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519 West 160 Street

256Records
14City systems
57Open violations
51Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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256 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 105 HPD housing violations, 41 311 service requests, 40 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)519 W 160 ST HDFC
BBL1021190052
BIN1062840

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GRADE B

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 51. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations57 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 1985-11-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 9 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

9
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Illegal Parking (2) · PLUMBING (2) · Street Light Condition (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)519 WEST 160 STREET HDFC
Head officerHILDA MENDOZA
Managing agentDELMAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Last registered2025-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,513,000 $680,850
2026$1,578,000 $710,100
2027$1,623,000 $730,350

The city's market estimate has risen 7% 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 $312,626 a year ($20.34 per sq ft), operating expenses $140,636 ($9.15 per sq ft), net operating income $171,990. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
157 St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 161 St — M3 M100 M101 · 400 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 160 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.

Report a problem to 311

519 West 160 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

19 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 DELMAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 6 buildings, 116 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B3 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
154 South 3 Street BK36 B
425 East 153 Street BX25 C
343 Bedford Avenue BK24 B
519 West 160 Street MN20 B
206 West 123 Street MN6 C
208 West 105 Street MN5 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1 on 1994-01-19 (lender: NYC Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2006-09-20RPTT&RET $3,998 — from PENA, HERMINDA to BAUTISTA, MIGUELINA $3,998
2006-09-20RPTT&RET $3,998 — from BAUTISTA, MIGUELINA to 519-21 W. 160TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPME $3,998
2004-10-14RPTT $2,592 — from 519 WEST 160TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to GUTIERREZ, MARIBEL $2,592

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171214
2018112215
20190527
20200415
20210718
20220527
2023210214
2024012214
2025029231
2026011213
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 195Ownership & money 17Health & systems 26

Every one of the 256 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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