990 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 370 HPD complaints, 252 311 service requests, 219 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 149.6. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 83 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 40 class B, 24 class A. Oldest open since 2012-12-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Noise (3) · PLUMBING (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · New Tree Request (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC |
| Head officer | CHAD JEWELL |
| Managing agent | MM PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $694,000 | $312,300 |
| 2026 | $556,000 | $250,200 |
| 2027 | $667,000 | $300,150 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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 | 125 St — A B C D · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 125 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Morningside Av / W 125 St — M104 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Nicholas Ave & W 126 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 129 John H. Finley. 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.
171 Morningside Avenue
| 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 |
18 311 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.
Managed by MM PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC — 10 buildings, 219 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B5 · C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 164 West 141 Street | MN | 84 | B |
| 155 Lenox Avenue | MN | 37 | B |
| 311 West 111 Street | MN | 28 | B |
| 65 Lenox Avenue | MN | 11 | B |
| 169 Morningside Avenue | MN | 10 | B |
| 167 Morningside Avenue | MN | 10 | C |
| 171 Morningside Avenue | MN | 10 | C |
| 163 Morningside Avenue | MN | 10 | A |
| 165 Morningside Avenue | MN | 10 | A |
| 67 Lenox Avenue | MN | 9 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,344,461 on 2016-01-19 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-04 | Agreement $4,714,533 — from 161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,714,533 | |
| 2016-01-19 | Mortgage $1,344,462 — from 161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,344,462 | |
| 2016-01-19 | Agreement $5,370,000 — from 161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,370,000 | |
| 2016-01-19 | AL&R $5,370,000 — from 161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,370,000 | |
| 2013-11-20 | AL&R $4,061,250 — from 161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,061,250 | |
| 2013-11-20 | Mortgage $4,061,250 — from 161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,061,250 | |
| 2013-11-20 | Deed $10,865,560 — from MORNINGSIDE 126-127 LLC to 161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC | $10,865,560 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Agreement $214,389,592 — from 131-133 WEST 112 LLC; 145-153 EDGECOMBE HOLDINGS LLC; 141-143 WEST 113 LLC; 557-561 WEST 1 to SIGNATURE BANK | $214,389,592 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Agreement $214,389,592 — from 617 WEST 143 HOLDINGS LLC; 610-620 WEST 141 HOLDINGS LLC; 239-241 WEST 115 LLC; 1829-1835 to SIGNATURE BANK | $214,389,592 | |
| 2010-07-28 | Agreement $8,946,428 — from MORNING SIDE 126-127 LLC; 1728 AMSTERDAM 510 W. 146 LLC; 35 MORNINGSIDE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,946,428 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Mortgage $1,070,000 — from 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 2107-2109 8TH LLC; 349 MANHATTAN LLC; 164-172 WEST 141 LLC; to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING LLC | $1,070,000 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Mortgage $8,590,000 — from 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 707 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 337 WEST 138 LLC; 349 MANHATTA to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING LLC | $8,590,000 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Mortgage $499,000 — from 345 MANHATTAN LLC; 23 MANHATTAN VALLEY NORTH LLC; 655 WEST 160 LLC; 301,303,311 WEST 111 L to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING, LLC | $499,000 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Agreement $109,742,461 — from AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING, LLC to 770 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 164-172 WEST 141 LLC; 349 MANHATTAN LLC; 239-253 WEST 116 LLC | $109,742,461 | |
| 2006-12-01 | Mortgage $109,742,461 — from WEST 112 LLC; 2051-2059 FDB LLC; 303-309 WEST 113 LLC; MANHATTAN VALLEY WEST LLC; 1829 ADA to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING LLC | $109,742,461 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2018 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 66 |
| 2019 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 76 |
| 2022 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2023 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2024 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 27 |
| 2025 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 44 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Every one of the 990 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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