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111 Audubon Avenue

2,278Records
16City systems
104Open violations
504Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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2,278 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 849 311 service requests, 790 HPD complaints, 426 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1907
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)RH 507-517 WEST 171 STREET LLC
BBL1021280029
BIN1063071

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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 504. 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 violations104 total — 35 class C (immediately hazardous), 52 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2020-02-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

229 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 48 · winter 2024–25: 79 · winter 2025–26: 102). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

48
’23–24
79
’24–25
102
’25–26

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

$15,655 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

248 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (112) · Water System (42) · PAINT/PLASTER (16) · Noise (16) · WATER LEAK (10) · Illegal Parking (9).

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 (1907)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)RH 507-517 WEST 171 STREET LLC
Head officerBARUCH HIRSCH
Managing agentEXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-06-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,681,000 $756,450
2026$1,748,000 $786,600
2027$1,562,000 $702,900

The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO4FUEL

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 172 St — M101 · 350 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 172 St · 450 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

111 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

248 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 112 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 EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT LLC — 9 buildings, 190 units. Grades across the portfolio: C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
515 West 171 Street MN31 C
507 West 171 Street MN30 C
515 West 156 Street MN30 C
608 West 191 Street MN24 C
608 West 189 Street MN21 C
612 West 189 Street MN20 D
111 Audubon Avenue MN18 D
22 Bradhurst Avenue MN10 C
243 West 135 Street MN6 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,062,942 on 2016-04-04 (lender: New York Community Bank), 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
2016-04-04Mortgage $5,062,942 — from RH 507-517 WEST 171 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,062,942
2016-04-04Agreement $10,600,000 — from RH 507-517 WEST 171 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,600,000
2016-04-04AL&R $10,600,000 — from RH 507-517 WEST 171 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,600,000
2016-04-04Deed $20,000,000 — from 507 WEST 171ST STREET LLC; 515-517 WEST 171ST STREET LLC to RH 507-517 WEST 171 STREET LLC $20,000,000
2012-03-20Mortgage $4,532,901 — from 515-517 WEST 171ST STREET LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC $4,532,901
2012-03-20Agreement $4,313,400 — from 515-517 WEST 171ST STREET LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC $4,313,400
2012-03-20Agreement $6,243,666 — from 507 WEST 171TS STREET LLC; 515-517 WEST 171TS STREET LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC $6,243,666
2006-12-12Deed $6,750,000 — from WASHINGTON HEIGHTS NEW YORK LLC to 515-517 WEST 171ST STREET LLC $6,750,000
2006-12-12Mortgage $750,000 — from 515-517 WEST 171ST STREET LLC; 507 WEST 171ST STREET LLC to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. $750,000
2006-12-12Agreement $6,500,000 — from 507 WEST 171ST STREET LLC; 515-517 WEST 171ST STREET LLC to COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. $6,500,000
2006-12-12AL&R $6,500,000 — from COLUMN FINANCIAL, INC. to 507 WEST 171ST STREET LLC; 515-517 WEST 171ST STREET LLC $6,500,000
2006-12-12Agreement $5,750,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to WASHINGTON HEIGHTS NEW YORK, LLC $5,750,000
2006-03-13Mortgage $2,750,000 — from WASHINGTON HEIGHTS NEW YORK LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,750,000
2006-03-13AL&R $2,750,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to WASHINGTON HEIGHTS NEW YORK LLC $2,750,000
2005-12-09Deed $2,455,000 — from 507-515-517 W. 171 ST. ASSOCIATES LLC to WASHINGTON HEIGHTS NEW YORK LLC $2,455,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201711051107
2018292195
2019155157
202002390239
202101560156
202201941195
202321381141
2024122134229
202532502255
202641201125
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 65Housing & tenants 2,091Ownership & money 74Health & systems 40

Every one of the 2,278 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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