273 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 311 service requests, 50 HPD complaints, 42 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 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 50.7. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2003-02-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: APPLIANCE (6) · Noise (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · GENERAL (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · WATER LEAK (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1945) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | 503 WEST 172ND STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | Guillermina Cabrera |
| Managing agent | FINGER MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-11-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $935,000 | $420,750 |
| 2026 | $933,000 | $419,850 |
| 2027 | $967,000 | $435,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | 168 St — 1 A C · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 172 St — M101 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 172 St · 250 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.
503 West 172 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 FINGER MANAGEMENT REALTY LLC — 117 buildings, 3,532 units. Grades across the portfolio: A79 · B31 · C6 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $93,286 on 2006-10-27 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-27 | Agreement $152,000 — from 503 WEST 172ND STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $152,000 | |
| 2006-10-27 | Agreement $576,165 — from 503 WEST 172ND STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPT. OF HPD | $576,165 | |
| 2006-10-27 | Agreement $1,153,831 — from 503 WEST 172ND STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPT. OF HPD | $1,153,831 | |
| 2006-10-27 | Mortgage $93,286 — from 503 WEST 172ND STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $93,286 | |
| 2001-07-20 | Mortgage $482,879 — from 503 WEST 172ND STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $482,879 | |
| 2001-07-20 | Mortgage $1,153,831 — from 503 WEST 172ND STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $1,153,831 | |
| 2001-07-20 | Mortgage $202,290 — from 503 WEST 172ND STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $202,290 | |
| 1989-04-27 | Mortgage $110,000 — from 172 ST. REALTY CP to 172 REALTY CO | $110,000 | |
| 1985-07-23 | Mortgage $85,000 — from 172ND REALTY CO. to PELLEGRINO, MICHAEL | $85,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2024 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Every one of the 273 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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