501 West 156th Street
A 6-story building with 32 apartments, built in 1930, in Manhattan, NY 10032.
Addresses on the lot: 1940 to 1942 Amsterdam Avenue.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
501 West 156th Street has 83 open HPD violations, 22 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 501 West 156th Street HDFC.
Does 501 West 156th Street have open violations?
Yes: 83 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 | 22 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 36 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 25 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 3 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 2 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, none about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
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.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 501 West 156th Street?
501 West 156th Street is registered with HPD to 501 West 156th Street HDFC. 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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in June 2026. HPD’s record has 5 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 34% of residential buildings in 10032 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 501 West 156th Street rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 1946 Amsterdam Avenue22 apartments, built 1915
- 515 West 156th Street30 apartments, built 1925
- 521 West 156th Street46 apartments, built 1900
- 512 West 156th Street20 apartments, built 1908
- 1930 Amsterdam Avenue182 apartments, built 1900
- 516 West 156th Street22 apartments, built 1952
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 1-02115-0040.