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59 Audubon Avenue

1,399Records
18City systems
69Open violations
123.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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1,399 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 497 311 service requests, 365 HPD complaints, 256 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassCB
Owner (PLUTO)59 AUDUBON AVENUE, LLC
BBL1021250027
BIN1062996

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 123.6. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations69 total — 36 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1995-09-13.
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

128 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (110) · Water System (6) · Illegal Parking (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · GENERAL (3) · Illegal Fireworks (1).

Filed construction activity

$100,500 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)59 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC
Head officerJONATHAN T SQUIRES
Managing agent59 AUDUBON AVE LLC
Last registered2020-02-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$971,000 $436,950
2026$1,027,000 $462,150
2027$1,232,000 $554,400

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
New San Francisco RestaurantLatin AmericanA—
San Francisco Juices & FruitsJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 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 · 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 · 500 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

59 Audubon Avenue

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

128 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $392,628 on 2013-04-02 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-04-02Mortgage $392,629 — from 59 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $392,629
2013-04-02Agreement $1,100,000 — from 59 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $1,100,000
2007-11-08Mortgage $215,747 — from 59 AUDUBON AVENUE, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $215,747
2007-11-08Agreement $775,000 — from 59 AUDUBON AVENUE, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $775,000
2007-10-24Agreement $610,500 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to 59 AUDUBON AVENUE, LLC $610,500
2006-10-06Mortgage $105,000 — from 59 AUDUBON AVENUE, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $105,000
2006-06-05ASPM $618,207 — from MANTES, HARRIET; VERARDO, MARIO; WEINBERGER, LAWRENCE; MAZZUKA, JOHN; LAUFFER, JOANNE; PRI to 59 AUDUBON AVENUE, LLC $618,207
2006-06-05Deed $670,000 — from E & S AUDUBON REALTY, LLC to 59 AUDUBON AVENUE, LLC $670,000
2005-02-16Mortgage $145,000 — from E & S AUDUBON REALTY LLC to PRINCE, STEVEN; WEINBERGER, LAWRENCE; KUMAR ANUTAM, SHARMA; CRUZ, CARMELA M; VERARDO, MARI $145,000
2005-02-16AL&R $305,000 — from E & S AUDUBON REALTY LLC, to VERARDO, MARIO; KUMAR ANUTAM, SHARMA; PRINCE, STEVEN; CRUZ, CARMELA M; WEINBERGER, LAWRENC $305,000
2005-02-16Agreement $305,000 — from CRUZ, CARMELA M; VERARDO, MARIO; KUMAR ANUTAM, SHARMA; PRINCE, STEVEN; MAZZUKA, JOHN; LAUF to E & S AUDUBON REALTY LLC, $305,000
2002-07-30Mortgage $134,116 — from E & S AUDUBON REALTYLLC to RED OAK CAPITAL LLC $134,116
1997-12-31Mortgage $200,000 — from MONTALVO, UBALDO to COUNTY BANK $200,000
1997-12-31Mortgage $63,500 — from MONTALVO, UBALDO to LEVITES ORGANIZATION $63,500
1989-04-25Mortgage $250,000 — from DIAZ, JOSE to 59 DUBON CORP $250,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017313971114
2018001031104
2019732182230
2020031241128
20210117119
20220317222
20230434745
20240074781
2025019515
20260045449
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 1,204Ownership & money 53Health & systems 43

Every one of the 1,399 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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