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ViolationScout30 certifications filed against 8 new Class C in the last 180 days.Is this your building?
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609 West 196th St, Manhattan

BBL 1-02172-0100

En español: 12 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 55 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 15 años abierta, desde el 10 de agosto de 2011.

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 30 certifications filed against 8 new Class C in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 15 years, since August 10, 2011.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 24 Class C violations, all 24 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 3 of them Invalid Certification. How certification works

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12 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed August 10, 2011.

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Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened February 17, 2026.
DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed August 9, 2026.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 59 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year.
Local Law 97
Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026).
Boiler inspection
Inspected June 27, 2025. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?
Bedbug report
Filed December 15, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. Buildings with 3 or more apartments file one with HPD every year.
Rent stabilization
Has rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registration).
HPD emergency repair orders
2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $3,540 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened October 12, 2023.

Open violations by class. A party is named only where the building's HPD registration covers the date a violation was filed.

FiledCategoryStatusNumberRegistered party when filed
Class C12 open
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19043581609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19043580609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
Fire SafetyNotice sent19042741609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
Notice sent19013451609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
Invalid certification18961671609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
Heat / Hot WaterInvalid certification18961670609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
Notice sent18961668609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
Vermin / InfestationInvalid certification18923868609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
No access to reinspect (first try)18667989609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
Lead PaintDefect letter sent18193830
The report lists all 12, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B43 open
Fire SafetyCertified on time19215009
Fire SafetyCertified on time19215007
Notice sent19139855609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
Notice sent19139853609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
Notice sent19139852609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
Notice sent19139851609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
Notice sent19139850609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
Notice sent19139849609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
Notice sent19139848609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
Notice sent19139847609 WEST ASSOCIATES, LP
The report lists all 43, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds

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Questions about this building

Does 609 West 196 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 609 West 196 Street, Manhattan had 55 open violations on September 27, 2026: 55 from HPD. 12 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 15 years, since August 10, 2011.

Is 609 West 196 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 30 certifications filed against 8 new Class C in the last 180 days. That window ends September 27, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 609 West 196 Street, Manhattan?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 24 Class C violations, all 24 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 3 of them Invalid Certification. A certification is the filing, dated when it was made, not HPD's acceptance of it. It is compared with the original certify-by date on the notice. A granted postponement moves that date and the city's data keeps only the first, so a certification counted after it may still have met a postponed date.

Is 609 West 196 Street, Manhattan in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened February 17, 2026. HPD takes buildings to housing court to get violations fixed and heat and hot water restored, and it joins tenants' own repair cases, called tenant actions. A case stays open until the court closes it.

Has DOB received complaints about 609 West 196 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed August 9, 2026. Anyone can complain to DOB about a building or the work going on in it, and DOB then inspects and decides whether there is a violation. A conversion complaint says an apartment may have been added or changed without approval. It is a complaint, not a finding.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 609 West 196 Street, Manhattan marked completed?

Yes. 2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since September 29, 2023, awarded for $3,540 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened October 12, 2023. HPD orders an emergency repair when a hazardous condition cited in a violation, or in another agency's emergency order, is not corrected, and does the work itself or through a contractor. The amounts are what the orders were awarded for, not a bill: this page does not show what was charged to the property or whether it was paid. Orders for lab tests, such as dust-wipe and asbestos samples, are not counted.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 609 West 196 Street, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 59 for 2024, against a median of 67 for Multifamily Housing that year. Buildings over 25,000 square feet report their energy use to the city every year under Local Law 84. The ENERGY STAR score runs from 1 to 100 and compares a building with similar ones nationwide; 50 is the national median. The score is the one the city publishes, and this page never estimates a Local Law 97 emissions penalty. A lot that reported several properties in one year is not scored here.

When was the boiler at 609 West 196 Street, Manhattan last inspected?

On June 27, 2025. DOB requires a boiler in a building with 6 or more apartments to be inspected once every calendar year, with the report filed within 14 days of the inspection. Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 or fewer apartments are exempt.

When did 609 West 196 Street, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 15, 2025, for the year to October 31, 2025. HPD asks the owner of every building with 3 or more apartments for this report once a year, covering November 1 to October 31, including buildings that had no bedbugs.

Is 609 West 196 Street, Manhattan covered by Local Law 97?

Yes. It is on DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list. Covered under Article 321, the path for certain affordable housing and houses of worship (DOB's list, March 1, 2026). Local Law 97 sets greenhouse gas limits for most New York City buildings over 25,000 square feet, and DOB's covered buildings list says which path each building is on. The list reflects DOB's records, which owners can ask DOB to correct. This page never estimates a penalty or says whether a building complies.

Is 609 West 196 Street, Manhattan rent stabilized?

The building has rent-stabilized apartments on its 2024 registration. That comes from the Rent Guidelines Board's list of buildings with at least one stabilized apartment registered that year. Buildings that registered late are left off, and a 421-a or J-51 building can leave stabilization when its tax benefit ends. A particular apartment's status is for NYS HCR to say.

When was 609 West 196 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1928 as the year 609 West 196 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as an elevator apartment building with 6 floors.

How many apartments does 609 West 196 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 51 residential units at 609 West 196 Street, Manhattan. The count is for the whole tax lot.

Where do these numbers come from?

From New York City's own data: HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, read whole rather than sampled. It also draws on HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through September 27, 2026. The city's data changes daily, so a violation certified after that can still show as open here; the city's own page for this building is linked above.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, Local Law 84 energy reports, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports, DOB's Local Law 97 covered buildings list and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. Counts cover HPD Class B and C violations from the last 3 years that HPD still shows open, and OATH/ECB summonses from the same 3 years that the city still shows active. The city's own pages can show more, never fewer.

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ViolationScout, 609 West 196th St, Manhattan: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/609-west-196-street-manhattan

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