656 West 162 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02136-0180BIN 1063338

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0147 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 50 apartments
0231 of those issued in the last 3 years
0314 open rent-impairing violation(s)
049 active DOB violation(s)
052 evictions executed in the last 3 years
062 DOB fines lost by default (unpaid)

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.

HPD enforcement

Previously in HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 15), discharged 2022-06-30.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 50 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 50 apartments.

2018 — 49 units registered2023 — 50

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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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 35 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 building10 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

619

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 C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2FIssued 2026-08-06

§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES .. IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2FIssued 2026-07-07RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2FIssued 2026-06-26RENT-IMPAIRING

567 (C) § 27-2017, 27-2017.1, 27-2017.4, 27-2017.5, 27-2017.8, 27-2019, 27-2021 HMC: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF RATS AND ALL UNDERLYING CAUSES CREATING THE PEST INFESTATIONS, BY USING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), ELIMINATE ALL BURROW ENTRY AND PASSAGEWAYS, PEST NESTS, HOLES, GAPS OR CRACKS IN WALLS, CEILINGS, FLOORS, FIXING LEAKS AND MANAGING GARBAGE IN PUBLIC AREAS. EVIDENCE FOUND AT ... IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 2FIssued 2026-06-26

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE UPPER WOOD CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

351

All time

Last 12 months

General61

Heat/Hot Water56

Plumbing45

Appliance33

Unsanitary Condition31

Paint/Plaster28

Flooring/Stairs22

Door/Window22

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

2070

Noise reports · last 12 mo

173

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk1319

Residential432

Vehicle118

Commercial105

Unspecified95

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

387

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony139

Misdemeanor192

Violation56

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

2021–20220 infested · 0 eradicated

2020–20210 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 · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2021-07-21

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2021-05-26

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2021-05-26

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-10-06Apt 3Fresidential

2026-08-24Apt 2Fresidential

2017-07-24Apt 4Eresidential

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

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 2023-07-12

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2023-06-09

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2021-11-30

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2021-03-31

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

656 REALTY LLC

Head officer

Susan Edelstein

Managing agent

656 Realty LLC

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

175 AUDUBON AVENUEMANHATTAN 186 AUDUBON AVENUEMANHATTAN 219 AUDUBON AVENUEMANHATTAN 220 CABRINI BOULEVARDMANHATTAN 227 AUDUBON AVENUEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$11,875

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.

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 12026-02-05$6,250 due

DEFAULTElevatorsClass 22024-04-09$3,125 due

ElevatorsClass 12021-03-01$1,250 penalty

UnknownClass 12021-02-24$1,600 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2001-01-30 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-11-14 · $2,338,554.77

Mortgage2019-11-14$2,338,554.77

borrower 656 REALTY LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2014-11-10$788,684.64

borrower 656 REALTY LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2011-12-15$375,000

borrower 656 REALTY LLC · lender THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH

Mortgage2001-04-09$660,289.14

borrower 656 REALTY LLC · lender DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK

Sale2001-01-30no recorded price

162ND REALTY LLC → 656 REALTY LLC

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