Pros: About ten families has been living there for many years Cons: Front door lock is always broken.
657 WEST 161 STREET is a prewar 1915 building, 6 floors, 48 units in Washington Heights, NYC. Owned by 161 HOLDING LTD. Public records show 1,213 open violations, 285 311 complaints, 16 active litigation matters on file. Rent stabilization on file covers 44 units (registered 2024). Lucid Rents has 3 verified tenant reviews on this building.
Manhattan · March 2026
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HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION AT SOUTH
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING MISSING 11TH AND HANGING 12TH METAL TREADS UP FROM BOTTOM AT 4TH STORY BALCONY AT 3RD FIRE ESCAPE FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION AT SOUTH
§27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WITHIN THE COMMON AREA AT THE BUILDINGS ENTRANCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.NYC.GOV/SITE/HPD/SERVICES-AND-INFORMATION/REQUIRED-SIGNAGE.PAGE
§ 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE AREA COURT
Pros: About ten families has been living there for many years Cons: Front door lock is always broken.
Pros: Location is the only good thing. Cons: The building is unattended. With the proper management it will be the perfect building. Extremely disgusting, lobby door broken 97% of the time. Dirty, constantly has human f…
Pros: Prime location is the only good Cons: They do not fix anything unless you call 311 and drug addicts live in the common areas of building. Advice to landlord: Need more security and better security system for buil…
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HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2021 ADM CODE PROVIDE SUFFICIENT, PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTH
HPD Class A Violation — §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONS
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LO
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE AR
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATH
HPD Class C Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING MISSING 11TH AND HANGING
HPD Class C Violation — HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STO
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
V-DOB VIOLATION - ACTIVE — EWO DUE TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOUND. MULTIPLE LOCATIONS CRACKING, SPALLING TERRA-COTTA OF WATER TABLE, CRA
HPD Class B Violation — § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT