Does 536 West 156 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 536 West 156 Street, Manhattan had 16 open violations on October 10, 2026: 16 from HPD. 5 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 18 years, since June 18, 2008.

Is 536 West 156 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 5 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days. That window ends October 10, 2026. It compares certifications filed with new Class C violations, and it describes what happened, not what anyone intends.

Has 536 West 156 Street, Manhattan been in housing court?

Yes. 1 housing court case here, opened in 2013. 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.

When was 536 West 156 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1901 as the year 536 West 156 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up building with 3 floors.

How many apartments does 536 West 156 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 6 residential units at 536 West 156 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 DOF's tax lien sale lists, HPD's housing court cases, DOB NOW work permits and the city's PLUTO tax-lot file. This page is current through October 10, 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.

536 West 156th St, Manhattan

BBL 1-02114-0025

Built: 1901
Floors: 3
Residential units: 6
Building type: Walk-up building
Zoning district: R7-2
Lot area: 1,665 sq ft
Floor area: 3,200 sq ft

En español: 5 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 16 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 18 años abierta, desde el 18 de junio de 2008.

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5
Class C, immediately hazardous. Most often Lead Paint.
Oldest open since October 22, 2024
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11
Class B, hazardous. Most often Vermin / Infestation.
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Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 5 open Class C, with nothing filed or new in the last 180 days.

The original certify-by dates on the 16 open HPD violations have all passed. The latest was April 9, 2025. The report prints the date beside each one.

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5 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed June 18, 2008.

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DOF tax lien sale: Listed for DOF's 2025 tax lien sale. The last list it appeared on was the 60-day notice of March 2025.
Housing court: 1 housing court case here, opened in 2013.
DOB permits: DOB NOW lists 2 work permits here, the newest issued October 22, 2019, for Plumbing work.
Plumbing, issued October 22, 2019, expired October 31, 2020.
Plumbing, issued October 18, 2019, signed off.

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

Filed	Category	Status	Number
Class C	5 open most often Lead Paint
October 22, 2024	Lead Paint	Defect letter sent	17370671
October 22, 2024	Lead Paint	Defect letter sent	17370670
October 22, 2024	Lead Paint	Defect letter sent	17370669
October 22, 2024	Lead Paint	Not complied with	17370668
October 22, 2024	Lead Paint	Defect letter sent	17370666
Class B	11 open most often Vermin / Infestation
February 11, 2025		Postponement denied	17707473
February 11, 2025		Postponement denied	17699525
February 11, 2025		Postponement denied	17699499
February 11, 2025	Vermin / Infestation	Postponement denied	17699492
February 11, 2025		Postponement denied	17699486
February 11, 2025		Postponement denied	17699483
February 11, 2025		Postponement denied	17699468
February 11, 2025		Postponement denied	17699457
February 11, 2025		Postponement denied	17699449
October 22, 2024	Vermin / Infestation	Not complied with	17364589
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