416 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 134 HPD housing violations, 125 311 service requests, 75 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% 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 19.9. 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 | 107 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 68 class B, 30 class A. Oldest open since 1983-12-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Water System (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1).
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 (1907) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | 551 WEST 160 STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | FERNANDO VASQUEZ |
| Managing agent | HSC MANAGEMENT CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,657,000 | $745,650 |
| 2026 | $1,630,000 | $733,500 |
| 2027 | $1,640,000 | $738,000 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% 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 $101,824 ($6.71 per sq ft), net operating income $206,835. 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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 157 St — 1 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 159 St — M4 M5 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 160 St · 200 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.
551 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 — 6 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 HSC MANAGEMENT CORP. — 117 buildings, 2,929 units. Grades across the portfolio: A72 · B24 · C18 · D2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-06 | RPTT&RET $345,000 — from ESTATE OF RONALD THORNHILL to GLORIA, CHRISTIAN T | $345,000 | |
| 2022-08-30 | Sold for $345,000 | $345,000 | $17,250 |
| 2022-08-17 | RPTT&RET $325,000 — from WILLIAMSON, SHARON K to VINSON, DONALD | $325,000 | |
| 2022-08-04 | Sold for $325,000 | $325,000 | $16,250 |
| 2017-11-20 | RPTT&RET $270,000 — from 551 WEST 160TH STREET HDFC to RODRIGUEZ, ROY JR. | $270,000 | |
| 2017-11-06 | Sold for $270,000 | $270,000 | $13,500 |
| 2017-10-18 | RPTT&RET $250,000 — from 551 WEST 160TH STREET HDFC to BALL, ANTHONY CURTIS | $250,000 | |
| 2017-10-06 | Sold for $250,000 | $250,000 | $12,500 |
| 2008-08-08 | RPTT&RET $225,000 — from PUJOLES, MARTINA to WILLIAMSON, SHARON | $225,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| 2018 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2026 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
Every one of the 416 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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