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603 West 140 Street

2,892Records
19City systems
35Open violations
89.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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2,892 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,172 311 service requests, 691 HPD complaints, 687 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units56
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)ACQUISITION AMERICA XI,
BBL1020880027
BIN1062319

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 89.6. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations35 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2004-04-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

108 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 21 · winter 2024–25: 63 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

21
’23–24
63
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

279 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (168) · HEAT/HOT WATER (51) · Elevator (14) · Lead (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5).

Filed construction activity

$1,098,733 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (56)
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)ACQUISITION AMERICA XI, LLC.
Head officerRAMIN SHALOM
Managing agentEMPIRE MANAGEMENT AMERICA CORP.
Last registered2025-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,789,000 $2,155,050
2026$4,430,000 $1,993,500
2027$4,709,000 $2,119,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 53/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 140 St — M4 M5 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 140 St & Riverside Dr · 400 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

603 West 140 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

279 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 51 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 EMPIRE MGMT AMERICA CORP — 8 buildings, 503 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
509 Cathedral Parkway MN94 A
515 Cathedral Parkway MN83 B
680 West End Avenue MN63 A
603 West 140 Street MN56 B
664 West 163 Street MN54 B
652 West 163 Street MN54 B
268 Cabrini Boulevard MN53 B
517 West 113 Street MN46 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $19,292,227 on 2024-01-25 (lender: Barclays Capital Real Estate INC), 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
2024-01-25Mortgage $19,292,228 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA VII, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA XII, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA X, LLC; AC to BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC $19,292,228
2024-01-25Agreement $84,100,000 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA IX, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA VII, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA XI, LLC; AC to BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC $84,100,000
2018-05-23Mortgage $1,086,582 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA XI, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,086,582
2018-05-23Agreement $6,550,000 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA XI, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,550,000
2013-02-22Agreement $59,651,198 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA, XII, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA, VI, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA, VIII, LL to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $59,651,198
2013-02-22Agreement $5,505,000 — from ACQUISTION AMERICA XI, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,505,000
2013-02-22Agreement $6,000,000 — from ACQUISTION AMERICA XI, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,000,000
2013-02-22Mortgage $495,000 — from ACQUISTION AMERICA XI, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $495,000
2010-08-23Agreement $66,270,000 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA XII LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA VII LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA V LLC; ACQUI to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $66,270,000
2010-07-22Agreement $60,280,082 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA XI LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA IX LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA VI LLC; ACQUIS to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $60,280,082
2005-06-14Mortgage $66,270,000 — from AQUISITION AMERICA V LLC; AQUISITION AMERICA II LLC; AQUISITION AMERICA III LLC; AQUISITIO to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $66,270,000
2003-06-04Mortgage $62,361,851 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA VIII LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA V LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA II LLC; ACQUI to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $62,361,851
2003-04-10DEEDO $2,750,000 — from SIMBRO ASSOCIATES, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to ACQUISITION AMERICA XI, LLC $2,750,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017049403101
201804832392
20195220501213
2020121717601206
202101029501306
20227719303210
202341310304124
20243723548257
20252816508183
202604580163
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The full timeline

Construction 53Enforcement 141Housing & tenants 2,611Ownership & money 42Health & systems 45

Every one of the 2,892 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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