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523 West 160 Street

291Records
14City systems
3Open violations
15.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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291 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 145 311 service requests, 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 19 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)JMD 160TH LLC
BBL1021190054
BIN1062841

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 15.9. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-04-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
8
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Smoking or Vaping (2) · 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 (21)
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)JMD 160th LLC
Head officerDaniel Wechsler
Managing agentC2R Management
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,978,000 $890,100
2026$2,056,000 $925,200
2027$2,327,000 $1,047,150

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
157 St — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 161 St — M3 M100 M101 · 450 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 160 St · 450 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

523 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

14 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by C2R MANAGEMENT — 25 buildings, 719 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B15 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
126 Nagle Avenue MN87 B
75 Wadsworth Terrace MN83 B
105 Haven Avenue MN67 B
35 Thayer Street MN53 B
624 West 176 Street MN52 B
258 Wadsworth Avenue MN49 C
712 West 176 Street MN40 C
120 Haven Avenue MN36 A
720 West 172 Street MN32 B
46 Sherman Avenue MN27 C
248 Wadsworth Avenue MN26 B
630 West 172 Street MN25 B
415 West 47 Street MN24 B
523 West 160 Street MN21 A
552 West 149 Street MN14 A
353 West 51 Street MN14 B
601 West 181st Street MN12 B
550 West 149 Street MN10 B
542 West 149 Street MN9 B
109 Audubon Avenue MN9 A
558 West 149 Street MN9 C
548 West 149 Street MN9 B
735 St Nicholas Avenue MN6 B
538 West 149 Street MN5 A
218 West 108 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,000 on 2023-05-24 (lender: Peapack-Gladstone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-05-24Mortgage $700,000 — from JMD 160TH LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $700,000
2023-05-24AL&R $700,000 — from JMD 160TH LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $700,000
2021-06-23Deed $3,500,000 — from 160TH STREET EQUITIES, LLC to JMD 160TH LLC $3,500,000
2021-06-23AL&R $2,625,000 — from JMD 160TH LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $2,625,000
2021-06-23Mortgage $2,625,000 — from JMD 160TH LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $2,625,000
2021-06-17Sold for $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $166,667
2001-06-13Mortgage $140,000 — from 160TH STREET EQUITIES, LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $140,000
1999-07-16Mortgage $231,155 — from 160TH STREET EQUITIES, LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $231,155
1999-07-16Mortgage $574,701 — from 160TH STREET EQUITIES, LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $574,701
1999-07-16Mortgage $74,356 — from 160TH STREET EQUITIES, LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $74,356
1999-07-16Mortgage $59,299 — from 160TH STREET EQUITIES, LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $59,299
1999-07-16Mortgage $720,644 — from 160TH STREET EQUITIES, LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $720,644
1999-07-16Mortgage $23,845 — from 160TH STREET EQUITIES, LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $23,845
1991-07-03Mortgage $70,000 — from 523-25 REALTY ASSOCCRP to GUERRERO, JOSE $70,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170100111
201805027
20190310233
20200310132
20210266133
20223210226
202304228
2024090211
20250140317
202603025
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 190Ownership & money 50Health & systems 26

Every one of the 291 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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