536 West 156 Street
Manhattan · 10032 · BBL 1021140025 · look up another building
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, August 21, 2025
536 West 156 Street is a multi-family walk-up in Washington Heights, Manhattan, ZIP 10032. City records date it to 1901 and count 6 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as a private individual. Its total assessed value is $233K, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 2114 in Manhattan, the block 536 West 156 Street is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 2 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 23 parcels and 574 residential units.
Anything filed on 536 West 156 Street itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 536 West 156 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $233K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $39K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
No executed evictions at 536 West 156 Street
No executed eviction is on record at 536 West 156 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 536 West 156 Street
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 536 West 156 Street in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 536 West 156 Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 29 violations against this building, of which 16 remain unresolved. That is more than 6 in 10 buildings its size in 10032. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 5 open violations.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 536 West 156 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at floor in the bathroomViolation Dismissed | Aug 21, 2025 | B |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in uniform color at ceiling and east wall in the b…Violation Dismissed | Aug 21, 2025 | B |
| Repair the roof so that it will not leak over the ceiling in the bathroomViolation Dismissed | Aug 21, 2025 | B |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in uniform color at ceiling in the 1st room from n…Violation Dismissed | Aug 21, 2025 | B |
| Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartmentViolation Dismissed | Aug 21, 2025 | B |
| Properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak east and north walls in the 3rd room from no…Certification Postponment Denied | Feb 19, 2025 | B |
| Remove all encumbrances consisting of a bicycle, storage carts, kids toys and other household items at public…Certification Postponment Denied | Feb 19, 2025 | B |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective air valve at radiator at south wall in the 3rd room from no…Violation Dismissed | Feb 19, 2025 | A |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 536 West 156 Street
1 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 536 West 156 Street compares in 10032
PulseCities tracks 1,018 lots in 10032, of which 238 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 42 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10032 scores 46.3 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 26 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Washington Heights →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 8 other addresses on tax block 2114 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
- 3750 BroadwayWashington Heights, 10032
- 570 West 156 StreetWashington Heights, 10032
- 554 West 156 StreetWashington Heights, 10032
- 550 West 156 StreetWashington Heights, 10032
- 546 West 156 StreetWashington Heights, 10032
- 520 West 156 StreetWashington Heights, 10032
- 516 West 156 StreetWashington Heights, 10032
- 512 West 156 StreetWashington Heights, 10032
Questions about 536 West 156 Street
Who owns 536 West 156 Street?
The city's property file lists a private individual as the owner of record for 536 West 156 Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 536 West 156 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 536 West 156 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 536 West 156 Street?
No executed eviction at 536 West 156 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 536 West 156 Street rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 536 West 156 Street appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 536 West 156 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $233K for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 536 West 156 Street?
10032 (Washington Heights) scores 46.3 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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