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440 West 163 Street

931Records
16City systems
30Open violations
76.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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931 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 319 311 service requests, 240 HPD complaints, 194 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built2000
Floors6
Res. units70
ClassN9
Owner (PLUTO)AUDUBON HALL, L.P. C/
BBL1021100015
BIN1087429

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 76.6. In ZIP 10032, 36% 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 violations30 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2024-01-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

71 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 28 · winter 2024–25: 27 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

28
’23–24
27
’24–25
10
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

120 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (35) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · Elevator (14) · PLUMBING (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · ELECTRIC (6).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2000)
YesSix or more residential units (70)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)AUDUBON HALL LP
Head officerRAFAL MARKWAT
Managing agentARETE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-06-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,885,000 $4,898,250
2026$11,047,000 $4,971,150
2027$11,320,000 $5,094,000

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 8/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)

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

Subway163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
168 St — 1 A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Edgecombe Av / W 162 St — M2 · 400 ft
Citi BikeW 163 St & Edgecombe Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 128 Audubon
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

440 West 163 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

120 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 35 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 ARETE MANAGEMENT LLC — 19 buildings, 1,579 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B13 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2612 Broadway MN137 C
437 Euclid Avenue BK135 B
319 West 94 Street MN124 C
1852 Washington Avenue BX118 B
330 West 51 Street MN112 C
3859 3 Avenue BX104 C
745 Fox Street BX95 A
111 East 118 Street MN91 B
100 East 118 Street MN88 B
1385 Fulton Avenue BX85 B
444 West 163 Street MN73 B
333 Kosciuszko Street BK72 B
440 West 163 Street MN70 B
507 East 176 Street BX68 B
403 Howard Avenue BK63 B
863 Melrose Avenue BX54 B
528 West 123 Street MN41 B
260 West 99 Street MN34 B
194 Brown Place BX15 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,567,396 on 2000-07-17 (lender: NYC Dept Of Housingpreservation & Development), covering 4 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
2000-07-17Mortgage $6,567,396 — from AUDUBON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to NYC DEPT OF HOUSINGPRESERVATION & DEVELO $6,567,396
1999-07-19Mortgage $200,000 — from AUDUBON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to NYC HPD $200,000
1999-07-19Mortgage $254,175 — from AUDUBON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to NYC HPD $254,175
1987-10-14Mortgage $25,000 — from GREAT WALL DVLP CORP to 59 DUBON CORP $25,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
2023
133
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017017118
2018016622
2019115521
2020833546
2021578487
2022158564
2023543553
202431255133
202511265132
2026669176
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 765Ownership & money 26Health & systems 51

Every one of the 931 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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