608 West 189th Street
A 5-story building with 21 apartments, built in 1915, in Manhattan, NY 10040.
Addresses on the lot: 608 to 610 West 189th Street.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
608 West 189th Street has 83 open HPD violations, 15 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 54 complaints to HPD in the past year, 10 about heat or hot water. It is registered to RH 608-614 WEST 189 STREET LLC. 13 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 608 West 189th 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 | 15 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 54 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 14 |
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, 26 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 54 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, 10 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 608 West 189th Street?
608 West 189th Street is registered with HPD to RH 608-614 WEST 189 STREET LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
1 other building is 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 December 2025. HPD’s record has 3 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, 46% of residential buildings in 10040 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 608 West 189th Street rent stabilized?
13 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2020. That’s 13 of the building’s 21 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
- 612 West 189th Street20 apartments, built 1917
- 1571 St Nicholas Avenue38 apartments, built 1923
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- 1561 St Nicholas Avenue38 apartments, built 1923
- 315 Wadsworth Avenue47 apartments, built 1924
- 609 West 189th Street43 apartments, built 1924
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 1-02168-0043.