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504 Manhattan Avenue

349Records
17City systems
5Open violations
40.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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349 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 73 HPD housing violations, 63 HPD complaints, 47 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1911
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)504 MANHATTAN ASSOC. LLC
BBL1019470045
BIN1059146

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 40.9. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 violations5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-04-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Litter Basket Complaint (1) · Noise (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$159,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1911)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)504 MANHATTAN AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC
Head officerJEFFREY PIKUS
Managing agentC/O BLUESTAR PROPERTIES, INC
Last registered2025-08-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,288,000 $579,600
2026$1,374,000 $618,300
2027$1,449,000 $652,050

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway125 St — A B C D · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / W 121 St — M3 · 200 ft
Citi BikeSt Nicholas Ave & Manhattan Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 180 Hugo Newman. 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

504 Manhattan 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

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 BLUESTAR PROPERTIES — 17 buildings, 393 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
327 St Nicholas Avenue MN73 B
302 Manhattan Avenue MN32 A
69 Pinehurst Avenue MN30 A
315 West 113 Street MN29 A
229 East 11 Street MN24 B
72 East 7 Street MN22 A
219 East 10 Street MN21 A
74 East 7 Street MN21 A
429 East 6 Street MN20 B
210 1 Avenue MN20 A
510 East 6 Street MN20 B
550 Broome Street MN18 A
260 East 10 Street MN17 A
314 East 9 Street MN16 A
358 West 127 Street MN10 B
504 Manhattan Avenue MN10 B
360 West 127 Street MN10 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $77,000 on 2022-03-15 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-15AL&R $2,250,000 — from 504 MANHATTAN ASSOC. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,250,000
2022-03-15Agreement $2,250,000 — from 504 MANHATTAN ASSOC. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,250,000
2022-03-15Mortgage $77,000 — from 504 MANHATTAN ASSOC. LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $77,000
2017-02-22Agreement $2,173,000 — from 504 MANHATTAN ASSOC. LLC to CAPITAL ONE MULTIFAMILY FINANCE, LLC $2,173,000
2017-02-22Mortgage $1,009,970 — from 504 MANHATTAN ASSOC. LLC to CAPITAL ONE MULTIFAMILY FINANCE, LLC $1,009,970
2014-11-07Mortgage $377,035 — from 504 MANHATTAN ASSOC. LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $377,035
2014-11-07Deed $2,300,000 — from 504 MANHATTAN AVENUE CORP. to 504 MANHATTAN ASSOC. LLC $2,300,000
2014-11-07Agreement $1,220,000 — from 504 MANHATTAN ASSOC. LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $1,220,000
2007-03-13Mortgage $900,000 — from 504 MANHATTAN AVENUE CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $900,000
2007-03-13Agreement $900,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to 504 MANHATTAN AVENUE CORP. $900,000
2007-03-13Mortgage $237,416 — from 504 MANHATTAN AVENUE CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $237,416
2005-01-18AL&R $680,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to JILES, DANIEL; JILES, BETTYE $680,000
2005-01-18M&CON $680,000 — from JILES, DANIEL; JILES, BETTYE to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $680,000
2000-01-24Mortgage $460,000 — from JILES, BETTYE; JILES, DANIEL to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $460,000
1999-01-19Mortgage $265,000 — from JILES, BETTYE; JILES, DANIEL to S & C INVESTORS, LLC $265,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003519
201832190226
20192140310
20204080113
20217060114
20222044212
20236040414
2024303039
20254050514
202630150321
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The full timeline

Construction 52Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 194Ownership & money 44Health & systems 34

Every one of the 349 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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