450 WEST 164 STREET is a prewar 1905 building, 5 floors, 16 units in Washington Heights, NYC. Owned by NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY. Public records show 9 open violations, 53 311 complaints on file. Tenant-impact history includes 1 eviction. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report.
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(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
§ 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM EDGE OF FRAME BETWEEN 48-62 INCHES ABOVE FLOOR FRAME MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF AN UNACCEPTABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED AT THE VESTIBLUE DOOR TO PUBLIC HALL , 1st STORY
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE SECURITY IN EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE BY MEANS OF AN ACCEPTABLE MECHANICAL HEAVY DUTY LOCK AND LATCH SET AT THE VESTIBLUE DOOR TO PUBLIC HALL 1ST STORY
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF AN UNACCEPTABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED AT THE VESTIBLUE DOOR TO PUBLIC HALL 1ST STORY
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HPD Class A Violation — (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR
Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
Eviction Executed — Apt 2B — Possession
Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
Washington Heights is one of Manhattan's most vibrant Dominican neighborhoods — merengue spills out of car windows, mangonadas are sold on corners, and Fort Washington Avenue's medical campus (NewYork-Presbyterian) anchors the local economy. Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters are hidden gems.