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170 Central Park West

1,173Records
15City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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1,173 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 432 311 service requests, 239 DOB permits, 233 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1908
Floors14.5
Res. units0
ClassP7
Owner (PLUTO)N Y HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BBL1011290029
BIN1028816

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

226 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (102) · Noise (70) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (8) · Blocked Driveway (8) · General Construction/Plumbing (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (5).

Filed construction activity

$320,471,191 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (109 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$59,659,000 $26,846,550
2026$60,997,000 $27,448,650
2027$62,451,000 $28,102,950

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MUSEUM

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cafe 77/CAFE ClaraCoffee/TeaA—
ClaraAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway81 St-Museum of Natural History — B C · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Central Park West / W 77 St — M10 · 150 ft
Citi BikeCentral Park W & W 76 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 087 William Sherman. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

170 Central Park West

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

226 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,921,569 on 2025-01-24 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-01-24Mortgage $3,921,569 — from THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,921,569
2022-10-27Agreement $2,475,490 — from THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY to THE CIT OF NEW YORK $2,475,490
2017-01-19Mortgage $10,635,000 — from THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $10,635,000
2010-05-12Agreement $13,867,000 — from THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $13,867,000
1998-09-17Mortgage $4,900,000 — from NEW-YORK HISTORICALSOCIETY to CITY OF NEW YORK $4,900,000
1998-09-17Mortgage $4,900,000 — from CITY OF NEW YORK to NEW YORK HISTORICALSOCIETY $4,900,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171191111648
20185342317
2019152190440
202024440252
2021175110336
2022102391557
2023282442379
202452473044173
202553846211120
202634293012141
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The full timeline

Construction 502Enforcement 108Housing & tenants 432Ownership & money 19Health & systems 112

Every one of the 1,173 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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