2,094 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 705 311 service requests, 698 HPD complaints, 470 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 74.9. 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 | 11 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2016-02-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 15 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
102 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · HEAT/HOT WATER (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · APPLIANCE (12) · PLUMBING (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (5).
$69,860 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (25) |
| 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) | 501 WEST 169 STREET, LLC |
| Head officer | EFSTATHIOS VALIOTIS |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,193,000 | $986,850 |
| 2026 | $2,441,000 | $1,098,450 |
| 2027 | $2,502,000 | $1,125,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 2/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kin Khao Thai Kitchen | Thai | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 167 St — M101 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 167 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
501 West 169 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
102 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 16 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 ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 155 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $222,592 on 2021-06-14 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-14 | Agreement $3,700,000 — from 501 WEST 169 STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A | $3,700,000 | |
| 2021-06-14 | Mortgage $222,592 — from 501 WEST 169 STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A | $222,592 | |
| 2016-05-16 | Agreement $3,900,000 — from 501 WEST 169 STREET LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $3,900,000 | |
| 2016-05-16 | AL&R $3,900,000 — from 501 WEST 169 STREET LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $3,900,000 | |
| 2012-06-13 | Agreement $4,225,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 501 WEST 169 STREET LLC; 255 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC | $4,225,000 | |
| 2012-05-17 | Agreement $4,225,000 — from 255 AUDOBON AVENUE LLC; 501 WEST 169 STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,225,000 | |
| 2012-05-03 | Deed $3,500,000 — from HIGHBRIDGE AUDUBON ASSOCIATES LLC to 501 WEST 169 STREET LLC | $3,500,000 | |
| 2012-05-03 | Mortgage $412,032 — from 255 AUDOBON AVENUE LLC; 501 WEST 169 STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $412,032 | |
| 2006-04-04 | AL&R $4,040,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to HIGHBRIDGE AUDUBON ASSOCIATES LLC | $4,040,000 | |
| 2006-04-04 | Deed $5,050,000 — from A/K/A 2200 AMSTERDAM ASSOC., L.P.; 2200 AMSTERDAM ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HIGHBRIDGE AUDUBON ASSOCIATES LLC | $5,050,000 | |
| 2006-04-04 | Agreement $4,040,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to HIGHBRIDGE AUDUBON ASSOCIATES LLC | $4,040,000 | |
| 2006-04-04 | Mortgage $2,488,029 — from HIGHBRIDGE AUDUBON ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,488,029 | |
| 2004-03-11 | Mortgage $669,243 — from 2200 AMSTERDAM ASSOC.,LP to NORTH FORK BANK | $669,243 | |
| 2004-03-11 | AL&R $1,600,000 — from 2200 AMSTERDAM ASSOC.,LP to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,600,000 | |
| 2004-03-11 | Agreement $1,600,000 — from 2200 AMSTERDAM ASSOC.,LP to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,600,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 145 | 0 | 1 | 154 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 0 | 7 | 78 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 60 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 31 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 45 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 0 | 10 | 95 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 84 |
Every one of the 2,094 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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