320 recorded events, 1985–2025, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 101 311 service requests, 98 HPD housing violations, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 24.5. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 15 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1986-02-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · WATER LEAK (1) · Unleashed Dog (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · PLUMBING (1).
$18,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | W 109 PROPERTY OWNERS LLC |
| Head officer | Lawrence Movtady |
| Managing agent | AKME PM LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-11-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,331,000 | $598,950 |
| 2026 | $1,415,000 | $636,750 |
| 2027 | $1,509,000 | $679,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) — 1 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 109 St — M11 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 110 St & Amsterdam Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon. 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.
172 West 109 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.
Managed by AKME PM LLC — 23 buildings, 288 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B3 · C5 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 West 80 Street | MN | 65 | A |
| 3536 Cambridge Avenue | BX | 31 | A |
| 11 West 116th Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 445 West 36 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 170 West 109 Street | MN | 15 | C |
| 172 West 109 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 27 Prince Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 211 West 85 Street | MN | 13 | B |
| 4612 6 Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
| 107 1 Avenue | MN | 8 | C |
| 109 1 Avenue | MN | 8 | C |
| 625 West End Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
| 231 West 26 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 334 West 89 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 23 East 81 Street | MN | 7 | D |
| 47 Grand Street | BK | 4 | C |
| 174 Elizabeth Street | MN | 4 | F |
| 172 Elizabeth Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 14 West 11 Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 170 Elizabeth Street | MN | 3 | D |
| 105 1 Avenue | MN | 3 | C |
| 271 Smith Street | BK | 2 | D |
| 19 St Marks Place | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $320,000 on 2025-09-29 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | Agreement $5,520,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to W 109 PROPERTY OWNER LLC | $5,520,000 | |
| 2025-09-29 | Mortgage $320,000 — from W 109 PROPERTY OWNER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $320,000 | |
| 2022-10-07 | Deed $7,500,000 — from 170 W 109 ASSOCIATES LLC to W 109 PROPERTY OWNER LLC | $7,500,000 | |
| 2022-10-07 | Mortgage $2,259,042 — from W 109 PROPERTY OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,259,042 | |
| 2022-10-07 | Agreement $5,200,000 — from W 109 PROPERTY OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,200,000 | |
| 2022-10-07 | AL&R $5,200,000 — from W 109 PROPERTY OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,200,000 | |
| 2022-09-22 | Sold for $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $500,000 |
| 2014-08-14 | Agreement $3,255,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 170 W 109 ASSOCIATES LLC | $3,255,000 | |
| 2014-08-14 | Mortgage $1,350,716 — from 170 W 109 ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,350,716 | |
| 2007-09-28 | Mortgage $1,394,460 — from 170 W 109 ASSOCITES LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $1,394,460 | |
| 2003-02-06 | Mortgage $189,565 — from 170 W 109 ASSOCIATES LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $189,565 | |
| 1998-09-02 | Mortgage $300,000 — from 170 W 109 ASSOCIATESLLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $300,000 | |
| 1986-07-02 | Mortgage $200,000 — from 170 W 109 ASSOCIATES to ZONTA INTERNATIONALETC | $200,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 30 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 320 recorded events, 1985–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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