542 West 162 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02120-0017BIN 1062862

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0111 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 3 apartments
026 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 open rent-impairing violation(s)
046 active DOB violation(s)

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 DOB 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

On the NYC DHCR 2024 registered rent-stabilized building list. This official list records the building, not a per-year unit count.

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

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES, PROHIBITED FROM CERTIFYING VIOLATIONS, AND DENIED THE RIGHT TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF PREMISES FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT UNTIL A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS FILED.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1Issued 2024-05-23

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION DRAIN LINE AT SINK IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT B-ROOM 1, 1st STORY, 1st B-ROOM FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1Issued 2024-05-23RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT B-ROOM 1, 1st STORY, 1st B-ROOM FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1Issued 2024-05-23

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES LOCATED AT B-ROOM 1, 1st STORY, 1st B-ROOM FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water3

Paint/Plaster3

Appliance1

Water Leak1

Paint/PlasterCeiling2024-03-14 · closed

Water LeakHeavy Flow2024-03-14 · closed

Paint/PlasterCeiling2023-05-10 · closed

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

3376

Noise reports · last 12 mo

281

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk2107

Residential681

Vehicle393

Commercial133

Unspecified58

Park2

House of Worship1

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

694

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony267

Misdemeanor327

Violation100

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 annual bedbug report on file. Owners of buildings with three or more apartments must file one each year — its absence can mean a smaller building, or an owner that has not filed.

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2025-11-14

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-30

VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2017-06-27Apt 1Bresidential

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

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

ABUELGASIM AHMED

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

544 WEST 162 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1988-03-29 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1988-04-29 · $75,000

Mortgage1988-04-29$75,000

borrower AHMED, ABUELGASIM M · lender NYREX INC

Sale1988-03-29no recorded price

GRIMM, CHRISTIAN LWT, BANK OF NEW YORKADM → AHMED, ABUELGASIM M.

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

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in property taxes (and possibly water charges) to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 60-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

60-day noticeincl. property tax2025-03-01

90-day noticeincl. property tax2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale