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169 Morningside Avenue

482Records
15City systems
44Open violations
95Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Manhattanville-West Harlem
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482 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 HPD housing violations, 120 HPD complaints, 84 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1901
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC
BBL1019530064
BIN1059366

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 95. 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 violations44 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2011-06-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · SAFETY (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1901)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
Yes421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC
Head officerC JEWELL
Managing agentMM PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-04

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$741,000 $333,450
2026$593,000 $266,850
2027$712,000 $320,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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 · 350 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
BusNearest boarding stop: Morningside Av / W 125 St — M104 · 400 ft
Citi BikeSt 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.

Report a problem to 311

169 Morningside 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

18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 MM PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC — 10 buildings, 219 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B5 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
164 West 141 Street MN84 B
155 Lenox Avenue MN37 B
311 West 111 Street MN28 B
65 Lenox Avenue MN11 B
169 Morningside Avenue MN10 B
167 Morningside Avenue MN10 C
171 Morningside Avenue MN10 C
163 Morningside Avenue MN10 A
165 Morningside Avenue MN10 A
67 Lenox Avenue MN9 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-01-04Agreement $4,714,533 — from 161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,714,533
2016-01-19AL&R $5,370,000 — from 161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,370,000
2016-01-19Mortgage $1,344,462 — from 161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,344,462
2016-01-19Agreement $5,370,000 — from 161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,370,000
2013-11-20AL&R $4,061,250 — from 161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,061,250
2013-11-20Deed $10,865,560 — from MORNINGSIDE 126-127 LLC to 161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC $10,865,560
2013-11-20Mortgage $4,061,250 — from 161-171 MORNINGSIDE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,061,250
2013-11-18Agreement $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
2013-11-18Agreement $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
2010-07-28Agreement $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
2007-04-05Agreement $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
2007-04-05Mortgage $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
2007-04-05Mortgage $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
2007-04-05Mortgage $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
2006-12-01AL&R $109,742,461 — from AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING LLC to 655 WEST 160 LLC; 2010 7TH AVENUE LLC; 145-153 EDGECOMBE LLC; 305 WEST 111 LLC; 1829 ADAM $109,742,461

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710023
20181350238
201913116
202001113
202102215
20220270128
20235250232
20241322338
202502035
20260220224
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 366Ownership & money 64Health & systems 26

Every one of the 482 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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