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517 West 173 Street

206Records
11City systems
1Open violations
5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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206 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 95 311 service requests, 47 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)SECRETARY/HOUSING &URBAN DVLPMNT/WASHING TON DC
BBL1021300055
BIN1063144

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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 81% 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 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 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

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Illegal Parking (5) · Illegal Fireworks (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Obstruction (1).

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 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)517 West 173 Street
Head officerMadelyn Lugo
Managing agentSouth Bronx Community Management Co, Inc.
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$332,400 $149,580
2026$399,000 $179,550
2027$479,000 $215,550

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 173 St — M101 · 250 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

517 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

16 311 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 SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT CO, INC. — 24 buildings, 903 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B8 · C10 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
512 East 145 Street BX188 C
370 Brook Avenue BX173 D
787 East 149 Street BX108 B
443 St Anns Avenue BX84 B
851 East 162 Street BX69 C
389 East 151 Street BX34 B
689 Melrose Avenue BX25 B
458 West 143 Street MN21 B
370 St Anns Avenue BX20 C
673 East 137 Street BX20 C
471 West 145 Street MN20 B
408 East 152 Street BX20 B
231 Jackson Avenue BX18 C
531 East 148 Street BX17 C
674 East 138 Street BX16 C
363 East 150 Street BX15 B
417 East 151 Street BX11 D
454 West 146 Street MN10 D
415 East 151 Street BX10 C
367 East 151 Street BX8 D
712 Courtlandt Avenue BX6 C
442 Wales Avenue BX5 C
517 West 173 Street MN4 A
607 Concord Avenue BX1 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $177,789 on 2016-01-12 (lender: NYC Dept Of Housing Preseration & Development). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-01-12AL&R $177,789 — from 517 WEST 173RD STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERATION & DEVELO $177,789
2016-01-12Mortgage $177,789 — from 517 WEST 173RD STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERATION & DEVELO $177,789
2016-01-12Mortgage $183,275 — from 517 WEST 173RD STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CPC FUNDING SPE 2 LLC $183,275
2016-01-12AL&R $183,275 — from 517 WEST 173RD STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CPC FUNDING SPE 2 LLC $183,275
2016-01-12Agreement $457,789 — from 517 WEST 173RD STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERATION & DEVELO $457,789
2006-09-06AL&R $540,000 — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION, 517 WEST 1 $540,000
2006-09-06Agreement $280,000 — from DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION, 517 WEST 1 to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $280,000
2006-09-06Agreement $260,000 — from DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION, 517 WEST 1 to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $260,000
2006-09-06Mortgage $375,000 — from DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION, 517 WEST 1 to HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNITED ST $375,000
1999-02-12Mortgage $355,012 — from FAMILY PRESERVATIONCENTER, INC to MORTGAGE LENDING OFAMERICA, INC $355,012
1998-06-08Mortgage $200,000 — from GOLIA, ANNAMARIA to FHB FUNDING CORP. $200,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170314
20181012
20190112
2020021021
2021043043
202209110
20230617
20240729
20250819
20260516
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 111Ownership & money 47Health & systems 18

Every one of the 206 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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