531 West 160th Street
A 5-story building with 20 apartments, built in 1910, in Manhattan, NY 10032.
Addresses on the lot: 531 to 533 West 160th Street.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
531 West 160th Street has 35 open HPD violations, 4 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 17 complaints to HPD in the past year, 7 about heat or hot water. It is registered to ESSIE JEFFRIES APARTMENTS HDFC. 20 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 531 West 160th Street have open violations?
Yes: 35 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 | 20 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 11 |
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, 1 has been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 17 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 531 West 160th Street?
531 West 160th Street is registered with HPD to ESSIE JEFFRIES APARTMENTS HDFC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
2 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
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 4 older cases, the latest from 2020.
City marshals carried out no 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 531 West 160th Street rent stabilized?
20 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 20 of the building’s 20 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
- 535 West 160th Street20 apartments, built 1910
- 527 West 160th Street20 apartments, built 1910
- 523 West 160th Street21 apartments, built 1910
- 539 West 160th Street21 apartments, built 1910
- 526 West 161st Street24 apartments, built 1910
- 519 West 160th Street20 apartments, built 1910
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 1-02119-0058.