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656 West 162nd St, Manhattan

BBL 1-02136-0180

En español: 36 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 65 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 6 años abierta, desde el 20 de agosto de 2020.

New violations are coming in faster than certifications are filed. 20 new Class C against 0 certifications filed in the last 180 days.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 6 years, since August 20, 2020.

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36 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed August 20, 2020.

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DOB violations
9 active DOB violations. The newest was issued July 21, 2021.
Housing court
1 open housing court case, opened November 30, 2021.
DOB complaints
4 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed September 4, 2026.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 67 for 2023, against a median of 66 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 August 28, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed May 12, 2026, 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).

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 C36 open most often Vermin / Infestation
Notice sent19118243656 REALTY LLC
Notice sent19045484656 REALTY LLC
Notice sent19028914656 REALTY LLC
Notice sent19028913656 REALTY LLC
Notice sent19028910656 REALTY LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19028909656 REALTY LLC
Notice sent19028908656 REALTY LLC
Notice sent19032087656 REALTY LLC
Notice sent19019482656 REALTY LLC
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19013243656 REALTY LLC
The report lists all 36, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B27 open most often Fire Safety
Notice sent19045483656 REALTY LLC
Notice sent19045482656 REALTY LLC
Notice sent19045481656 REALTY LLC
Notice sent19045480656 REALTY LLC
Notice sent19045479656 REALTY LLC
Notice sent19034999656 REALTY LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19028917656 REALTY LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19028916656 REALTY LLC
Notice sent19028915656 REALTY LLC
Notice sent19028912656 REALTY LLC
The report lists all 27, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
OATH/ECB2 open most often Elevators
Elevators, Class 1Decided by default39176216L
Elevators, Class 2Decided by default39111155J

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Questions about this building

Does 656 West 162 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 656 West 162 Street, Manhattan had 65 open violations on September 27, 2026: 63 from HPD and 2 from OATH/ECB. 36 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 6 years, since August 20, 2020.

Is 656 West 162 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

New violations are coming in faster than certifications are filed. 20 new Class C against 0 certifications filed 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.

Does 656 West 162 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 9 active DOB violations. The newest was issued July 21, 2021. The Department of Buildings writes these separately from HPD's housing violations, for things like boilers, elevators, facades, construction and energy filings. Each one stays active until DOB resolves or dismisses it.

Is 656 West 162 Street, Manhattan in housing court?

Yes. 1 open housing court case, opened November 30, 2021. 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 656 West 162 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 4 DOB complaints in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. The newest was filed September 4, 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.

What is the ENERGY STAR score for 656 West 162 Street, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 67 for 2023, against a median of 66 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 656 West 162 Street, Manhattan last inspected?

On August 28, 2026. 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 656 West 162 Street, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On May 12, 2026, 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 656 West 162 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 656 West 162 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 656 West 162 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1920 as the year 656 West 162 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 656 West 162 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 50 residential units at 656 West 162 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 DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, 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 DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, 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, 656 West 162nd St, Manhattan: violations, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/656-west-162-street-manhattan

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