2026-08-19Class BOpen
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PLEXIGLASS AT VESTIBULE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
HPD · 510 · Record 19147831
Building report
526 West 161st Street
Public records for this building, including violations, complaints, housing court cases and ownership details.
- Built
- 1910
- Units
- 24
- Owner of record
- OPTIMUM EQUITY LLC
- Open HPD violations
- 25
- HPD records on file
- 436
Violations at 526 West 161st Street
436 on record2026-04-29Class ADismissed
(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
HPD · 1507 · Record 18835060
2026-04-22Class AOpen
§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY
HPD · 556 · Record 18808716
2026-04-22Class BClosed
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 6th STORY
HPD · 502 · Record 18808715
2026-01-23Class CDismissed
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ...SCALDING HOT WATER EXCEEDING 130 DEGREES AT ALL WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 24, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH
HPD · 510 · Record 18589579
Most serious open violation
2025-10-06Class COpen
§ 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 HINGES AT DOOR LEADING TO EAST YARD AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
HPD · 530 · Record 18285795
25 open · 436 total on recordSee 24 more open violations
Who owns 526 West 161st Street?
Owner of record: OPTIMUM EQUITY LLC. An owner name can come from an earlier filing. Compare the latest HPD registration with the recorded deed before relying on it.
Apartments at 526 West 161st Street
Recorded residential units: 24. Recorded year built: 1910. These building facts do not show current vacancies or when a particular apartment was renovated.
This tax lot appears in the RGB list based on 2024 building registrations, published as of November 2025. That is a building-level historical signal; it does not identify which apartments are stabilized today. Check the official rent-stabilized building lists.
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- 04Ownership history and LLC connections