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. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2CIssued 2026-10-14
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCHSET AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 2CIssued 2026-10-142 violations
§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK ABOVE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2C, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-05-22
§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT 4TH STORY BALCONY AT EAST FIRE ESCAPE
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 1A.Issued 2025-06-164 violations
§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A., 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1A., 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
2 more from the same inspection
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 1A., 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A., 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect
Housing court: repair & harassment cases
8
Cases on record
0
Open now
1
Tenant-brought
0
Harassment found
0
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 2016-10-06
Access Warrant - Non-Lead
CLOSEDOpened 2016-06-09
Access Warrant - Non-Lead
CLOSEDOpened 2016-05-18
Comp Supplemental Cases
CLOSEDOpened 2016-01-25
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.
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.
DOB building violations
4
Active
9
On record
0
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.
ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2023-06-20
VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2019-11-08
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2018-04-06
VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT
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.
Evictions
1
Executed, all time
1
Last 3 years
2024-01-31Apt 2Eresidential
Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.
The building
1910
Built
6
Floors
25
Residential units
Walk-up apartments
Type
Energy-efficiency grade
D
Grade D — least efficient
ENERGY STAR score 2 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.
Rent regulation
Likely rent-stabilized
The owner registered 22 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 25 apartments.
18
19
20
21
23
2018 — 22 units registered2023 — 22
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.
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.
ConstructionClass 12015-06-18$1,000 penalty
ConstructionNon-Hazardous1996-07-29$350 penalty
Concern level2 of 4
Moderate
011 open class-C HPD violation (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 25 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
034 active DOB violation(s)
041 eviction executed in the last 3 years
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.
Neighborhood crime
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
563
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
47
≈ per month
Felony162
Misdemeanor341
Violation60
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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
501 WEST 169 STREET, LLC
Head officer
EFSTATHIOS VALIOTIS
Managing agent
ALMA REALTY CORP
29 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
borrower HIGHBRIDGE AUDUBON ASSOCIATES 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.
311 complaints from tenants
100
All time
33
Last 12 months
Heat/Hot Water36
Unsanitary Condition14
Appliance12
Plumbing10
Paint/Plaster6
Water Leak5
Door/Window5
Electric4
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
Door/WindowDoor2026-10-08 · closed
Paint/PlasterWall2026-10-08 · open
Water LeakSlow Leak2026-10-08 · closed
Neighborhood noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
2052
Noise reports · last 12 mo
171
≈ per month
17
% from neighbors
Street/Sidewalk1462
Residential347
Commercial100
Vehicle78
Unspecified59
House of Worship5
Park1
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.