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556 West 173 Street

315Records
14City systems
37Open violations
17.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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315 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 125 311 service requests, 56 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 51 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)173RD ST. DEVELOPMENT LLC
BBL1021290115
BIN1063113

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 17.5. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations37 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1988-06-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Building/Use (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Panhandling (1).

Filed construction activity

$4,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)David Grenke; MINDY COOPER-GRENKE; Mindy Grenke
Managing agentMinotaur Management LLC
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$438,000 $197,100
2026$468,000 $210,600
2027$562,000 $252,900

The city's market estimate has risen 28% 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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 173 St — M3 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 171 St & St Nicholas Ave · 600 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

556 West 173 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

5 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MINOTAUR MANAGEMENT LLC — 8 buildings, 78 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · C2 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1228 St Johns Place BK16 C
1216 St Johns Place BK16 D
1222 St Johns Place BK16 D
477 West 142 Street MN8 F
230 Boerum Street BK8 A
316 Suydam Street BK6 D
82 Bradhurst Avenue MN4 A
556 West 173 Street MN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $220,000 on 2006-07-12 (lender: Webster Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-03-05SMTG $274,447 — from GRENKE, DAVID to WEBSTER BANK NA $274,447
2006-07-12Mortgage $220,000 — from GRENKE, DAVID to WEBSTER BANK $220,000
2006-03-14Mortgage $880,000 — from COOPER GRENKE, MINDY; GRENKE, DAVID to UNION FEDERAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION $880,000
2003-09-22Mortgage $620,500 — from COOPER GRENKE, MINDY; GRENKE, DAVID to OHIO SAVINGS BANK; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $620,500
2003-09-22DEEDO $430,000 — from 145 W 129TH REALTY CORP. to 117TH STREET OWNERS CORP. $430,000
2003-09-22DEEDO $830,000 — from 117TH STREET OWNERS CORP. to COOPER GRENKE, MINDY; GRENKE, DAVID $830,000
2002-10-29Mortgage $395,000 — from 145 W. 129 REALTY CORP to ROSEN, ANN ELLEN; WILDENAUER, FRANK W.; MORMANDO, CHRISTOHERJ.; WITLIN, DOROTHY-IRA; KAICH $395,000
1998-07-07Mortgage $221,250 — from ELLISTON, GARY to WMC MORTGAGE CORP. $221,250
1997-10-15Mortgage $100,000 — from GORAND REALTY CORP. to MINIUTTI, MADELINE; MCNAMARA, JOHN; ATKINSON, RICHARD DR.; MINIUTTI, LEONARD; BALLERINI, J $100,000
1991-05-10Mortgage $94,000 — from MC CRAY, FRED to MELROSE CREDIT UNION $94,000
1990-02-28Mortgage $52,000 — from MCCRAY, FRED to GOTTLIEB, JAY $52,000
1989-05-22Mortgage $33,250 — from MCCRAY, FRED to JACKSON, ANNETTE B; JACKSON, RAYMOND T $33,250

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017007119
201800170219
201900200323
2020015006
2021111290041
20224250112
20230730111
2024013015
20252133110
2026001012
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 187Ownership & money 57Health & systems 20

Every one of the 315 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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