480 West 187th Street
A 6-story building with 66 apartments, built in 1939, in Manhattan, NY 10033.
Addresses on the lot: 478 to 486 West 187th Street.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
480 West 187th Street has 8 open HPD violations, 7 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 42 complaints to HPD in the past year, 24 about heat or hot water. It is registered to DY 480 WEST 187 LLC. 59 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 480 West 187th Street have open violations?
Yes: 8 open violations as of October 28, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 7 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 1 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 0 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 13 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 42 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 24 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 480 West 187th Street?
480 West 187th Street is registered with HPD to DY 480 WEST 187 LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 1 older case, the latest from 2017.
It is on the city’s Speculation Watch List: rent-regulated buildings sold at prices that suggest the buyer plans to push rents up.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 37% of residential buildings in 10033 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 480 West 187th Street rent stabilized?
59 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 61 in 2018. That’s 59 of the building’s 66 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 28, 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 1-02149-0101.