Building health · MANHATTAN, NY

657 W 161 St

built 1915 · 6 stories · 49 apartments
Registered with the city: SKYC MANAGEMENT · 11 other buildings here list it; 161 HOLDING LTD · 2 other buildings here list it

Apartments named in these records

26 of this building’s 49 apartments are named in a city record. The rest have no record naming them, which is the usual case.

These are city records about an apartment, not about anyone who lives or lived there. They may not be used to screen a tenant.

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class B · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class A · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class A · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6F class A · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6F class A · HPD violation
2026 Jul
General construction permit
Show 18 more
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class B · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5G class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5G class B · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 5G class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 5G class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5G class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5G class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5G class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5G class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5G class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5G class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class A · closed · HPD violation
2026 Apr
Construction DOB violation
2026 Apr
Construction DOB violation
2013 Sep
General construction permit
Sidewalk shed and scaffolding

Shed permit active now

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-21 · See the shed permits at DOB →
What this counts

Sidewalk shed permits (DOB NOW and BIS). Permitted since a date means permitted, not necessarily up continuously

  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Heat and hot water

Issues on record · 47 complaints, 2024–2026 · 17 in the past year
What has happened here
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 3E complaint
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 2H complaint
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 6B complaint
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 6B complaint
Show 67 more
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 5A complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1C complaint
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5A complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 6F complaint
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2025 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 2H complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4F complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3C complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2H complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1E complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2D complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 6F complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4G complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 6D complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 6B complaint
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1E complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 6B complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 6F complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2024 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 4E4H2B complaint
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water complaint
2024 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5B complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 6B complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3E complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
2023 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4E complaint
1996 Mar
Fuel burning permit, Boiler permit
Heat source

Boiler burning natural gas (Rockmills MP-125), registration expired since May 2023

Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-21 · See this building's boiler registrations on NYC Open Data →
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Sep 2026, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-21 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 1996

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-20
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

Heat and hot water complaints

16 heat or hot water complaints

Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints, heat season 2025–26 (Oct 1–May 31)

Water and pipes

Issues on record · 17 complaints, 2024–2026 · 8 in the past year

Pests and cleanliness

Issues on record · 14 complaints, 2024–2026 · 7 in the past year

Fire and safety

Older records on file

Electrical

1 complaint, 2025

Flooding

No issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-21
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Elevators

Issues on record (2023) · 3 complaints, 2024–2026 · 2 in the past year
Elevators

1 active elevator; latest periodic inspection Jan 2026

DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-21 · See this building's elevators on NYC Open Data →
What this counts

Active elevator devices registered to this building ID

Rent and tenancy

On the state list
Rent stabilizationWhole tax lot

On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations); listed for this tax lot (1 addresses), not under this building's address

Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30
What this counts

The list doesn't say which apartments are stabilized, and being listed isn't proof of current status. For a specific apartment, request its rent history from HCR

Energy

Energy

ENERGY STAR score 42 (2024 report)

Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25
What this counts

Letter grades are issued by the city under Local Law 33 and posted near the building entrance; Blueflo shows the reported score only

General condition and all records

HPD violations

57 open: 54 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (19), pests (15), leaks (5), smoke or CO detectors (4); 18 immediately hazardous (class C), 3 about paperwork or notices. Also 1 older record from 2007 never closed. 25 further violations from 2026 were closed. 1,837 violations on record in all, 1998–2026 — the 524 most recent are listed here

