848 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 267 HPD housing violations, 266 HPD complaints, 237 311 service requests.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 34.5. 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 | 164 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 106 class B, 41 class A. Oldest open since 1976-09-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (6) · WATER LEAK (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · SAFETY (2) · Noise (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| 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) | 539 WEST 160TH ST HDFC |
| Head officer | REINA GUICHARDO |
| Managing agent | FINGER MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-11-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,480,000 | $666,000 |
| 2026 | $1,526,000 | $686,700 |
| 2027 | $1,543,000 | $694,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% 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 $308,660 a year ($20.34 per sq ft), operating expenses $142,038 ($9.36 per sq ft), net operating income $166,622. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| 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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 157 St — 1 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 159 St — M4 M5 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 160 St · 300 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.
539 West 160 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 |
29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 FINGER MANAGEMENT REALTY LLC — 117 buildings, 3,532 units. Grades across the portfolio: A79 · B31 · C6 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1 on 1991-07-17 (lender: City Of New York 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-05 | RPTT&RET $200,000 — from 539 WEST 160TH STREET HDFC to RODRIGUEZ, DAGOBERTO O | $200,000 | |
| 2019-07-25 | Sold for $200,000 | $200,000 | $9,524 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 2018 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2019 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
| 2020 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| 2022 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
Every one of the 848 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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