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561 West 169 Street

2,407Records
20City systems
172Open violations
457.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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2,407 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,044 HPD complaints, 584 HPD housing violations, 578 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1922
Floors5
Res. units19
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)GEOR LLC
BBL1021260025
BIN1063018

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 457.1. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations172 total — 78 class C (immediately hazardous), 78 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 1990-01-06.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

79 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 62 · winter 2024–25: 9 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

62
’23–24
9
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

$20,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

102 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (37) · PAINT/PLASTER (11) · PLUMBING (9) · Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1922)
YesSix or more residential units (19)
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)GEOR LLC
Head officerCONSTANTINA KATECHIS
Managing agentGEOR LLC
Last registered2026-02-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$858,000 $386,100
2026$999,000 $449,550
2027$829,000 $373,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tung Thong Thai RestaurantThaiBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: W 168 St / Audubon Av — M2 · 350 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 168 St · 400 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

561 West 169 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

102 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 37 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: $500,000 on 2005-01-13 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank, Fa), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-11-14DEEDO $348,000 — from KATECHIS, CONSTANTINA to GEOR LLC $348,000
2005-01-13Mortgage $500,000 — from KATECHIS, CONSTANTINA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $500,000

Ten-year activity

5002500
2017
2018
308
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171110602110
201802541562
20190030206308
20200113702140
202104760181
20220014014145
20230416703174
20240515812166
202502611367
202602520256
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 2,282Ownership & money 15Health & systems 40

Every one of the 2,407 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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