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541 West 156 Street, Manhattan

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541 West 156 Street at a glance

541 West 156 Street, Manhattan has 45 open city records on file, 6 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated Feb 17, 2026.

Open Class C
6
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
30
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
9
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
6
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Feb 17, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 541 West 156 Street

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

F
Health score · Aug 6, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 720 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 6
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 30
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 5
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $0
Bedbug filings with infestations
Annual LL69 filings on record
This building 0
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 541 West 156 Street

Showing the 300 most recent of 720 records; the CSV has the full history. 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 541 West 156 Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 15 summonses below, out of $23,850.00 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 541 West 156 Street
1074679Feb 2, 2018FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.AT THE TIME OF MMay 17, 2018Found in violation
868163Sep 26, 2007FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONERS ORDER TO CORRECT V#34572488H ISSJan 10, 2008Found in violation
868030May 25, 2007WORK W/O A PERMIT:BY ERECTING FULL HEIGHT PARTION WALLS TO CREATE 3 APJul 19, 2007Found in violation
717431Feb 25, 2003WORK W/O A PERMIT. ( 100 % OF WORK COMPLETED ) NOTED : 3 APTS IN BASEMApr 17, 2003Defaulted (did not respond)
592939Dec 4, 1996FAILURE TO MAINTAIN:DEFECTS ARE NUTS + BOLTS ARE MISSING FROM STEP OF Feb 13, 1997Written off
514636Sep 18, 1995OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS: FRODec 14, 1995Settled by stipulation
133669Sep 18, 1995WORK WITHOUT PERMITS, WORK NOTED CREATED A COMMERUIAL SPACE, WITH INTEDec 14, 1995Settled by stipulation
138191Mar 9, 1995WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: CREATED A COMMERCIAL SPACE. Nov 30, 1995Found in violation
514394Mar 9, 1995OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY BLDG DEPT RECORDS.AT BASEMENT FRNov 30, 1995Found in violation
861174Jan 11, 1994FAILURE TO MAINTAIN: INTERIOR NOTED: THE FIRE ENCLOSURE FOR GAS SERVICFeb 17, 1994Written off
861151Jan 27, 1993FAILURE TO MAINTAIN- INTERIOR NOTED:THE FIRE RATED ENCLOSURE FOR GAS Apr 8, 1993Written off
585813Jan 27, 1993WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT NOTED CREATE A COMMERCIAL SPACE(SOCIAL CLUB)INTEMar 11, 1993Written off
585808Jan 27, 1993OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT RECORDS.Mar 4, 1993Written off
578018Sep 6, 1988WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. CREATE COMMERCIAL SPACE, DROPPED CEILING WALL Oct 27, 1988Written off
578021Sep 6, 1988OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY THE C OF O. Oct 27, 1988Written off