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636 West 158 Street

Manhattan, NY 10032 BBL 1021340154 10 units · 3 floors · 2025

A handful of records on file over the last seven years, and our model sees a moderate chance of more in the next 12 months. A few records worth reading before you sign. Check whether they were closed out, and ask what was actually fixed.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Washington Heights
At or below average
avg 100.8
2
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 2 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Washington Heights average of 100.8.

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Initial analysis

The property at 636 West 158 Street in Washington Heights is a 3-story, 10-unit residential building constructed in 2025, currently owned by West 158 Street Opportunity LLC. The building's record reveals a series of concerning maintenance and safety issues, particularly during its initial occupancy period in 2026, with multiple open complaints as of late July 2026 related to plumbing, safety, and flooring problems. These include emergency complaints about smoke detector issues, missing window guards, and water supply problems, as well as non-emergency complaints about electrical lighting and flooring concerns. The building has experienced numerous regulatory violations in 2026, with three active Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations related to construction safety and public safety, totaling $7,500 in penalties.

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What's in the 636 West 158 Street report

Rent & eviction protection

Is 636 West 158 Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 2025
6 or more units
10 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Good Cause Eviction

Is 636 West 158 Street covered by Good Cause Eviction?

New York's Good Cause Eviction law (effective April 20, 2024) gives many market-rate tenants the right to renew their lease and challenge rent hikes above the annual local rent standard. It doesn't apply to every building.

Likely not covered. This building appears to be exempt from Good Cause Eviction for the reasons below.
  • New construction. Built in 2025. Good Cause protections don't apply until 2055 (30 years after construction).
  • Small landlord. This landlord owns about 10 units across 1 building in our records — at or below the 10-unit small-landlord threshold.

Good Cause also excludes condos & co-ops, subsidized/regulated housing, and units renting above 245% of Fair Market Rent — signals we can't always confirm from public data. Not legal advice. Learn more at nyc.gov or call 311 for the Tenant Helpline.

How we score buildings

How 636 West 158 Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
91stpercentile

Out of 1273 buildings in this neighborhood, 1170 have a higher predicted risk. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

RiskiestSafest
12-Month risk forecast
Moderate failure risk
in the next 12 months
37%
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

Tenant HPD complaints (past 7 years)

Formal complaints tenants filed with HPD about this address over the last 7 years.

Failed rodent inspections (past 7 years)

Health dept. rodent inspections this building has failed over 7 years.

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Building characteristics
Total units10
Floors3
Year built2025
Gross area134,388 sq ft
Building class—
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

636 West 158th St, New York, NY 10032
638 West 158th St, New York, NY 10032
640 West 158th St, New York, NY 10032
642 West 158th St, New York, NY 10032
644 West 158th St, New York, NY 10032
646 West 158th St, New York, NY 10032
Who's behind the building

636 West 158 Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

HPD registration

Filed Sep 10, 2025, expired Sep 1, 2026 .

Registration expired Sold — no registration filed after transfer

The registration on file expired Sep 1, 2026. HPD requires owners of most rental buildings to re-register every year.

Last recorded sale: Feb 3, 2026. The registration on file predates the transfer.

City records, not real time — sale and registration data are as fresh as the last extract loaded; the ACRIS deed record above is good through Feb 28, 2026.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Address
1850 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10031
Landlord portfolio

Other properties owned.

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Recorded with the city

636 West 158 Street's mortgage & ownership history

Deeds, mortgages, assignments and satisfactions recorded against this property with the NYC Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS) — the public paper trail behind who owns it and who has lent against it.

5 records on file

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Sourced from NYC ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts reflect the mortgage or transfer amount stated on the recorded document, not necessarily the property's market value.

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The story over time

636 West 158 Street event timeline

Violations, complaints, fines, and permits — the most recent records on file, in order.

2026
311+HPD Jul 27
Safety
Carbon Monoxide Detector
311 Call & HPD Complaint Jul 27
Safety

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