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57 Audubon Avenue

1,105Records
16City systems
4Open violations
83.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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1,105 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 397 HPD housing violations, 324 HPD complaints, 189 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units14
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)VKNC REALTY LLC
BBL1021250026
BIN1062995

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 83.6. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2004-11-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · Water System (6) · Illegal Parking (4) · Water Maintenance (2) · Food Poisoning (1).

Filed construction activity

$193,450 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
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)VKNC REALTY LLC
Head officerWILLIAM G DEMOS
Managing agentPRISTINE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS,LLC
Last registered2026-06-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,177,000 $979,650
2026$1,929,000 $868,050
2027$2,058,000 $926,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: W 168 St / Audubon Av — M2 · 150 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 167 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 128 Audubon
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.

Report a problem to 311

57 Audubon Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by PRISTINE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS, LLC — 56 buildings, 1,149 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B17 · C6 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
56-10 94 Street QN112 C
157-11 Sanford Avenue QN86 B
90-31 Whitney Avenue QN60 B
29-24 21 Avenue QN60 A
34-15 31 Avenue QN59 C
6113 5 Avenue BK49 B
7 Cornelia Street MN47 A
32-15 34 Street QN40 A
30-70 34 Street QN36 D
40-07 73 Street QN31 A
30-78 34 Street QN30 A
39-06 Corporal Stone St QN30 A
30-84 34 Street QN30 A
35-14 28 Avenue QN28 A
24-24 29 Street QN27 B
30-40 32 Street QN25 B
28-10 36 Street QN24 B
48-08 108 Street QN22 D
28-31 34 Street QN21 B
28-25 34 Street QN20 A
233 Franklin Street BK20 A
32-38 30 Street QN20 A
30-40 45 Street QN20 B
189-15 37 Avenue QN18 B
41-05 95 Street QN16 A
189-10 37 Avenue QN16 A
83-05 34 Avenue QN16 B
189-16 37 Avenue QN16 B
57 Audubon Avenue MN14 B
1633 2 Avenue MN12 A
31-21 Ditmars Boulevard QN12 A
31 Street QN10 A
441 Henry Street BK9 A
439 Henry Street BK9 A
31-70 37 Street QN8 C
34-16 34 Street QN8 B
150-07 41st Avenue QN8 A
150-02 Roosevelt Avenue QN8 A
99-19 43 Avenue QN6 B
25-24 18 Street QN6 A
36-23 30 Street QN6 D
25-54 35 Street QN6 A
32-30 44 Street QN6 A
25-47 22 Street QN6 A
25-26 18 Street QN6 C
32-10 Astoria Boulevard S QN6 A
40-11 23 Avenue QN5 B
121 St Nicholas Avenue BK4 C
4401 13 Avenue BK3 D
42-36 193 Street QN2 B
32-05 41 Street QN2 C
42-37 192 Street QN2 B
42-40 193 Street QN2 A
42-35 192 Street QN2 A
28-20 Ditmars Boulevard QN1 A
42-42 193 Street QN1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,600,000 on 2015-08-20 (lender: Timotheou, Skevoulla and Timotheou, Theodoros). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-08-20AL&R $2,600,000 — from VKNC REALTY LLC to TIMOTHEOU, SKEVOULLA; TIMOTHEOU, THEODOROS $2,600,000
2015-08-20Deed $3,480,000 — from 521 PROPERTIES LLC to VKNC REALTY LLC $3,480,000
2015-08-20Mortgage $2,600,000 — from VKNC REALTY LLC to TIMOTHEOU, SKEVOULLA; TIMOTHEOU, THEODOROS $2,600,000
2003-03-03Mortgage $500,000 — from 521 PROPERTIES CORP. to PONCE DE LEON FEDERAL BANK $500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170021122
20187112323
20192026432
20207433246
2021208212
20221125835
20230010717
20240021829
20250043447
2026009211
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 958Ownership & money 11Health & systems 62

Every one of the 1,105 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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