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565 Manhattan Avenue

1,286Records
22City systems
2Open violations
8.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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1,286 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 440 HPD complaints, 399 311 service requests, 83 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1925
Floors10
Res. units101
ClassD5
Owner (PLUTO)WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS HOUSING
BBL1019500014
BIN1059273

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 8.6. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-01-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

51 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 29 · winter 2025–26: 22). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

29
’24–25
22
’25–26

4 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

78 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · Illegal Parking (10) · Noise (7) · PLUMBING (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Damaged Tree (4).

Filed construction activity

$2,966,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (101)
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)MANNIE L WILSON TOWERS HDFC
Head officerAdam WEINSTEIN
Managing agentPHIPPS HOUSES SERVICES
Last registered2025-08-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,403,000 $6,031,350
2026$14,127,000 $6,357,150
2027$14,677,000 $6,604,650

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SHELTER RENT

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 51/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 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

Subway125 St — A B C D · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 124 St — M100 · 250 ft
Citi BikeSt Nicholas Ave & Manhattan Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 154 Harriet Tubman. 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

565 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

78 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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 PHIPPS HOUSES SERVICES, INC — 80 buildings, 6,786 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B38 · C8 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
50-01 39 Avenue QN472 B
62-11 108th Street QN441 A
254 Euclid Avenue BK436 A
444 2 Avenue MN404 B
250 Euclid Avenue BK403 A
3960 3 Avenue BX280 B
315 East 102 Street MN259 B
361 East 161 Street BX255 C
700 Brook Avenue BX222 B
383 East 162 Street BX217 C
479 1 Avenue MN204 A
315 East 29 Street MN204 B
432 East 162 Street BX199 C
600 East 156th Street BX175 B
988 East 180th Street BX163 B
625 West 140 Street MN113 B
49 East 73 Street MN101 A
565 Manhattan Avenue MN101 B
4278 3 Avenue BX97 A
1050 Amsterdam Avenue MN94 A
125 Walker Street MN88 A
3097 3 Avenue BX85 A
128 West 128 Street MN80 A
314 East 100 Street MN80 A
44-20 63 Street QN78 A
927 Courtlandt Avenue BX77 B
870 Courtlandt Avenue BX71 B
140 West 142 Street MN66 A
3103 3 Avenue BX61 B
325 East 25 Street MN56 A
1691 Fulton Avenue BX56 C
123 West 104 Street MN56 A
350 West 124 Street MN53 B
1409 Fulton Avenue BX50 B
1605 Fulton Avenue BX49 B
2185 Adam C Powell Blvd MN48 B
1581 Fulton Avenue BX47 B
1591 Fulton Avenue BX46 B
1743 Fulton Avenue BX45 B
1485 Fulton Avenue BX44 A
710 East 9 Street MN44 B
1033 Boston Road BX42 A
311 Bowery MN42 A
1639 Fulton Avenue BX42 B
1735 Fulton Avenue BX41 B
906 East 178 Street BX35 B
1413 Fulton Avenue BX32 B
334 East 96 Street MN30 A
635 Jefferson Place BX28 B
25 West 128 Street MN27 B
1326 Fulton Avenue BX24 A
1725 Fulton Avenue BX22 B
63 Thompson Street MN21 B
1451 Crotona Place BX21 B
1573 Fulton Avenue BX21 B
1469 Fulton Avenue BX20 B
1465 Fulton Avenue BX19 B
212 East 7 Street MN18 B
545 St Pauls Place BX18 B
428 East 11 Street MN17 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,820,000 on 2021-03-12 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-03-15RPTT&RET $8,110,325 — from NEF ASSIGNMENT CORPORATION to WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INCORPORAT $8,110,325
2021-03-12Mortgage $1,820,000 — from WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS HDFC; WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,820,000
2021-03-12Mortgage $16,400,000 — from WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS, L.P.; WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS HDFC to FANNIE MAE $16,400,000
2021-03-12Mortgage $12,915,689 — from WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS HDFC; WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS, L.P. to FANNIE MAE; NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $12,915,689
2021-03-12Mortgage $3,484,311 — from WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS, L.P.; WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS HDFC to FANNIE MAE; NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,484,311
2007-07-30Mortgage $7,828,066 — from WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS, L.P.; WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS HOUSING DEV to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $7,828,066
2007-07-30Mortgage $3,280,692 — from WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS HOUSING DEV; WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS, L.P. to MANNY L. WILSON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $3,280,692
2007-07-30Mortgage $870,000 — from WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS HOUSING DEV; WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS, L.P. to MANNY L. WILSON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $870,000
2007-07-30Mortgage $245,121 — from WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS, L.P.; WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS HOUSING DEV to MANNY L. WILSON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $245,121
2007-07-30Mortgage $2,121,934 — from WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS, L.P.; WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS HOUSING DEV to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,121,934
2007-07-09Deed $11,750,000 — from MANNY L. WILSON HOUSING to WHGA MANNIE L. WILSON TOWERS HOUSING $11,750,000
1996-07-19Mortgage $995,700 — from MANNY L. WILSON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT $995,700
1984-12-04Mortgage $6,945,900 — from MANNY L. WILSON HSGETC. to USA HUD $6,945,900

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201712460150
2018103700588
201914480255
202042610471
2021126671912116
202297690590
202304740684
202423330543
202542440555
202600460349
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The full timeline

Construction 110Enforcement 135Housing & tenants 938Ownership & money 43Health & systems 60

Every one of the 1,286 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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