667 West 161 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02136-0160BIN 1063334

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0161 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 47 apartments
0245 of those issued in the last 3 years
0334 open rent-impairing violation(s)
043 active DOB violation(s)
05$7,050 in unpaid DOB fines

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

The owner registered 40 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 47 apartments.

2018 — 39 units registered2023 — 40

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1900

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 43 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.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building14 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

215

Open now

1099

On record

Open Class C

129

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5AIssued 2026-10-05

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5AIssued 2026-10-05

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5A, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5BIssued 2026-09-21

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 5BIssued 2026-09-21

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Awaiting HPD re-inspection

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

332

All time

Last 12 months

Unsanitary Condition90

Heat/Hot Water77

Water Leak34

Paint/Plaster34

Flooring/Stairs29

Plumbing25

Door/Window23

Electric12

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

1982

Noise reports · last 12 mo

165

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk1301

Residential389

Vehicle118

Unspecified92

Commercial80

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

365

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony126

Misdemeanor184

Violation55

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

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2021-04-20

PARTIAL VACATE ORDER. AS OBSERVED ON 4/20/2021 BY FACADE INSPECTOR THERE IS BULGING MASONRY AND STER CRACKS AT EXP 2,3,4, AND EAST AND WEST INTERIOR COURTYARDS. PARTIALLY VACATE EXP 2,3,4 ALLEY WAYS AND EAST AND WEST COURTYARDS. VACATE AREAS ONLY TO BE USED AS EMERGENCY EGRESS. REMEDY: VACATE ALL MENTIONED AREAS

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2021-04-20

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER DUE TO DEFECTIVE FACADE MASONRY AND WINDOW LINTEL CONDITIONS ON ALL REAR SIDE EXPOSURES AND INTERIOR COURTYARDS REMEDY: IMMED PREVENT PUBLIC ACCESS TO NOTED AFFECTED AREAS MAINTAIN ALL EMERGENCY EGRESS. NOTED MEAAURES TO BE TAKEN UNDER SUPERVISION OF NYS LIC PROF

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2020-10-09

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER AT TIME OF INSPECTION OBSERVED AT 4TH FLOOR APT 4H EXP #1 A SECTION OF TERRACOTTA LINTEL THAT HAS FALLEN TO SIDEWALK

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

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 2022-01-06

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2021-05-21

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2018-11-14

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2014-12-23

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

161 HOLDING LTD

Head officer

SHIMON GREISMAN

Managing agent

SKYC MANAGEMENT

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

1153 GRAND CONCOURSEBRONX 1204 SHAKESPEARE AVENUEBRONX 157 WEST 228 STREETMANHATTAN 1820 MORRIS AVENUEBRONX 2003 GLEASON AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$7,050

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "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 22026-09-28$1,250 due

UnknownClass 12026-08-22$2,500 due

UnknownClass 22026-08-22$800 due

PlumbingClass 22026-08-06$1,250 due

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1992-02-10 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2000-03-08 · $1,252,562.03

Mortgage2000-03-08$1,252,562.03

borrower 161 HOLDING LTD. · lender ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION

Mortgage1992-03-04$2,000,000

borrower 161 HOLDING LTD · lender CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA

Sale1992-02-10no recorded price

EVENS, LESTER, REFEREE → 161 HOLDING LTD.

Mortgage1988-03-17$1,930,279.57

borrower ZIEGELMAN, AARON INDV · lender CHASE MANHATTAN BANK

Sale1988-03-09no recorded price

GRACE REALTY ASSOCS → ZIEGELMAN, AARON

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.

City debt & tax-lien sale