936 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 296 HPD housing violations, 275 HPD complaints, 242 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 145.2. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 40 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2020-03-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
42 service requests in the last three years. Most common: APPLIANCE (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · Derelict Vehicles (3) · Noise (3).
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 (1912) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| 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) | 557-561 W 174 ST ASSOC LLC |
| Head officer | PAUL HANAU |
| Managing agent | LANGSAM PROPERTY SER. CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-11-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,029,000 | $463,050 |
| 2026 | $1,145,000 | $515,250 |
| 2027 | $1,084,000 | $487,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 | 175 St — A · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 168 St — 1 A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 174 St — M3 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Wadsworth Ave & W 175 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt Middle: 143, 346, 348. 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.
561 West 174 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 |
42 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.
Managed by LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP — 215 buildings, 8,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B80 · C57 · D26 · F9. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 215 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $455,763 on 2022-08-26 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-11 | RPTT&RET $60,000 — from ESTATE OF SIMA A. HANAU; HANAU, CHERYL, AS EXECUTRIX to HANAU, PAUL | $60,000 | |
| 2024-10-11 | RPTT&RET $60,000 — from CHERYL HANAU AS EXECUTRIX; ESTATE OF SIMA A. HANAU to HANAU, STUART | $60,000 | |
| 2022-08-26 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from 557-561 WEST 174 ST. ASSOC., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2022-08-26 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from 557-561 WEST 174 ST. ASSOC., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2022-08-26 | Mortgage $455,764 — from 557-561 WEST 174 ST. ASSOC., LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $455,764 | |
| 2017-06-05 | Mortgage $1,173,705 — from 557-561 WEST 174 ST. ASSOC., LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $1,173,705 | |
| 2017-06-05 | Agreement $2,450,000 — from 557-561 WEST 174 ST. ASSOC., LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $2,450,000 | |
| 2012-05-01 | Agreement $1,200,000 — from 557-561 WEST 174ST. ASSOC., LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $1,200,000 | |
| 2012-05-01 | Mortgage $267,909 — from 557-561 WEST 174ST. ASSOC., LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $267,909 | |
| 2002-04-18 | Mortgage $521,733 — from 557-561 WEST 174 ST.ASSOC., LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $521,733 | |
| 1998-01-21 | Mortgage $182,702 — from 557-561 ASSOCIATES to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK | $182,702 | |
| 1988-07-20 | Mortgage $276,819 — from 667-561 ASSOCIATES to GLOBE MORTGAGE CO | $276,819 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 89 | 2 | 1 | 93 |
| 2018 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| 2019 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| 2020 | 4 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| 2021 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 64 |
| 2022 | 0 | 71 | 4 | 20 | 95 |
| 2023 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| 2024 | 0 | 102 | 2 | 1 | 105 |
| 2025 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Every one of the 936 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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