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526 West 111 Street

807Records
20City systems
31Open violations
23.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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807 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 235 311 service requests, 187 HPD complaints, 117 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1909
Floors6
Res. units45
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)THOR 526 WEST 111TH STREET LLC
BBL1018820047
BIN1056912

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 23.5. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations31 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2023-03-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · WATER LEAK (3).

Filed construction activity

$3,032,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (21 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 (1909)
YesSix or more residential units (45)
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)THOR 526 WEST 111TH STREET LLC
Head officerMORRIS MISSRY
Managing agentCHOICE NEW YORK MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,323,000 $2,845,350
2026$7,140,000 $3,213,000
2027$7,103,000 $3,196,350

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 67/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

SubwayCathedral Pkwy (110 St) — 1 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cathedral Pkwy / Amsterdam Av — M4 · 350 ft
Citi BikeCathedral Pkwy & Broadway · 600 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.

Report a problem to 311

526 West 111 Street

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

51 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2021 Broadway MN269 A
1215 Fulton Street BK240 A
10 Nevins Street BK184 A
22-18 Jackson Ave QN182 A
700 Pacific Street BK168 A
111 Montgomery Street BK163 A
540 Waverly Avenue BK135 A
370 Ocean Parkway BK133 A
56 Fulton Street MN120 B
7101 Colonial Road BK119 B
363 4 Avenue BK104 A
2280 Broadway MN98 A
785 Metropolitan Avenue BK80 A
13 Hamilton Terrace MN78 B
69 East 125 Street MN75 A
335 Irving Avenue BK70 A
575 4th Avenue BK70 A
1580 East 18 Street BK70 A
245 West 25 Street MN67 A
45 Pineapple Street BK67 A
302 2 Avenue BK67 A
393 Weirfield Street BK66 A
88 Linden Boulevard BK66 A
645 East 26 Street BK66 A
264 Webster Avenue BK63 A
561 Pacific Street BK62 A
254 Seaman Avenue MN60 B
192 Degraw Street BK60 A
162 North 12 Street BK57 A
370 Columbus Avenue MN54 A
205 West 95 Street MN54 A
11-51 47 Avenue QN53 A
2461 Broadway MN52 A
100 Cooper Street MN48 C
409 East 84 Street MN48 A
416 East 119 Street MN48 C
124 Atlantic Avenue BK47 A
306 2 Street BK46 A
526 West 111 Street MN45 A
2326 Broadway MN45 A
308 North 7th Street BK45 A
65-70 Austin Street QN45 B
37-29 33rd Street QN43 A
80 West Street BK43 A
655 West 160 Street MN42 B
2 Pierrepont Street BK41 A
2505 Broadway MN40 A
69 Pierrepont Street BK40 A
19 St Nicholas Avenue MN39 D
840 Fulton Street BK39 A
179 Ocean Parkway BK39 A
622 West 114 Street MN39 A
378 Weirfield Street BK39 A
3015 Brighton 6 Street BK38 A
96 Rockwell Place BK37 A
174 North 11 Street BK37 A
445 12 Street BK36 A
378 Baltic Street BK36 A
350 Cathedral Parkway MN35 A
501 Hicks Street BK34 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,691,429 on 2015-10-29 (lender: East West Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-12-19AL&R $10,000,000 — from THOR 526 W 111TH STREET LLC to EQUITRUST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $10,000,000
2022-12-19Agreement $10,000,000 — from THOR 526 W 111TH STREET LLC to EQUITRUST LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $10,000,000
2015-10-29AL&R $13,500,000 — from THOR 526 WEST 111TH STREET LLC to EAST WEST BANK $13,500,000
2015-10-29Deed $29,985,000 — from LAWRENCE PERLE, TRUSTEE; ISAAC PERLE, TRUSTEE; SZCZODRY MERCHANT REALTY LLC; SYLVIA WEST, to THOR 526 WEST 111TH STREET LLC $29,985,000
2015-10-29Agreement $13,500,000 — from THOR 526 WEST 111TH STREET LLC to EAST WEST BANK $13,500,000
2015-10-29AL&R $2,691,429 — from THOR 526 WEST 111TH STREET LLC to EAST WEST BANK $2,691,429
2015-10-29Mortgage $2,691,429 — from THOR 526 WEST 111TH STREET LLC to EAST WEST BANK $2,691,429
2015-10-29AL&R $8,808,571 — from THOR 526 WEST 111TH STREET LLC to EAST WEST BANK $8,808,571
2015-10-29Mortgage $8,808,571 — from THOR 526 WEST 111TH STREET LLC to EAST WEST BANK $8,808,571
2015-10-29Mortgage $9,900,000 — from THOR 526 WEST 111TH STREET LLC to EAST WEST BANK $9,900,000
2015-02-02Mortgage $1,292,342 — from BMI REALTY, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,292,342
2015-02-02Agreement $3,600,000 — from BMI REALTY, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $3,600,000
2015-02-02AL&R $3,600,000 — from BMI REALTY, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $3,600,000
2010-03-01Agreement $2,500,000 — from BMI REALTY, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,500,000
2010-03-01Mortgage $1,433,565 — from BMI REALTY, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,433,565

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171017120645
201821260635
201960190126
202002500254
202100121215
202202578370
2023115710491
202493200537
202580450558
202631170324
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The full timeline

Construction 87Enforcement 77Housing & tenants 549Ownership & money 47Health & systems 47

Every one of the 807 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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