545 West 156th Street
A 5-story building with 22 apartments, built in 1916, in Manhattan, NY 10032.
Addresses on the lot: 545 to 547 West 156th Street.
HPD records as of November 3, 2026
545 West 156th Street has 14 open HPD violations, 3 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 12 complaints to HPD in the past year, 4 about heat or hot water. It is registered to WHR PHASE III.
Does 545 West 156th Street have open violations?
Yes: 14 open violations as of November 3, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 3 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 7 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 4 |
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, 13 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 12 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 3, 2026, 4 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 545 West 156th Street?
545 West 156th Street is registered with HPD to WHR PHASE III. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
7 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
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in November 2025. HPD’s record has 2 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, 34% of residential buildings in 10032 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 545 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
- 555 West 156th Street61 apartments, built 1928
- 541 West 156th Street22 apartments, built 1907
- 542 West 157th Street43 apartments, built 1910
- 539 West 156th Street22 apartments, built 1916
- 544 West 157th Street40 apartments, built 1910
- 530 West 157th Street30 apartments, built 1915
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 3, 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 1-02115-0060.