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531 West 211th St, Manhattan

BBL 1-02229-0046

Built
1926
Floors
5
Residential units
42
Building type
Walk-up building
Zoning district
R7A
Lot area
7,494 sq ft
Floor area
25,315 sq ft

En español: 16 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 35 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 30 años abierta, desde el 27 de junio de 1996.

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  1. 16

    Class C, immediately hazardous

    34 open counting every year, the oldest since

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  2. 19

    Class B, hazardous. Most often Mold.

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Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 18 certifications filed against 9 new Class C in the last 180 days.

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 72 Class C violations, all 72 by the original certify-by date. How certification works

The original certify-by dates on the 35 open HPD violations run from April 15, 2024 to November 19, 2026. The report prints the date beside each one.

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16 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed June 27, 1996.

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HPD vacate order
HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since October 12, 2023. Reason on the order: fire damage.
Open Class C, week by week
20 on September 24, 2026 and 16 on October 8.
DOB violations
4 active DOB violations, most of them for not posting the energy grade. The newest was issued December 1, 2024.
Housing court
8 housing court cases here since 2006.
Energy benchmarking
ENERGY STAR score 22 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 January 6, 2026. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year.
Bedbug report
Filed December 1, 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 October 12, 2023, awarded for $2,072 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened October 7, 2024.

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 C16 open
Lead PaintPostponement granted19121669CHAMP INWOOD
Lead PaintPostponement granted19121474CHAMP INWOOD
Lead PaintPostponement granted19121473CHAMP INWOOD
Lead PaintPostponement granted19121472CHAMP INWOOD
Lead PaintPostponement granted19121471CHAMP INWOOD
Lead PaintPostponement granted19121469CHAMP INWOOD
Notice sent19121435CHAMP INWOOD
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19113773CHAMP INWOOD
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent19113755CHAMP INWOOD
Fire SafetyNot complied with18697992CHAMP INWOOD
The report lists all 16, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B19 open most often Mold
Notice sent19259518
Notice sent19259517
Notice sent19259515
Notice sent19121443CHAMP INWOOD
Fire SafetyCIV14 mailed19113786CHAMP INWOOD
Fire SafetyCIV14 mailed19113785CHAMP INWOOD
CIV14 mailed19113759CHAMP INWOOD
MoldDefect letter sent18947586CHAMP INWOOD
No access to reinspect (first try)18534883CHAMP INWOOD
No access to reinspect (first try)18534882CHAMP INWOOD
The report lists all 19, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds

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The most common category among the open records here is mold.

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Questions about this building

Does 531 West 211 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 531 West 211 Street, Manhattan had 35 open violations on October 10, 2026: 35 from HPD. 16 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 30 years, since June 27, 1996.

Is 531 West 211 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Certifications are being filed faster than new violations come in. 18 certifications filed against 9 new Class C 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.

When were certifications filed on Class C violations at 531 West 211 Street, Manhattan?

Since October 12, 2023, certifications were filed on 72 Class C violations, all 72 by the original certify-by date. 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 an HPD vacate order in effect at 531 West 211 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. HPD's vacate order for part of the building has been in effect since October 12, 2023. Reason on the order: fire damage. A vacate order requires all or part of a building to be emptied for the reason on the order, and it stays in effect until HPD rescinds it. HPD Online shows whether an order has been rescinded since.

Does 531 West 211 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 4 active DOB violations, most of them for not posting the energy grade. The newest was issued December 1, 2024. 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.

Has 531 West 211 Street, Manhattan been in housing court?

Yes. 8 housing court cases here since 2006. 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.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 531 West 211 Street, Manhattan marked completed?

Yes. 2 completed HPD emergency repair orders since October 12, 2023, awarded for $2,072 in total. The most recent of the 2, a general construction order, was opened October 7, 2024. 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 531 West 211 Street, Manhattan?

ENERGY STAR score 22 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 531 West 211 Street, Manhattan last inspected?

On January 6, 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 531 West 211 Street, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 1, 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 531 West 211 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 531 West 211 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 531 West 211 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1926 as the year 531 West 211 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 5 floors.

How many apartments does 531 West 211 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 42 residential units at 531 West 211 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 vacate orders, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, 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 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.

Sources. HPD housing violations and OATH/ECB hearing results, plus HPD vacate orders, DOB violations, HPD's housing court cases, 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, 531 West 211th St, Manhattan: 42 units, 16 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through October 10, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/531-west-211-street-manhattan

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