508 West 178th Street
A 6-story building with 37 apartments, built in 1910, in Manhattan, NY 10033.
Addresses on the lot: 508 to 510 West 178th Street.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
508 West 178th Street has 52 open HPD violations, 4 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 13 complaints to HPD in the past year, 1 about heat or hot water. No owner is registered with HPD. 37 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 508 West 178th Street have open violations?
Yes: 52 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 | 4 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 36 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 12 |
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, 5 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 13 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 1 of them 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 508 West 178th Street?
No current registration with HPD. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must register every year, so a missing registration is worth asking about.
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 September 2023. HPD’s record has 7 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
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 508 West 178th Street rent stabilized?
37 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 37 of the building’s 37 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
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 530 West 178th Street55 apartments, built 1906
- 506 West 178th Street25 apartments, built 1929
- 511 West 177th Street35 apartments, built 1907
- 503 West 177th Street32 apartments, built 1907
- 255 Audubon Avenue22 apartments, built 1906
- 534 West 178th Street21 apartments, built 1906
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 1-02132-0032.