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.
DOB building violations
0
Active
5
On record
0
Active, last 3 yrs
No active DOB violations.
Evictions
No executed evictions on record for this building.
HPD housing-maintenance violations
15
Open now
22
On record
2
Open Class C
2
Open Class B
11
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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2018-03-215+ YRS OLD
§ 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO HAVE KEY TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM SIGN MISSING AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4EIssued 2017-08-255+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING
§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4E, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 3DIssued 2024-01-08
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HARDWOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2017-09-085+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING
§ 27-2053 ADM CODE PROVIDE DWELLING WITH A JANITOR OR RESPONSIBLE PERSON OR JANITORIAL SERVICE.
Status: Notice issued, not yet certified
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.
Housing court
No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.
Ownership & money
4
Recorded sales
6
Mortgages / refinances
Last recorded sale2013-01-29 · $3,000,000
Most recent mortgage2021-12-29 · $1,598,260.68
Mortgage2021-12-29$1,598,260.68
borrower 161 STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender CUSTOMERS BANK
Mortgage2015-04-16$15,063,000
borrower WEST 161 ST. ASSOCIATES LLC · lender BANK LEUMI USA
Mortgage2015-04-16$187,000
borrower WEST 161 ST. ASSOCIATES LLC · lender BANK LEUMI USA
Sale2013-01-29$3,000,000
NEW YORK, NEW YORK CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S → WEST 161 ST. ASSOCIATES LLC
Mortgage2013-01-29$1,500,000
borrower WEST 161 ST. ASSOCIATES LLC · lender BANK LEUMI USA
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.
Bedbug history
0
Infested, latest filing
8
Annual filings
2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated
2023–20241 infested · 1 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.
Landlord and related buildings
Registered owner
WEST 161ST ST. ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officer
ELIE SUTTON
Managing agent
SUTTON MANAGEMENT CORP
6 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.
Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.
This building and the landlord's others
This building6 others linked to the same owner
Neighborhood crime
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
616
NYPD reports · last 12 mo
51
≈ per month
Felony221
Misdemeanor305
Violation90
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 noise
Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks
2690
Noise reports · last 12 mo
224
≈ per month
25
% from neighbors
Street/Sidewalk1488
Residential667
Vehicle375
Commercial114
Unspecified45
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.
Unpaid city fines
$0
Balance due (active)
0
Active violations
0
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.
Concern level2 of 4
Moderate
012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 31 apartments
022 open rent-impairing 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
The owner registered 62 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 62 apartments.
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20
21
22
23
2018 — 62 units registered2023 — 62
421-a tax benefit · expires ~2043
A 421-a building's rent stabilization is tied to this tax benefit and generally ends when it expires — here, around 2043 (approximate, from DOF exemption records). Confirm your unit's status with NYS HCR.
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.