2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class B
2026 Oct
PestsApt 4E class C
2026 Oct
PestsApt 4E class C
2026 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4E class B
2026 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4E class B
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class A
2026 Oct
Walls, floors and stairsApt 4E class A
2026 Oct
PlumbingApt 4E class B
Show 42 more
2026 Oct
Other conditionsApt 4E class B
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6F class A
2026 Sep
PestsApt 4E class C
2026 Sep
PestsApt 4E class C
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4E class B
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4E class B
2026 Sep
MoldApt 4E class A
2026 Sep
LeaksApt 4E class B
2026 Sep
Walls, floors and stairsApt 6F class A
2026 Sep
PestsApt 6F class C
2026 Sep
PestsApt 6F class C
2026 Sep
LeaksApt 6F class B
2026 Sep
MoldApt 6F class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class B
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3B class B
2026 Jun
MoldApt 3B class A · closed
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 3B class B · closed
2026 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 3C class C · paperwork
2026 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 3E class C · closed
2026 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 3E class C · closed
2026 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 3C class C · closed
2026 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 3C class C · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class A · closed
2026 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 3E class C · closed
2026 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 3E class C · closed
2026 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 3E class C · closed
2026 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 3E class C · closed
2026 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 3E class C · closed
2026 Jun
Lead-based paintApt 3E class C · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5G class A · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5G class B · closed
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 5G class A · closed
2026 Jun
Doors and windowsApt 5G class A · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5G class A · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5G class A · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5G class A · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5G class A · closed
2026 Jun
LeaksApt 5G class B · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5G class A · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 5G class A · closed
2026 Jun
Walls, floors and stairsApt 3C class A · closed
and 8 more at the source
Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-21 · Read these violations in full at HPD Online →
What this counts

Open HPD violations inspected in the last 10 years; class C = immediately hazardous. Paperwork = failure to file, notify or certify

DOB violations

6 open: 5 about building conditions, 1 older than 10 years

DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-21 · Read these violations in full at DOB →
What this counts

Open DOB, ECB and DOB NOW Safety violations, any date, one per violation. ECB class 1 = hazardous, class 2 = major

Resident complaints to the city

47 heat or hot water, 15 leaks, 8 paint or plaster, 8 pests, 5 doors or windows, 5 mold, 3 elevators, 3 floors or stairs, 3 unsanitary conditions, 2 general repairs, 2 plumbing, 1 appliances, 1 electrical

2026 Sep
LeaksApt 4E
2026 Sep
Mold, leaksApt 4E
2026 Sep
Elevators, pestsApt 4E
2026 Sep
Paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt 6F
2026 Jul
Plumbing
2026 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 5G
2026 Jun
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 3C
2026 Jun
Appliances, floors or stairs, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, pestsApt 3E
Show 124 more
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 2H
2026 Jun
Heat or hot waterApt 6B
2026 May
LeaksApt 3G
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2026 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water, leaksApt 6B
2026 Mar
Heat or hot water, leaksApt 4E
2026 Mar
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2026 Mar
ElevatorsApt 6B
2026 Mar
Doors or windows, general repairsApt 6B
2026 Feb
PlumbingApt 6B
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2026 Feb
Heat or hot waterApt 5A
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1C
2026 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3C
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 3C
2025 Dec
Heat or hot water
2025 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 5A
2025 Dec
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Dec
Unsanitary conditions, pestsApt 4E
2025 Dec
Unsanitary conditions
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 6F
2025 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2025 Sep
LeaksApt 4E
2025 Sep
Pests, leaksApt 4E
2025 Aug
LeaksApt 2H
2025 Jul
Paint or plaster, leaksApt 2H
2025 Jul
Paint or plaster, mold, leaksApt 4B
2025 May
Electrical, floors or stairs, pestsApt 6F
2025 Apr
Heat or hot waterApt 2H
2025 Apr
Paint or plasterApt 3A
2025 Mar
Doors or windows, mold, leaksApt 1E
2025 Feb
Doors or windows, mold, leaksApt 1E
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4F
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 3C
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2H
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1E
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 2D
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 6F
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2025 Jan
Heat or hot water
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4G
2025 Jan
Floors or stairs, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, leaksApt 6D
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 6B
2025 Jan
Heat or hot waterApt 1E
2024 Dec
ElevatorsApt 6B
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water, pests, leaksApt 6B
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2024 Dec
Heat or hot water
2024 Dec
General repairs, heat or hot waterApt 4E
2024 Dec
PestsApt 4E
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2024 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 6F
2024 Nov
Heat or hot water
2024 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2024 Oct
Unsanitary conditions
2024 Oct
ElectricalApt 4E
2024 Oct
Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, pests, leaksApt 4E
2024 Oct
ElectricalApt 4E
2024 Sep
ElectricalApt 4E
2024 Sep
ElectricalApt 4E
2024 Sep
LeaksApt 4E
2024 Sep
PlumbingApt 3E
2024 Jun
PestsApt 4E
2024 Jun
LeaksApt 4E
2024 Jun
Paint or plaster, moldApt 2C
2024 May
Mold, leaksApt 1B
2024 May
PlumbingApt 5D
2024 May
PlumbingApt 5D
2024 May
Paint or plaster, moldApt 2C
2024 May
Electrical, paint or plaster, leaksApt 6E
2024 May
Electrical, paint or plaster, pestsApt 6F
2024 May
LeaksApt 4E
2024 May
Unsanitary conditionsApt 4E
2024 Apr
Unsanitary conditionsApt 4A
2024 Apr
LeaksApt 4A
2024 Apr
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 1E
2024 Apr
General repairsApt 4E
2024 Apr
Doors or windowsApt 4E
2024 Apr
Doors or windows
2024 Apr
Doors or windowsApt 4E
2024 Apr
Doors or windows, heat or hot waterApt 4E4H2B
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
2024 Mar
Heat or hot water
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Feb
PlumbingApt 1E
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Feb
Heat or hot water
2024 Feb
Floors or stairs, paint or plaster, pests, leaksApt 5A
2024 Feb
ElectricalApt 1E
2024 Feb
Floors or stairs, plumbing, leaksApt 1E
2024 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 4E
2024 Jan
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, heat or hot water, paint or plaster, mold, pestsApt 4E
2024 Jan
Plumbing, leaksApt 4E
2024 Jan
General repairsApt 4D
2024 Jan
Paint or plaster, plumbing, mold, leaksApt 3B
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water
2023 Dec
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2023 Dec
Heat or hot water, plumbing
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 5B
2023 Nov
Heat or hot water
2023 Nov
General repairs, heat or hot water, unsanitary conditionsApt 6B
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 3E
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2023 Nov
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2023 Oct
Heat or hot waterApt 4E
2023 Oct
Floors or stairs, mold, leaksApt 6D
Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-21 · See the complaints at HPD Online →
What this counts

