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555 West 171 Street

987Records
15City systems
22Open violations
16.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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987 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 456 311 service requests, 290 HPD complaints, 119 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1911
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)SIDE BY SIDE REALTY,
BBL1021280021
BIN1063067

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 16.1. 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 violations22 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2005-11-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Water System (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

$36,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1911)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
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)SIDE BY SIDE REALTY LLC
Head officerMARC EDELSTEIN
Managing agentREBECCA REALTY MGMT
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,373,000 $617,850
2026$1,467,000 $660,150
2027$1,208,000 $543,600

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 172 St — M3 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 171 St & St Nicholas Ave · 400 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

555 West 171 Street

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

43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 REBECCA REALTY MGMT — 7 buildings, 245 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
508 West 166 Street MN64 B
563 West 171 Street MN43 A
128 Audubon Avenue MN41 A
97 Ft Washington Avenue MN40 A
559 West 171 Street MN36 B
555 West 171 Street MN21 A
2027960037 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,539,212 on 2018-08-08 (lender: Capital One, National Association), covering 3 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
2018-08-08AL&R $8,000,000 — from SIDE BY SIDE REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,000,000
2018-08-08Agreement $8,000,000 — from SIDE BY SIDE REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,000,000
2018-08-08Mortgage $2,539,212 — from SIDE BY SIDE REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,539,212
2015-01-10Mortgage $617,410 — from SIDE BY SIDE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $617,410
2015-01-10Agreement $5,900,000 — from SIDE BY SIDE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,900,000
2015-01-10Mortgage $5,900,000 — from SIDE BY SIDE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,900,000
2012-05-22Mortgage $1,024,088 — from SIDE BY SIDE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,024,088
2012-05-22Agreement $5,575,000 — from SIDE BY SIDE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,575,000
2012-05-22AL&R $5,575,000 — from SIDE BY SIDE REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,575,000
2012-04-13Mortgage $316,277 — from SIDE BY SIDE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $316,277
2012-04-13Agreement $2,775,000 — from SIDE BY SIDE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,775,000
2008-06-27Mortgage $403,873 — from SIDE BY SIDE REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $403,873
2008-06-27Agreement $4,800,000 — from SIDE BY SIDE REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,800,000
2006-03-15Mortgage $1,750,000 — from SIDE BY SIDE REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,750,000
2002-11-26Mortgage $1,039,136 — from SIDE BY SIDE REATLYLLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $1,039,136

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702680272
201842684179
201902400143
202000710071
202100715177
202200140115
20230318101185
202400170118
202500250126
2026008019
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 885Ownership & money 51Health & systems 21

Every one of the 987 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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