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171 West 57th Street

A 13-story building with 35 apartments, built in 1922, in Manhattan, NY 10019.

Addresses on the lot: 901 to 909 7th Avenue.

HPD records as of October 26, 2026

6open HPD violations2 immediately hazardous
0complaints to HPD, past yearnone about heat
3rent-stabilized apartmentsregistered in 2023
Nonehousing court cases in 5 yearson HPD’s record

171 West 57th Street has 6 open HPD violations, 2 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to THE BRIARCLIFFE CONDOMINIUM. 3 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.

Does 171 West 57th Street have open violations?

Yes: 6 open violations as of October 26, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:

ClassDeadlineOpen
C, immediately hazardous24 hours for most2
B, hazardous30 days1
A, non-hazardousAbout 90 days3

It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size

What do tenants complain about?

Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 26, 2026.

Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.

Who owns 171 West 57th Street?

171 West 57th Street is registered with HPD to THE BRIARCLIFFE CONDOMINIUM. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.

The name is a condominium’s: each apartment has its own owner, so an apartment for rent here is usually rented from that owner, under the condo’s rules.

Housing court and evictions

HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.

City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.

For comparison, 21% of residential buildings in 10019 had a housing court case in the past five years.

Is 171 West 57th Street rent stabilized?

3 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 4 in 2018. That’s 3 of the building’s 35 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.

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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 26, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-01010-7504.