Manhattan · Block 2120 · Lot 42 · 10032

505 West 161 Street

6 floors · 30 apartments · 21,732 sq ft · built 1922 · class C1 · owner of record: 505 W 161st Street Owner Llc

16open violations
$0ECB/OATH penalties owed
7HPD class C (immediately hazardous)
47dto Bedbug annual filing

Get an email when anything changes here

New violations the morning after they're issued, plus deadline reminders. Free for one building.

Compliance deadlines

RequirementDueStatus
Annual parapet observation Check
Local Law 126 · By December 31 each year
What this is

If the building has a parapet facing a street, sidewalk or other public way, a competent person (such as a mason, engineer or architect) must observe it every year and the owner keeps the report for DOB on request. Detached one- and two-family homes are exempt. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Keep the report on file (not filed with DOB)
Bedbug annual filing Applies
Local Law 69 · December 1 to 31 each year
What this is

Owners of multiple dwellings file their bedbug infestation history for the prior year with HPD and post or distribute it to tenants. Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
Annual
Annual boiler inspection (2 boilers) Applies
Boiler inspection · By December 31 each year
What this is

Boilers are inspected each calendar year and the report is filed in DOB NOW: Safety within 14 days of the inspection (low-pressure boilers in residential buildings of 5 or fewer families are exempt). Latest report on record: 2026-02-09 (Accepted). Agency page

Dec 31, 2026
in 47 days
1 of 2 without an accepted 2026 report yet
Annual notice: window guards and lead paint Applies
HPD / Health Code · January 1 to 16 each year
What this is

Deliver the annual notice to every unit asking whether a child lives there (window guards for children 10 and under; lead paint for children under 6 in pre-1960 buildings), then follow up on units that don't return it by mid-February. Agency page

Jan 16, 2027
in 63 days
Annual
Annual property registration Applies
HPD registration · September 1 each year
What this is

Residential buildings with three or more units, and one- and two-family homes the owner doesn't occupy, register with HPD every year ($13 fee). An unregistered building can't start a nonpayment case in Housing Court and faces civil penalties. Agency page

Sep 1, 2027
in 291 days
Registered through 2027-09-01
Gas piping inspection (2027 cycle) Likely applies
Local Law 152 · During 2027
What this is

Buildings with gas piping (except one- and two-family homes) need a periodic gas piping inspection by a licensed master plumber every four years. Community district 12 is on the 2027 cycle; certification is filed with DOB after the inspection. Buildings with no gas piping file a certification instead. Agency page

Dec 31, 2027
in 412 days
Next cycle year 2027

Open violations

ECB / OATH (0)

None open.

DOB (0)

None open.

DOB NOW Safety (2)
IssuedViolationStatus
Dec 15, 2025Boiler FTC-BE-EXT-LP
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2024 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device
Active
Oct 25, 2024Boiler FTC-BE-EXT-LP
Violation Issued-Failure To File 2023 External Inspection Affirmation of Correction for LP Device
Active
HPD (14) · C 7 · B 6 · A 1
IssuedClassViolationCorrect by
Oct 30, 2026CApt 54 · § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AIR VALVE AT RADIATOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 54, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 5, 2026
Oct 26, 2026C§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR AT BOILER ROOMNov 1, 2026
Oct 26, 2026CApt 25 · § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 25, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHOct 25, 2026
Oct 26, 2026CApt 54 · § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 54, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOct 25, 2026
Apr 23, 2026BApt 25 · § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 25, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHMay 28, 2026
Apr 23, 2026BApt 25 · § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 25, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHMay 28, 2026
Oct 24, 2025C§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HEAVY DUTY LOCK ASSEMBLY AT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR TO BUILDINGOct 30, 2025
Oct 22, 2025CApt 24 · § 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 24, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 5, 2025
Oct 14, 2025BApt 24 · § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 24, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 18, 2025
Oct 14, 2025BApt 24 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT 1st CLOSET FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 24, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 18, 2025
Oct 14, 2025BApt 24 · § 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 24, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 18, 2025
Oct 14, 2025BApt 24 · § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT NORTH WALL, SOUTH WALL, WEST WALL IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 24, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHNov 18, 2025
Oct 14, 2025CApt 24 · § 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 INOPERABLE HINGES AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 24, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOct 28, 2025
Jan 8, 2025AApt 25 · § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE BATHROOM , THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST, THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 25, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHApr 13, 2025

Issued in the last 120 days

DateSourceWhatNow
Oct 30, 2026HPD C§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE AIR VALVE AT RADIATOR AT NORTH WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 54, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOpen
Oct 26, 2026HPD C§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR AT BOILER ROOMOpen
Oct 26, 2026HPD C§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 25, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTHOpen
Oct 26, 2026HPD C§ 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 54, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTHOpen

Check the agency records

Always confirm on the city's own systems before acting: DOB BIS property profile · DOB NOW · HPD Online · Pay ECB/OATH penalties (CityPay)

City records as of Nov 14, 2026, 4:59 AM ET. BBL 1021200042.

Look up another building