HPD complaints received in the last 2 years; the list below is every complaint on record for the last three years

Permit history

5 permits since 1990

DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-21 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2026 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4E class B · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4E class B · HPD violation
2026 Oct
Other conditionsApt 4E class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4E class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Smoke or CO detectorsApt 4E class B · HPD violation
2026 Sep
Paint or plasterApt 6F complaint
Show 35 more
2026 Aug
Site Safety class - 1 · DOB violation
2026 Aug
Unknown class - 1 · DOB violation
2026 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 5G complaint
2026 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 3C complaint
2026 Jun
Appliances, floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 3E complaint
2026 May
Supported scaffold permit
2026 Mar
Doors or windows, general repairsApt 6B complaint
2025 Jul
Paint or plasterApt 2H complaint
2025 Jul
Paint or plasterApt 4B complaint
2025 May
Floors or stairsApt 6F complaint
2025 Apr
Paint or plasterApt 3A complaint
2025 Mar
Doors or windowsApt 1E complaint
2025 Feb
Doors or windowsApt 1E complaint
2025 Jan
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 6D complaint
2024 Dec
General repairsApt 4E complaint
2024 Oct
Doors or windows, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 4E complaint
2024 Jun
Paint or plasterApt 2C complaint
2024 May
Paint or plasterApt 2C complaint
2024 May
Paint or plasterApt 6E complaint
2024 May
Paint or plasterApt 6F complaint
2024 Apr
Doors or windows, paint or plasterApt 1E complaint
2024 Apr
General repairsApt 4E complaint
2024 Apr
Doors or windowsApt 4E complaint
2024 Apr
Doors or windows complaint
2024 Apr
Doors or windowsApt 4E complaint
2024 Apr
Doors or windowsApt 4E4H2B complaint
2024 Feb
Floors or stairs, paint or plasterApt 5A complaint
2024 Feb
Floors or stairsApt 1E complaint
2024 Jan
Doors or windowsApt 4E complaint
2024 Jan
Doors or windows, floors or stairs, general repairs, paint or plasterApt 4E complaint
2024 Jan
General repairsApt 4D complaint
2024 Jan
Paint or plasterApt 3B complaint
2023 Nov
General repairsApt 6B complaint
2023 Oct
Floors or stairsApt 6D complaint
2014 Jun
Unknown class - 1 · never closed · DOB violation
  • Salesno recordNo recorded sale since 2016

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published

Sources

24 datasets

Each date is when we last checked that dataset, not when the record itself was created.

Every row shows the record it came from and the date it was last checked.
These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.
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