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553 West 161 Street, Manhattan

BIN 1062877BBL 1021200056Block 2120 · Lot 56Built 18974 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
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553 West 161 Street at a glance

553 West 161 Street, Manhattan has 2 open city records on file, none of them Class C, and no balance recorded as due on OATH/ECB summonses. No marshal evictions are on record for this building. Its last recorded ownership transfer was May 15, 2025 (no consideration recorded). The most recent record is dated Jul 2, 2026.

Open Class C
0
Immediately hazardous — click to see them
Open Class B
1
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
1
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$0.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
0.50
6 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
4
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jul 2, 2026
DOHMH record

Health score for 553 West 161 Street

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

A
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 62 public records for this building
Scored from city records as published, which lag reality by a day or two, and closed violations rest on owner self-certification. A grade summarizes the public record, not the building itself. Full methodology · report a problem
Open Class C violations
Immediately hazardous, uncertified
This building 0
Open Class B violations
Hazardous
This building 1
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
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 553 West 161 Street

62 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 553 West 161 Street

No balance is recorded as due across the 6 summonses below, out of $775.00 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 553 West 161 Street
0209125520Sep 16, 2019FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJan 7, 2020Pending
0208723269Jun 10, 2019FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETAug 5, 2019Pending
0207308815May 22, 2019FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJul 9, 2019Pending
043664816MApr 27, 2015RECYC PLACED FOR COLLECTION W NON-RECYC 1 TO 8 DWELLING UNITSMay 29, 2015Defaulted (did not respond)
042582208NOct 10, 2010STORAGE OF RECEPTACLESNov 23, 2010Pending
165790Jul 30, 1997ALTERED BUILDING OCCUPIED WITHOUT A VALID CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY APPLICATION #101279153 REMEDY OBTAIN VALID C OF OSep 18, 1997Settled by stipulation

Ownership history for 553 West 161 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 1021200056), newest first. A price is the consideration stated on the deed; transfers between related parties, into an LLC, or by a referee often record none, shown as “—”. Each row links to the document in ACRIS.

Recorded deeds for 553 West 161 Street
May 15, 2025Jul 1, 2025553-555 West 161st Street, LLCMedina, Carlos MDeedView ↗
Apr 20, 2000Jun 1, 2000Medina, Carlos553 West 161st Street CORP.DeedView ↗
May 14, 1999Jun 16, 1999553 W. 161st St. CORP.Medina, CarlosDeedView ↗
Jan 30, 1996Feb 8, 1996Medina, CarlosClasson Prospect, INC.DeedView ↗
Dec 31, 1991Jan 31, 1992Classon Prospect INCPmc AssociatesDeedView ↗
Feb 11, 1986Feb 21, 1986Pmc AssociatesClark, RudolphDeedView ↗
Mar 21, 1972Clark, RudolphWilson, Eleanor GDeedView ↗

Financing record for 553 West 161 Street

Mortgages recorded against this building’s tax lot, with the satisfactions that paid them off and the assignments that moved them between lenders, from the City Register (ACRIS). A satisfaction usually records no amount, shown as “—”.

Recorded financing documents for 553 West 161 Street
May 2, 2014Satisfaction of mortgageJpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A.View ↗
Oct 2, 2003Satisfaction of mortgageFirst Central Savings BankView ↗
Nov 16, 2002Mortgage$337,000Melrose Mortgage BankersView ↗
Nov 16, 2002Mortgage assignmentChase Manhattan Mortgage CorporationView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageFinancial Equities, Continental Mortgvage Bankers INC.View ↗
Mortgage$320,000First Central Savings BankView ↗
Mortgage assignmentBank Of New YorkView ↗
Mortgage$200,000Financial Equities, Continental Mortgagebankers, INC.View ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageSteers, Jeannette, Berman, LarryView ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageWilson, Eleanor G.View ↗
Satisfaction of mortgageCarver Fed Sv/Ln AsocView ↗
Mortgage$100,000Berman, Larry, Steers, JeannetteView ↗
MortgageWilson, Eleanor GView ↗
MortgageCarver Fdl Sav Ln AssocView ↗
MortgageCarver Fdl Sav Ln AssocView ↗

Lender names are as recorded; the current holder of a loan can differ if a later assignment was never recorded.