2026-09-03Class AOpen
§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT APT3B, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
HPD · 508 · Record 19185787
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556 West 188th Street
Public records for this building, including violations, complaints, housing court cases and ownership details.
- Built
- 1916
- Units
- 30
- Owner of record
- GVS PROPERTIES IV, LLC
- Open HPD violations
- 29
- HPD records on file
- 148
Violations at 556 West 188th Street
148 on record2026-09-03Class AOpen
§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT APT3B, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
HPD · 583 · Record 19185786
2026-09-03Class AOpen
§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3B, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
HPD · 583 · Record 19185785
2026-04-16Class CClosed
§ 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 FIRE DOOR LEADING TO EAST YARD AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
HPD · 530 · Record 18794816
2026-03-03Class CClosed
§ 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 IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 6B, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
HPD · 530 · Record 18682208
Most serious open violation
2026-03-03Class COpen
HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6B, 6th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
HPD · 568 · Record 18682205
29 open · 148 total on recordSee 28 more open violations
Who owns 556 West 188th Street?
Owner of record: GVS PROPERTIES IV, 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 556 West 188th Street
Recorded residential units: 30. Recorded year built: 1916. 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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- 01Overall grade and scores by category
- 02Details for all 148 HPD violations
- 03Housing court filings and outcomes
- 04Ownership history and LLC connections