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502 West 167 Street

609Records
16City systems
27Open violations
64.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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609 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 313 311 service requests, 105 HPD housing violations, 82 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1916
Floors6
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MR 502 LLC
BBL1021230061
BIN1062963

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 64.2. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

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 violations27 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1990-08-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1).

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

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · Noise (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$42,650 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1916)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)MR 502, LLC
Head officerRONALD J SWARTZ
Managing agentMICHAEL KATZ
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,143,000 $514,350
2026$1,209,000 $544,050
2027$1,292,000 $581,400

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The PlugCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway168 St — 1 A C · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 168 St — M101 · 200 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 167 St · 250 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.

Report a problem to 311

502 West 167 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $866,646 on 2016-06-15 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-11-21Deed $3,332,000 — from JAD 167, LLC to MR 502 LLC $3,332,000
2018-11-21Agreement $1,800,000 — from MR 502 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,800,000
2018-11-07Sold for $3,332,000 $3,332,000 $277,667
2016-06-15Agreement $2,000,000 — from JAD 167 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,000,000
2016-06-15AL&R $2,000,000 — from JAD 167 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,000,000
2016-06-15Mortgage $866,646 — from JAD 167 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $866,646
2016-06-14Deed $3,100,000 — from CRP 502 WEST 167TH LLC; CRP 502 WEST 167TH ANNEX LLC to JAD 167 LLC $3,100,000
2016-05-10Sold for $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $258,333
2013-06-24AL&R $1,200,000 — from CRP 502 WEST 167TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,200,000
2013-06-24Agreement $1,200,000 — from CRP 502 WEST 167TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,200,000
2013-06-24Mortgage $521,612 — from CRP 502 WEST 167TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $521,612
2013-06-24Deed $1,600,000 — from C.I.M ASSOCIATES, LLC to CRP 502 WEST 167TH LLC $1,600,000
2006-03-02Mortgage $623,345 — from C.I.M. ASSOCIATES, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $623,345
2006-03-02Agreement $840,000 — from C.I.M. ASSOCIATES, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $840,000
2006-03-02AL&R $840,000 — from C.I.M. ASSOCIATES, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $840,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704541160
201832295241
201911110114
202021180021
202100290029
202200130316
202304500256
202400280432
2025004037
202600140216
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 508Ownership & money 36Health & systems 33

Every one of the 609 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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