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625 West End Avenue

273Records
15City systems
25Open violations
92.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10024 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side (Central)
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273 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 62 HPD housing violations, 50 HPD complaints, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10024
Built1899
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)625 WEST END, INC.
BBL1012510019
BIN1034082

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 92.8. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations25 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1990-09-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).

Filed construction activity

$55,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1899)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)625 West End Inc
Head officerHoward Goldstein
Managing agentAKME PM LLC
Last registered2025-12-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,326,400 $1,496,880
2026$2,858,000 $1,286,100
2027$2,286,000 $1,028,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway96 St — 1 2 3 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 91 St — M5 · 400 ft
Citi BikeRiverside Dr & W 91 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 084 Lillian Weber. 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

625 West End Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

13 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 AKME PM LLC — 23 buildings, 288 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B3 · C5 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
102 West 80 Street MN65 A
3536 Cambridge Avenue BX31 A
11 West 116th Street MN30 A
445 West 36 Street MN24 A
170 West 109 Street MN15 C
172 West 109 Street MN15 A
27 Prince Street MN14 A
211 West 85 Street MN13 B
4612 6 Avenue BK12 A
107 1 Avenue MN8 C
109 1 Avenue MN8 C
625 West End Avenue MN8 B
231 West 26 Street MN7 A
334 West 89 Street MN7 A
23 East 81 Street MN7 D
47 Grand Street BK4 C
174 Elizabeth Street MN4 F
172 Elizabeth Street MN4 B
14 West 11 Street MN4 A
170 Elizabeth Street MN3 D
105 1 Avenue MN3 C
271 Smith Street BK2 D
19 St Marks Place MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $90,000 on 2003-07-09 (lender: First Niagara Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-07-09Mortgage $90,000 — from 625WEST END AVENUE INC to FIRST NIAGARA BANK $90,000
1998-03-06Mortgage $30,316 — from 625 WEST END, INC. to LOCKPORT SAVINGS BANK $30,316
1998-03-06Mortgage $70,000 — from 625 WEST END INC. to ROMEO-KILO CORP. $70,000
1991-07-16Mortgage $150,000 — from 625 WEST END ASSOCIATES to PHILLIP INTL CORP $150,000
1987-06-16Mortgage $208,917 — from GARAV REALTY INC to LOCKPORT SAVINGS BANK $208,917
1985-03-21Mortgage $270,000 — from 625 W.END ASSOCIATES to CITIBANK, N.A. $270,000
1984-04-16Mortgage $270,000 — from SAPERSTEIN, MICHAEL; RAMER, MARK to CITIBANK, N.A. $270,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701012
201800033
201900224
202000134
202100527
202200347
2023304310
202400639
202500325
20260036238
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 150Ownership & money 37Health & systems 32

Every one of the 273 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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