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509 West 161 Street, Manhattan

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509 West 161 Street at a glance

509 West 161 Street, Manhattan has 8 open city records on file, 4 of them Class C (immediately hazardous), and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. The most recent record is dated Jan 26, 2026.

Open Class C
4
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
2
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
2
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Permits on file
4
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jan 26, 2026
HPD record

Health score for 509 West 161 Street

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

D
Health score · Aug 5, 2026
Scored from the 300 most recent of 432 public records for this building
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 4
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 2
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 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 509 West 161 Street

Showing the 300 most recent of 432 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 509 West 161 Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 14 summonses below, out of $57,280.00 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 509 West 161 Street
1554475Jul 29, 2014FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE COMM ORDER TO FILE A CERT OF CORRECTION WITSep 10, 2014Written off
1634355Jan 31, 2013FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG NOTED: AT RIGHT FRONT OF EXISTING 45 STORY Aug 8, 2013Found in violation
1743697Jul 7, 2011FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER TO FILE A COFC W/THE DOB.RESPONDEAug 25, 2011Defaulted (did not respond)
930915Jul 7, 2011OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY BLDG DEPT RECORDS NOTED AT CELLAAug 25, 2011Defaulted (did not respond)
930663Apr 14, 2011OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY DOB RECORDS.LEGAL USE-1 SUPERS AJun 2, 2011Defaulted (did not respond)
930665Apr 14, 2011WORK W/O PERMIT.WORK NOTED:INSTALLED PARTITIONS,KITCHEN SINK & 2 3PC BJun 2, 2011Defaulted (did not respond)
930390Mar 6, 2009OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO DOB RECORDS. 2 CLASS "A" APTS LOCATED IN BASEMENApr 30, 2009Defaulted (did not respond)
930176Jul 28, 2008FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG WALL OR APPURTENANCES. NOTED: AT THE FRONT (SSep 18, 2008Defaulted (did not respond)
930177Jul 11, 2008FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BLDG WALLS OR APPUTENANCES NOTED UNDERSIDAug 28, 2008Defaulted (did not respond)
778360Jan 20, 2006FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG. (1) A/C INSTALLED AT FE. WINDOWS, DEBRIS & MApr 6, 2006Found in violation
910784Sep 12, 2005FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG-HAZARDOUS. IN THAT DEBRIS AND OTHER HOUSE HOLJun 29, 2006Found in violation
285751Jun 8, 1999WORK WITHOUT A PEMIT WORK NOTED 1 CELLAR FRONT SECTION NOTED 1 CELALR Jul 29, 1999Written off
594507Sep 5, 1997ILLEGAL USE IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. NOTED: CELLAR RESTAURANT OPERATJan 8, 1998Written off
594489Sep 5, 1997WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT: WORK NOTED: (1) CELLER FRONT SECTION OF BLDG. CJan 8, 1998Written off