574 West 161 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02119-0012BIN 1062824Plain-text version

Concern level1 of 4

Low

01No open hazardous violations found

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 14), discharged 2021-05-26.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 25 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 31 apartments.

2018 — 25 units registered2023 — 25

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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The building

1910

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 62 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

This building and the landlord's others

This building52 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

1170

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

No open HPD violations.

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

251

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition47

Heat/Hot Water39

Paint/Plaster30

Plumbing29

Water Leak28

Door/Window27

Electric15

Appliance13

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

3903

Noise reports · last 12 mo

325

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk2448

Residential859

Vehicle390

Commercial145

Unspecified57

House of Worship2

Park1

Helicopter1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

615

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony234

Misdemeanor296

Violation85

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-03-14Apt BSMTresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2026-02-10

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-07-18

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-04-21

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-03-14

Tenant action

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

574 W161 LLC

Head officer

MICHAEL HAAS

Managing agent

574 W161 LLC

52 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1035 CLARKSON AVENUEBROOKLYN 1077 NEW YORK AVENUEBROOKLYN 109 SHERMAN AVENUEMANHATTAN 1114 NEW YORK AVENUEBROOKLYN 1115 WILLMOHR STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Speculation watch

·Bought and resold within a few years — rapid turnover is a common speculation signal

A pattern, not a prediction — many transfers are ordinary or between related companies.

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2023-09-13 · $2,287,325

Most recent mortgage2015-09-08 · $567,104.33

Sale2023-09-13$2,287,325

BSF 574 WEST 161ST STREET HOLDING LLC → 574 W161 LLC, 574 W161 SUNRISE LLC, 574 W161 CHALET LLC

Sale2016-06-21$7,200,000

574 WEST 161 STREET LLC → BSF 574 WEST 161ST STREET HOLDING LLC

Mortgage2015-09-08$567,104.33

borrower 574 WEST 161 STREET LLC · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Sale2015-09-08$5,000,000

574 W 161 ST OWNER LLC → 574 WEST 161 STREET LLC

Mortgage2014-09-03$620,000

borrower 574 W 161 ST OWNER LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.