640 West 171st Street
A 5-story building with 31 apartments, built in 1916, in Manhattan, NY 10032.
Addresses on the lot: 640 to 644 West 171st Street.
HPD records as of October 28, 2026
640 West 171st Street has 18 open HPD violations, 4 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 3 complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to 640 WEST 171 ST LLC. 25 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 640 West 171st Street have open violations?
Yes: 18 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 | 9 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 5 |
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 3 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 28, 2026, none 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 640 West 171st Street?
640 West 171st Street is registered with HPD to 640 WEST 171 ST LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person 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
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 2 older cases, the latest from 2015.
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 640 West 171st Street rent stabilized?
25 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, the same as in 2018. That’s 25 of the building’s 31 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
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Buildings nearby
- 632 West 171st Street31 apartments, built 1916
- 650 West 171st Street30 apartments, built 1916
- 623 West 170th Street33 apartments, built 1917
- 629 West 170th Street33 apartments, built 1917
- 656 West 171st Street29 apartments, built 1939
- 617 West 170th Street33 apartments, built 1917
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 1-02142-0034.