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2161 Broadway

1,077Records
18City systems
8Open violations
6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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1,077 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 369 311 service requests, 226 DOB permits, 157 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1925
Floors15
Res. units77
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)COLORADO ASSOCIATES,
BBL1011680010
BIN1030859

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 72% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1992-11-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
2
’25–26

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

112 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (55) · Illegal Parking (7) · Rodent (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Illegal Posting (4) · Dirty Condition (4).

Filed construction activity

$3,315,243 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (55 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (77)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)COLORADO ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerARNOLD GUMOWITZ
Managing agentAlto Property Managers LLC
Last registered2025-10-02

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$31,198,000 $14,039,100
2026$31,378,000 $14,120,100
2027$31,902,000 $14,355,900

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 8)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Carrot ExpressNot yet graded—
Le Pain QuotidienAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (1 in the last three years).

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

Getting around

Subway79 St — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
72 St — 1 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 76 St — M104 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 78 St & Broadway · 500 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

2161 Broadway

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

112 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ALTO PROPERTY MANAGERS LLC — 28 buildings, 784 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B2 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
365 West End Avenue MN110 A
2161 Broadway MN77 A
25-30 30 Road QN72 A
43-07 42 Street QN72 A
2512 Broadway MN60 A
233 East 32 Street MN53 A
60-15 Woodside Avenue QN48 A
45-16 44 Street QN46 B
756 9 Avenue MN25 A
87-87 Sutphin Boulevard QN24 B
422 East 73 Street MN20 A
750 10 Avenue MN20 A
245 East 83 Street MN20 A
52 East 7 Street MN20 A
205 East 94 Street MN19 A
37-14 86 Street QN15 A
41-26 Crescent Street QN12 A
811 9 Avenue MN12 A
1059 1 Avenue MN10 A
46 East 7 Street MN10 A
210 East 31 Street MN9 A
208 East 31 Street MN9 A
304 West 56 Street MN6 A
96 2 Avenue MN6 A
275 1 Avenue MN3 A
117 2 Avenue MN2 D
75-42 113 Street QN2 A
277 1 Avenue MN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2026-08-10 (lender: Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-10Agreement $30,000,000 — from COLORADO ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE CO $30,000,000
2026-08-10AL&R $30,000,000 — from COLORADO ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE CO $30,000,000
2026-08-10Mortgage $1,000,000 — from COLORADO ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE CO $1,000,000
2016-06-29Agreement $29,000,000 — from COLORADO ASSOCIATES LLC to PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $29,000,000
2016-06-29Mortgage $12,675,184 — from COLORADO ASSOCIATES LLC to PRINCIPAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $12,675,184
2010-03-08Agreement $18,000,000 — from COLORADO ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to NORTHMARQ CAPITAL, LLC $18,000,000
2010-03-08Mortgage $6,475,599 — from COLORADO ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to NORTHMARQ CAPITAL, LLC $6,475,599
2001-01-19Mortgage $6,000,000 — from COLORADO ASSOCIATES,L.L.C. to LEGG MASON REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC. $6,000,000
1996-02-21Mortgage $828,070 — from COLORADO ASSOCIATES,L.L.C. to DORMAN & WILSON, INC. $828,070
1990-09-05Mortgage $5,000,000 — from GUNOWITZ, ARNOLD; GUMOWITZ, ANNE to CITICORP REAL EST INC $5,000,000
1988-01-13Mortgage $499,999 — from GUMOWITZ, ARNOLD; GUMOWITZ, ANNE to AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK $499,999
1985-12-18Mortgage $1,000,000 — from GUMOWITZ, ARNOLD; GUMOWITZ, ANNE to CITIBANK, N.A. $1,000,000
1985-01-30Mortgage $6,000,000 — from JOINT PROPERTY OWNRSINC to CITIBANK, N.A. $6,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712270223
2018184120640
2019142280448
202020141421
2021173270249
202290370349
202392340752
202471240840
20251363401366
20261405741085
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The full timeline

Construction 383Enforcement 135Housing & tenants 443Ownership & money 44Health & systems 72

Every one of the 1,077 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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