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556 West 156 Street, Manhattan

4 open Class C — see them ↓$14,062.00 recorded as dueHPD registration valid
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556 West 156 Street at a glance

556 West 156 Street, Manhattan has 28 open city records on file, 4 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and $14,062.00 recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated Mar 23, 2026.

Open Class C
4
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
17
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
7
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$14,062.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
3
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Mar 23, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 556 West 156 Street

A composite of the public indicators below. How it is scored.

D
Health score · Aug 5, 2026
Scored from all 206 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 4
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 17
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $14,062
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 1
Tenant litigation
Open HP actions in Housing Court
This building 0
Active vacate order
HPD or FDNY order to vacate, still in effect
This building No

Record timeline for 556 West 156 Street

206 records on file, every agency interleaved. Class A, B and C are HPD’s hazard tiers: C is immediately hazardous, A and B explained here.

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OATH / ECB summonses & fines at 556 West 156 Street

$14,062.00 is recorded as due across the 17 summonses below, out of $19,312.00 in penalties imposed. Balances are as the city publishes them; a settlement or write-off that never reached the dataset will not show here. New to these? How an OATH summons becomes a penalty, explained.

OATH and ECB summonses for 556 West 156 Street
1806634Aug 22, 2025REMOVAL OF PUBLIC PROTECTION FROM UNSAFE CONDITION WITHOUT APPROVAL FROct 30, 2025Found in violation$625.00
1747999Jan 16, 2024FAILURE TO FILE ACCEPTABLE AMENDED CYCLE 9A REPORT INDICATING CORRECTIJun 13, 2025Found in violation$1,250.00
1645528Feb 18, 2022RESIDENCE CONVERTED MAINTAINED OR OCCUPIED AS A DWELLING FOR MORE THANMar 19, 2024Found in violation$2,500.00
1686909Feb 18, 2022I OBSERVED IN CELLAR OF BUILDING AND ILLEGAL APARTMENT WITH FULL KITCHJun 1, 2023Found in violation$2,500.00
1686926Feb 18, 2022I OBSERVED IN LOBBY OF BUILDING GAS PIPING INSTALLED IN A PUBLIC AREA Jun 1, 2023Found in violation$625.00
1444130Feb 18, 2022FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER: USE OF PROHIBITNov 10, 2022Found in violation$312.00
1686905Feb 18, 2022I OBSERVED IN CELLAR OF BUILDING AND ILLEGAL APARTMENT WITH FULL KITCHJun 1, 2023Found in violation$2,500.00
1686902Feb 18, 2022I OBSERVED IN CELLAR OF BUILDING AND ILLEGAL APARTMENT WITH FULL KITCHJun 1, 2023Found in violation$1,250.00
557949Jun 29, 2020FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLASep 24, 2020Found in violation$1,250.00
558220Jun 29, 2020FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIOLASep 24, 2020Found in violation$1,250.00
1403738May 18, 2018FAILURE TO SUBMIT ACCEPTABLE 8TH ROUND REPORT OF CRITICAL EXMINATION DNov 1, 2018Found in violation
1413472Aug 30, 2017FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING. 1. NORTH ELEVATION, EXPOSURE #1Mar 8, 2018Found in violation
1413477Aug 30, 2017OWNER FAILED TO REPAIR WITHIN THE TIME FRAME RECOMMENDED BY QEWI. QEWIMar 8, 2018Found in violation
1210884Oct 4, 2010WORK W/O A PERMIT. NOTED: 1) NEWLY INSTALLED COPPER WATER LINES INSIDEDec 2, 2010Settled by stipulation
782142Jan 23, 2009FAILURE TO SUBMIT AN ACCEPTABLE SIXTH ROUND TECHNICAL REPORT IN COMPLISep 10, 2009Found in violation
0158896679Jul 3, 2007MAINTAINING RECEPTACLESAug 7, 2007Pending
0118237269Nov 20, 2000DIRTY SIDEWALKDec 26, 2000Written off