440 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 119 311 service requests, 107 HPD housing violations, 70 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 50.8. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 14).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · Noise (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · APPLIANCE (1).
$7,442,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 518 WAHI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP |
| Head officer | ISMENE SPELIOTIS |
| Managing agent | MHANY MANAGMENT, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,813,000 | $1,265,850 |
| 2026 | $2,849,000 | $1,282,050 |
| 2027 | $3,194,000 | $1,437,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | 163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 157 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 161 St — M3 M100 M101 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 162 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 004 Duke Ellington 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.
518 West 161 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.
Managed by MHANY MANAGEMENT, INC. — 204 buildings, 2,858 units. Grades across the portfolio: A49 · B77 · C36 · D26 · F16. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 204 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,299,999 on 2023-01-10 (lender: The City Of New York Dept Of Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-22 | RPTT&RET $257,518 — from MHANY HOLDINGS 2012 LLC to MERCEDES, NAPOLEON | $257,518 | |
| 2023-09-08 | RPTT&RET $302,496 — from MHANY HOLDINGS 2012 LLC to ASTACIO, GUADALUPE; REYES DE CONTRERAS, SANTIAGA | $302,496 | |
| 2023-08-18 | Sold for $302,496 | $302,496 | $12,604 |
| 2023-04-07 | RPTT&RET $302,496 — from MHANY HOLDINGS 2012 LLC to RODRIGUEZ, VICTOR; ARIAS, GABRIELA RODRIGUEZ | $302,496 | |
| 2023-01-11 | RPTT&RET $40,250 — from MHANY HOLDINGS 2012 LLC to FERREIRAS, MIRIAM | $40,250 | |
| 2023-01-11 | RPTT&RET $40,250 — from MHANY HOLDINGS 2012 LLC to FLETE, REYES A; FLETE, ARGENTINA | $40,250 | |
| 2023-01-11 | RPTT&RET $42,500 — from MHANY HOLDINGS 2012 LLC to GRULLON, CLAUDIA; ACOSTA, MIGUEL E. | $42,500 | |
| 2023-01-11 | RPTT&RET $42,500 — from MHANY HOLDINGS 2012 LLC to GRULLON, INES; GRULLON, CLEOFILA | $42,500 | |
| 2023-01-11 | RPTT&RET $35,000 — from MHANY HOLDINGS 2012 LLC to SELMAN, ERICA; SELMAN, CARLOS | $35,000 | |
| 2023-01-11 | RPTT&RET $40,250 — from MHANY HOLDINGS 2012 LLC to MARTINEZ, ANA | $40,250 | |
| 2023-01-11 | RPTT&RET $40,250 — from MHANY HOLDINGS 2012 LLC to DISLA, BELKYS | $40,250 | |
| 2023-01-11 | RPTT&RET $40,250 — from MHANY HOLDINGS 2012 LLC to PENA, SAONI CATHERINE | $40,250 | |
| 2023-01-11 | RPTT&RET $40,250 — from MHANY HOLDINGS 2012 LLC to ALVAREZ, RAUL | $40,250 | |
| 2023-01-11 | RPTT&RET $40,250 — from MHANY HOLDINGS 2012 LLC to PEREZ, CECELIA; PEREZ, MANUEL | $40,250 | |
| 2023-01-11 | RPTT&RET $40,250 — from MHANY HOLDINGS 2012 LLC to MERCADO, CARLOS | $40,250 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 50 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 53 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 45 | 3 | 77 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 39 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
Every one of the 440 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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