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618 West 151 Street

1,814Records
20City systems
0Open violations
2.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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1,814 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 981 311 service requests, 374 HPD complaints, 122 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1914
Floors6
Res. units64
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)151 WEST, LLC
BBL1020970040
BIN1062451

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.5. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

155 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (112) · Illegal Parking (14) · Derelict Vehicles (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · Water System (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).

Filed construction activity

$2,028,234 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (31 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 (1914)
YesSix or more residential units (64)
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)151 WEST, LLC
Head officerPHILIP GOLDFARB
Managing agentPELICAN MANAGEMENT, INC.
Last registered2025-08-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,323,000 $2,395,350
2026$6,687,000 $3,009,150
2027$6,663,000 $2,998,350

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 90/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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

Subway145 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 152 St — M4 M5 · 350 ft
Citi BikeRiverside Dr & W 148 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 028 Wright Brothers
Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. 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

618 West 151 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

155 311 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 PELICAN MANAGEMENT, INC. — 26 buildings, 3,751 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
20-20 Seagirt Boulevard QN569 B
20-55 Seagirt Boulevard QN402 B
315 West 57 Street MN284 A
20-21 Seagirt Boulevard QN259 B
20-02 Seagirt Boulevard QN252 B
1981 Sedgwick Avenue BX225 B
1770 Grand Concourse BX185 B
20-33 Seagirt Boulevard QN175 A
939 Woodycrest Avenue BX167 A
1700 Grand Concourse BX158 B
2160 Matthews Avenue BX133 A
162 Beach 24 Street QN122 B
930 Sheridan Avenue BX88 A
2175 Cedar Avenue BX86 A
2400 Webb Avenue BX75 A
920 Riverside Drive MN71 A
2121 Cedar Avenue BX65 A
2101 Cedar Avenue BX65 A
618 West 151 Street MN64 A
1160 5 Avenue MN61 A
1540 Pelham Parkway South BX61 A
1130 Pelham Parkway South BX54 A
1135 Pelham Parkway North BX52 A
151 East 80 Street MN46 A
155 East 165 Street BX32 A
239 Mt Eden Parkway BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,000 on 2018-04-18 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-04-18Agreement $7,000,000 — from 151 WEST, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $7,000,000
2018-04-18Mortgage $200,000 — from 151 WEST, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $200,000
2018-04-18AL&R $7,000,000 — from 151 WEST, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $7,000,000
2008-06-18Mortgage $838,546 — from 151 WEST, LLC to PNC ARCS LLC $838,546
2008-06-18Agreement $6,800,000 — from 151 WEST, LLC to PNC ARCS LLC $6,800,000
2008-04-21Agreement $5,961,454 — from 151 WEST, LLC to GOLDFARB, DAVID $5,961,454
2008-03-18Agreement $5,961,454 — from 151 WEST LLC to GOLDFARB, DAVID $5,961,454
2008-03-03Deed $13,000,000 — from PAN AM PROPERTIES, LLC to 151 WEST, LLC $13,000,000
2006-12-01Mortgage $1,400,000 — from PAN AM PROTERTIES, LLC. to SOVEREIGN BANK $1,400,000
2006-12-01AL&R $1,400,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to PAN AM PROTERTIES, LLC. $1,400,000
2004-06-02Agreement $4,880,000 — from PAN AM PROPERTIES, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $4,880,000
2004-06-02Mortgage $2,641,716 — from PAN AM PROPERTIES, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $2,641,716
2002-11-26Mortgage $1,094,426 — from PAN AM PROPERTIES, LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,094,426
1999-04-26Mortgage $91,434 — from PAN AM PROPERTIES, LLC to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $91,434
1998-12-01Mortgage $1,265,000 — from PAN AM PROPERTIES LLC to PRANA PARTNERS $1,265,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017110580271
201811511453138
201960450152
20205322504237
20214214901156
202232730381
202343340344
202401270331
202500730376
202660660476
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The full timeline

Construction 132Enforcement 69Housing & tenants 1,501Ownership & money 74Health & systems 38

Every one of the 1,814 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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