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ViolationScout17 open Class C, with 3 certifications filed and 3 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.Is this your building?
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526 West 173rd St, Manhattan

BBL 1-02129-0038

En español: 17 violaciones de Clase C abiertas (peligro inmediato) y 28 abiertas en total. La más antigua del HPD lleva 21 años abierta, desde el 15 de junio de 2005.

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 17 open Class C, with 3 certifications filed and 3 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction.

The oldest open HPD violation has been open 21 years, since June 15, 2005.

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 16 Class C violations, all 16 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 2 of them Invalid Certification. How certification works

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17 open Class C. The oldest open HPD violation was filed June 15, 2005.

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DOB violations
8 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued November 14, 2025.
DOB complaints
1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed June 6, 2026.
Boiler inspection
Inspected October 24, 2025. Boilers in buildings with 6 or more apartments are inspected every calendar year. Need this filed?
Bedbug report
Filed December 2, 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 order
1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a lead paint order, opened December 26, 2024, awarded for $2,000.

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 C17 open most often Lead Paint
Vermin / InfestationNotice sent to tenant19075362173 HEIGHTS LLC
Notice sent19062769173 HEIGHTS LLC
Notice sent19062768173 HEIGHTS LLC
Heat / Hot WaterNot complied with18519634173 HEIGHTS LLC
Heat / Hot WaterNotice sent18519633173 HEIGHTS LLC
Vermin / InfestationInvalid certification18246288
Vermin / InfestationInvalid certification18246287
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with18087772
Vermin / InfestationNot complied with17886392
Lead PaintDefect letter sent17166745
The report lists all 17, each with the city's own words and the date on its notice. What the report adds
Class B11 open most often Mold
Fire SafetyNotice sent19075364173 HEIGHTS LLC
Fire SafetyNotice sent19075363173 HEIGHTS LLC
Notice sent19004659173 HEIGHTS LLC
Notice sent19004636173 HEIGHTS LLC
MoldDefect letter sent18678307173 HEIGHTS LLC
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)18039402
MoldDefect letter sent18222111
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)17396116
MoldNo access to reinspect (first try)17312360
MoldDefect letter sent17585193
The report lists all 11, 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 lead paint.

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Questions about this building

Does 526 West 173 Street, Manhattan have open violations?

Yes. 526 West 173 Street, Manhattan had 28 open violations on September 27, 2026: 28 from HPD. 17 are Class C, the class HPD treats as immediately hazardous. The oldest open HPD violation has been open 21 years, since June 15, 2005.

Is 526 West 173 Street, Manhattan getting better or worse?

Open violations are sitting, with little movement either way. 17 open Class C, with 3 certifications filed and 3 new Class C in the last 180 days, too few to call a direction. That window ends September 27, 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 526 West 173 Street, Manhattan?

Since September 29, 2023, certifications were filed on 16 Class C violations, all 16 by the original certify-by date. HPD now marks 2 of them Invalid Certification. 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.

Does 526 West 173 Street, Manhattan have active DOB violations?

Yes. 8 active DOB violations, most of them for low-pressure boilers. The newest was issued November 14, 2025. 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 DOB received complaints about 526 West 173 Street, Manhattan?

Yes. 1 DOB complaint in the 12 months to September 25, 2026. It was filed June 6, 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.

Are any HPD emergency repair orders at 526 West 173 Street, Manhattan marked completed?

Yes. 1 completed HPD emergency repair order since September 29, 2023: a lead paint order, opened December 26, 2024, awarded for $2,000. 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.

When was the boiler at 526 West 173 Street, Manhattan last inspected?

On October 24, 2025. 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 526 West 173 Street, Manhattan last file its bedbug report?

On December 2, 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 526 West 173 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 526 West 173 Street, Manhattan built?

The city's record gives 1906 as the year 526 West 173 Street, Manhattan was built, in the Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file. The same file classes it as a walk-up apartment building with 5 floors.

How many apartments does 526 West 173 Street, Manhattan have?

The Department of City Planning's PLUTO tax-lot file lists 15 residential units at 526 West 173 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, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports 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, DOB complaints, the Rent Guidelines Board's stabilized-building lists, HPD emergency repair orders, DOB boiler inspection reports, HPD's annual bedbug reports 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, 526 West 173rd St, Manhattan: 15 units, 17 open Class C, from New York City's HPD violation and OATH/ECB hearing data. Figures through September 27, 2026. https://violationscout.com/building/526-west-173-street-manhattan

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