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

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (4 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

77 of 60 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: 77 in 2024, 77 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: 204 REALTY LLC. Head officer: AARON BAUER. Managing agent: MARIO PINALES. This owner has 34 buildings on record, 26 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Sep 15, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1022190041, HPD building ID 43666. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 207 St (1), 2 min walk
• Inwood-207 St (A), 6 min walk
• Dyckman St (1), 7 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.