1,601 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 542 311 service requests, 466 HPD complaints, 311 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 35.7. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 11 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-03-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · WATER LEAK (3) · PLUMBING (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · GENERAL (1).
$160,600 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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (41) |
| 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) | Stephen GinsBerg as receiver |
| Head officer | Stephen J Ginsberg |
| Managing agent | Kinsey Equities LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,481,000 | $1,116,450 |
| 2026 | $2,699,000 | $1,214,550 |
| 2027 | $2,765,000 | $1,244,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO4FUEL |
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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 157 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 161 St — M3 M100 M101 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 162 St · 350 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.
517 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 |
41 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 KINSEY EQUITIES LLC — 29 buildings, 408 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B11 · C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 517 West 161 Street | MN | 41 | A |
| 227 West 109 Street | MN | 36 | B |
| 310 West 20 Street | MN | 33 | A |
| 1484 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 28 | D |
| 110 St Marks Place | MN | 22 | A |
| 446 West 164 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 424 East 14 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 541 West 144 Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 219 West 20 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 536 West 47 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 220 West 14 Street | MN | 17 | B |
| 220 Avenue A | MN | 16 | B |
| 320 West 22 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 41 West 24 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 419 East 76 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 18 West 129 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 323 East 75 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 827 East 218 Street | BX | 8 | D |
| 3942 Barnes Avenue | BX | 7 | D |
| 342 East 78 Street | MN | 6 | B |
| 259 West 18 Street | MN | 6 | B |
| 359 East 34 Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 217 2 Avenue | MN | 5 | B |
| 356 West 21 Street | MN | 5 | C |
| 134 Kingsland Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 99 South 2 Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 1478 Flatbush Avenue | BK | 2 | C |
| 37 West 10 Street | MN | 1 | C |
| 224 Varick Street | MN | 1 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,602,123 on 2019-07-30 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-30 | Agreement $6,955,000 — from 517 W 161 REALTY LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $6,955,000 | |
| 2019-07-30 | Mortgage $1,602,124 — from 517 W 161 REALTY LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $1,602,124 | |
| 2016-05-27 | Mortgage $968,880 — from 517 W 161 REALTY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $968,880 | |
| 2016-05-27 | Mortgage $900,000 — from 517 W 161 REALTY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $900,000 | |
| 2016-05-27 | Deed $8,350,000 — from JUVA REALTY LLC; GR 3 REALTY LLC; BARCHA W 161 ST. LLC to 517 W 161 REALTY LLC | $8,350,000 | |
| 2016-05-27 | Agreement $4,800,000 — from 517 W 161 REALTY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $4,800,000 | |
| 2016-05-27 | AL&R $4,800,000 — from 517 W 161 REALTY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $4,800,000 | |
| 2016-04-20 | Sold for $8,350,000 | $8,350,000 | $203,659 |
| 2014-05-14 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from BRACHA W161 ST, LLC; 517 WEST 161ST STREET LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2014-05-14 | AL&R $4,000,000 — from 517 WEST 161ST STREET LLC; BRACHA W161 ST, LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2014-05-14 | Mortgage $1,494,519 — from BRACHA W161 ST, LLC; 517 WEST 161ST STREET LLC to SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK | $1,494,519 | |
| 2014-05-14 | Deed $5,375,000 — from WEST 161 LLC to 517 WEST 161ST STREET LLC; BARCHA W 161 ST, LLC | $5,375,000 | |
| 2011-07-25 | XXXX $20,000,000 — from 86-98 CANAL LLC; 1135 RAILROAD AVENUE LLC; 54 CANAL STREET LLC; 95 DELANCEY LLC; 98 MORNIN to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $20,000,000 | |
| 2010-06-04 | Mortgage $92,192,184 — from 86-98 CANAL LLC; 437 MANHATTAN, LLC; 98 MORNINGSIDE, INC.; 2500 FREDERICK DOUGLAS BLVD, LL to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $92,192,184 | |
| 2010-06-04 | Mortgage $20,000,000 — from 1987-1993 CONEY LLC; S.B. INTERSTATE GROUP, LLC; 85 DELANCEY CORP.; 2500 FREDERICK DOUGLAS to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $20,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11 | 44 | 163 | 0 | 1 | 219 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 0 | 3 | 119 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 7 | 5 | 76 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 84 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
Every one of the 1,601 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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