534 West 178 Street

Manhattan · 10033 · BBL 1021320029 · look up another building

New York State found a tenant here was charged above the legal rent.

Most recent filing on this building: a violation, June 28, 2026

534 West 178 Street is a mixed residential and commercial building in Washington Heights, Manhattan, ZIP 10033. City records date it to 1906 and count 21 apartments, inside 24 units in all. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 534 WEST 178 EQUITIES, LLC. Its total assessed value is $608K, for the 2026 tax year.

DHCR registration lists 17 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not 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.

Know the month this building changes

Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 534 West 178 Street and we'll say so. The point is the month we do

Taxes and assessed value for 534 West 178 Street

The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $608K for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $29K 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.

1 marshal eviction at 534 West 178 Street

City marshals executed 1 eviction at 534 West 178 Street in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Jun 10, 2025. That is more than 6 in 10 buildings its size in 10033. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →

Rent stabilization at 534 West 178 Street

DHCR registration records list 17 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. 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 →

The state found an overcharge at 534 West 178 Street

New York State ruled in a tenant's favor on 1 rent overcharge case at 534 West 178 Street. A granted case means DHCR examined what a tenant was actually charged and found it above the legal rent. The case was filed in 2018. A finding covers the apartment that brought it, not the whole building, and the ones nobody filed on leave no record at all.

From a DHCR response to a freedom of information request, reference D000320-050126, covering cases closed between January 2021 and April 2026. Filing years are decoded from the docket number. A static listing with no update schedule.

Open code violations at 534 West 178 Street

HPD and DOB inspectors have written 94 violations against this building, of which 67 remain unresolved. That is more than 8 in 10 buildings its size in 10033. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 31 open violations.

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 534 West 178 Street

Violation	Issued	Class
Provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at range in the kitchenNov Sent Out	Jun 28, 2026	C
Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation steam riser at south wall in the 1st room from east at southNov Sent Out	Jun 23, 2026	A
Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation radiator at north wall in the 1st room from east at northNov Sent Out	Jun 23, 2026	A
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the private hallwayNov Sent Out	Jun 23, 2026	C
Reset, so as to secure a proper and tight connection, the water closet bowl water closet in the bathroomNov Sent Out	Jun 23, 2026	A
Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartmentNotice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant	Jun 23, 2026	C
Abate the nuisance consisting of uncapped gas line at north wall in the kitchenNov Sent Out	Jun 23, 2026	C
Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the kitchenNov Sent Out	Jun 23, 2026	B

The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 8 of them still open. 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 534 West 178 Street

50 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 534 West 178 Street compares in 10033

43.6/100MODERATE AREA PRESSURE

PulseCities tracks 781 lots in 10033, of which 194 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 54 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 24.8% of the ZIP. 10033 scores 43.6 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 35 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 2132 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:

Questions about 534 West 178 Street

Who owns 534 West 178 Street?

The city's property file lists 534 WEST 178 EQUITIES, LLC as the owner of record for 534 West 178 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 534 West 178 Street changed hands recently?

No deed for 534 West 178 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 534 West 178 Street?

Yes. One marshal-executed eviction at 534 West 178 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Jun 10, 2025. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.

Is 534 West 178 Street rent stabilized?

DHCR registrations list 17 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.

Has anyone won a rent overcharge case at 534 West 178 Street?

Yes. New York State granted 1 rent overcharge case at this address, meaning DHCR found a tenant had been charged above the legal rent. A granted case covers the apartment that brought it rather than the building, and only apartments whose tenants filed appear at all. The figures come from a freedom of information response covering cases closed between January 2021 and April 2026.

What is 534 West 178 Street assessed at for property taxes?

The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $608K 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 534 West 178 Street?

10033 (Washington Heights) scores 43.6 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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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.