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555 West 161 Street, Manhattan

BIN 1062878BBL 1021200057Block 2120 · Lot 57Built 18974 storiesGoogle Maps & Street View ↗Tax & zoning on NYC.gov ↗
$80.00 recorded as due
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555 West 161 Street at a glance

555 West 161 Street, Manhattan has 4 open city records on file, none of them Class C, and $80.00 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
3
Hazardous — click to see them
Open Class A
1
Non-hazardous — click to see them
Fines due
$80.00
Balance on OATH/ECB summonses
Open per unit
1.50
4 residential units · NYC average 0.31
Evictions
0
No marshal evictions on record
Permits on file
5
Construction permits filed with DOB
Last activity
Jul 2, 2026
DOHMH record

Health score for 555 West 161 Street

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

A
Health score · Sep 11, 2026
Scored from all 73 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 3
Heat & hot water records
Violations and complaints, last 24 months
This building 0
Unpaid penalties
OATH/ECB summonses with balance due
This building $80
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 555 West 161 Street

73 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 555 West 161 Street

$80.00 is recorded as due across the 9 summonses below, out of $2,010.00 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 555 West 161 Street
049779761MApr 20, 2026IMPROPER RECEPTACLE FAILURE TO CONTAINERIZE - RESIDENTIAL 1STJul 20, 2026Defaulted (did not respond)$80.00
0188813460Oct 16, 2015IMPROPER DISPOSAL BEDDING 1ST OFFENSENov 20, 2015SETTL IN-VIO
043485217RJul 29, 2015NON-RECYC LEFT IN RECYC CONTAINER FOR COLLECTION 1TO8 DWELLING UNITSAug 31, 2015Defaulted (did not respond)
043309332JJun 17, 2015NON-RECYC LEFT IN RECYC CONTAINER FOR COLLECTION 1TO8 DWELLING UNITSJul 20, 2015Defaulted (did not respond)
0184929351Apr 30, 2014DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAMay 30, 2014Pending
0174234152Dec 3, 2011DIRTY SIDEWALK DIRTY AREAJan 30, 2012Pending
0172219850Nov 9, 2009FAILURE TO CLEAN 18 INCHES INTO STREETJan 8, 2010Pending
528152May 8, 2006EXIT PASSAGEWAY BLOCKED. NOTED:IN FRONT APTS AT 3RD,4TH FL A.C. UNITS AT WEST WINDOW OF ABOVE FLRS BLOCKING FIRE ESCAPE AT TIME OF INSP. REMEDY:REMOVE OBSTRUCTIONJun 22, 2006Found in violation
195683Feb 23, 1997FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL. DEFECT IS: OBSERVED ABOVE 3RD STORY LOOSE MASONRY JOINTS AND UNKEYED MOTOR JOINTS ALSO CERAMIC TILE ROOFING UNITS MISSING AND LOOSE AND IN DANGER OF FALLING REMEDY:May 7, 1998Found in violation

Ownership history for 555 West 161 Street

Every deed the City Register has recorded against this building’s tax lot (BBL 1021200057), 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 555 West 161 Street
May 15, 2025Jul 1, 2025553-555 West 161st Street, LLCMedina, Carlos MDeedView ↗
Apr 20, 2000Jun 1, 2000Medina, Carlos555 West 161st Street CORP.DeedView ↗
May 14, 1999Jun 16, 1999555 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 555 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 555 West 161 Street
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 ↗
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.