1,760 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 788 311 service requests, 580 HPD complaints, 121 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 44.2. 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 | 25 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2015-03-06. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
52 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$5,525 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
180 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (116) · HEAT/HOT WATER (25) · Illegal Parking (8) · Derelict Vehicles (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · Abandoned Vehicle (5).
$429,410 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (64) |
| 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) | COLUMBIA REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | MARC EDELSTEIN |
| Managing agent | REBECCA REALTY MGMT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,572,000 | $1,157,400 |
| 2026 | $2,785,000 | $1,253,250 |
| 2027 | $2,805,000 | $1,262,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 27/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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 | 168 St — 1 A C · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 165 St — M3 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 167 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 008 Luis Belliard Middle: 319, 324. 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.
508 West 166 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 |
180 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 25 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 REBECCA REALTY MGMT — 7 buildings, 245 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 508 West 166 Street | MN | 64 | B |
| 563 West 171 Street | MN | 43 | A |
| 128 Audubon Avenue | MN | 41 | A |
| 97 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 40 | A |
| 559 West 171 Street | MN | 36 | B |
| 555 West 171 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 2027960037 | — | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $204,777 on 2008-06-19 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-19 | Agreement $1,752,072 — from COLUMBIA REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,752,072 | |
| 2008-06-19 | Mortgage $204,778 — from COLUMBIA REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $204,778 | |
| 2006-03-23 | Mortgage $1,150,000 — from COLUMBIA REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,150,000 | |
| 2003-12-16 | Mortgage $269,945 — from COLUMBIA REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $269,945 | |
| 2001-11-19 | Mortgage $707,309 — from COLUMBIA REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $707,309 | |
| 1996-09-26 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from COLUMBIA REALTY, LLC to FIVE-NOUGHT-EIGHT ASSOCIATES, L.P. | $1,000,000 | |
| 1989-04-25 | Mortgage $286,653 — from CHANDRAWATI CORP to GRONER, ALFRED M | $286,653 | |
| 1988-11-21 | Mortgage $130,000 — from CHANDRAWATI CORP to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP | $130,000 | |
| 1986-09-03 | Mortgage $336,864 — from CHANDRAWATI CORP to LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK | $336,864 | |
| 1985-04-05 | Mortgage $17,500 — from CHANDRAWATI CORP; PRASOD, SMYAM M. to CENTRAL FEDL SAVINGS | $17,500 | |
| 1985-04-05 | Mortgage $62,500 — from CHANDRAWATI CORP; PRASOD, SMYAM M to CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVS | $62,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 21 | 237 | 1 | 263 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 77 | 1 | 88 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 42 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 1 | 128 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 62 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 36 |
| 2023 | 1 | 15 | 82 | 2 | 100 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 70 | 3 | 85 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 4 | 89 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 203 | 2 | 206 |
Every one of the 1,760 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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