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640 West 139 Street

5,385Records
22City systems
216Open violations
280.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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5,385 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,964 HPD complaints, 1,591 311 service requests, 1,013 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units62
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)618 RIVERSIDE DRIVE OWNERS INC.
BBL1020870050
BIN1079499, 1079500

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 280.5. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations216 total — 119 class C (immediately hazardous), 82 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 1994-01-24.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order8 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

538 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 78 · winter 2024–25: 89 · winter 2025–26: 281). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

78
’23–24
89
’24–25
281
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$51,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

482 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (258) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (27) · PLUMBING (22) · Elevator (19) · Noise (17) · DOOR/WINDOW (15).

Filed construction activity

$2,046,475 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (62)
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)618 RIVERSIDE DRIVE OWNERS INC
Head officerSOCRATES MOUTSAKIS
Managing agentGUIDANCE MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2026-01-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,046,000 $2,720,700
2026$6,920,000 $3,114,000
2027$7,202,000 $3,240,900

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,550,925 a year ($20.34 per sq ft), operating expenses $853,238 ($11.19 per sq ft), net operating income $697,688. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 10)

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

Subway137 St-City College — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 139 St — M11 · 100 ft
Citi BikeRiverside Dr & W 138 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 192 Jacob H. Schiff
Middle: Harold O. Levy School. 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

640 West 139 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

482 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 258 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 GUIDANCE REALTY CORP — 13 buildings, 213 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
640 West 139 Street MN62 C
311 West 95 Street MN32 B
159 West 80 Street MN20 A
148 West 77 Street MN12 A
349 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
47 West 86 Street MN10 A
161 West 80 Street MN10 B
113 West 85 Street MN10 B
138 West 81 Street MN10 B
127 West 92 Street MN9 A
127 West 85 Street MN9 A
143 West 80 Street MN9 A
136 West 80 Street MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,021,492 on 1989-11-24 (lender: Moutsakis, Panagiotis and Tsiskakis, Kostas). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-01-12RPTT&RET $756,844 — from TSISKAKIS, KONSTANTINE to CETIN, GULCAN $756,844
2023-12-27Sold for $756,844 $756,844 $12,207
2023-06-08RPTT&RET $425,000 — from PORGES, MICHAEL to MARK, LINDA R; STAHLY, PRESTON $425,000
2023-06-06Sold for $425,000 $425,000 $6,855
2022-10-31RPTT&RET $170,000 — from THE ESTATE OF ROBERTA SAUNDERS-GRAY; RUTH SAUNDERS, EXECUTOR to TSISKAKIS, DONNA LEE $170,000
2022-10-27Sold for $170,000 $170,000 $2,742
2022-03-03RPTT&RET $585,000 — from APT. 66 618 RSD LLC to ILIACHENKO, OLGA $585,000
2022-02-22Sold for $585,000 $585,000 $9,435
2022-02-15RPTT&RET $810,000 — from TSISKAKIS, KONSTANTINE to COLGAN, TARA; SHAHRIAR, RYHAN CHARLES $810,000
2022-02-01Sold for $810,000 $810,000 $13,065
2019-08-06RPTT&RET $546,946 — from TSISKAKIS, KONSTANTINE to PARIS, VACLAV $546,946
2019-08-02Sold for $546,946 $546,946 $8,822
2019-07-22RPTT&RET $565,040 — from TSISKAKIS, KONSTANTINE to CLARK, ANNA FONTAINE; DE LA CRUZ, RAMON N $565,040
2019-07-18Sold for $565,040 $565,040 $9,114
2018-04-30RPTT&RET $580,402 — from TSISKAKIS, KONSTANTINE to TRIVEDI, ASEEM CHANDRA $580,403

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
475
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701818636213
201801815224176
20196509247159
202043914501189
202115441901475
20223431565333
2023132531336360
202462030117335
202551943404462
202694028104334
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The full timeline

Construction 82Enforcement 504Housing & tenants 4,690Ownership & money 35Health & systems 74

Every one of the 5,385 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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