517 West 161st Street
A 6-story building with 41 apartments, built in 1926, in Manhattan, NY 10032.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
517 West 161st Street has 11 open HPD violations, 5 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 8 complaints to HPD in the past year, 7 about heat or hot water. It is registered to Stephen GinsBerg as receiver. 40 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 517 West 161st Street have open violations?
Yes: 11 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 | 5 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 5 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 8 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 7 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 517 West 161st Street?
517 West 161st Street is registered with HPD to Stephen GinsBerg as receiver. 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 August 2025. HPD’s record has 7 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
City marshals carried out 2 evictions 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 517 West 161st Street rent stabilized?
40 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 40 of the building’s 41 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
- 521 West 161st Street30 apartments, built 1925
- 509 West 161st Street25 apartments, built 1920
- 516 West 162nd Street20 apartments, built 2015
- 512 West 162nd Street30 apartments, built 1920
- 524 West 162nd Street20 apartments, built 1910
- 505 West 161st Street30 apartments, built 1922
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 1-02120-0048.