1,438 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 454 HPD complaints, 430 311 service requests, 282 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 45.9. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-07-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
79 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 21 · winter 2025–26: 36). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
140 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (39) · Illegal Parking (36) · Noise (33) · Homeless Person Assistance (8) · WATER LEAK (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4).
$64,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1929) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (25) |
| 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) | Heights 178 |
| Head officer | Scott Silverman |
| Managing agent | Bronstein Properties LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,359,000 | $611,550 |
| 2026 | $1,457,000 | $655,650 |
| 2027 | $1,705,000 | $767,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 25% 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 | 181 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 175 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 178 St — M101 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Audubon Ave & W 179 St · 400 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.
506 West 178 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 |
140 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 39 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 BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC — 140 buildings, 5,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A56 · B52 · C20 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 140 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $526,521 on 2019-09-06 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-05 | RPTT&RET $1,898,644 — from 5B REALTY COMPANY LLC to FIVE BOROUGHS HOLDINGS LLC | $1,898,644 | |
| 2024-07-02 | RPTT&RET $813,705 — from BRONSTEIN EQUITIES LLC to FIVE BOROUGHS HOLDINGS LLC | $813,705 | |
| 2022-06-01 | Agreement $2,449,000 — from HEIGHTS 178 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,449,000 | |
| 2021-01-29 | RPTT $2,338,383 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.; COMMINGLED PENSION TRUST FUND (SSP) to SSPF REIT 1 LLC | $2,338,383 | |
| 2019-09-06 | Mortgage $526,521 — from HEIGHTS 178 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $526,521 | |
| 2019-09-06 | Agreement $2,449,000 — from HEIGHTS 178 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,449,000 | |
| 2015-09-19 | Mortgage $227,789 — from HEIGHTS 178 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $227,789 | |
| 2015-09-19 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from HEIGHTS 178 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2013-08-29 | Mortgage $358,765 — from HEIGHTS 178 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $358,765 | |
| 2013-08-29 | Agreement $1,810,000 — from HEIGHTS 178 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,810,000 | |
| 2012-03-21 | Agreement $1,464,574 — from HEIGHTS 178 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,464,574 | |
| 2009-04-10 | Agreement $1,480,000 — from HEIGHTS 178 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,480,000 | |
| 2005-04-26 | Mortgage $1,480,000 — from HEIGHTS 178 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,480,000 | |
| 2005-04-26 | AL&R $1,480,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to HEIGHTS 178 LLC | $1,480,000 | |
| 2005-03-18 | Deed $1,960,000 — from L. J. F. REALTY CORP. to HEIGHTS 178 LLC | $1,960,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 349 | 0 | 1 | 360 |
| 2018 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| 2019 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 44 |
| 2020 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 84 |
| 2021 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 17 | 58 |
| 2022 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 15 | 61 |
| 2023 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 70 |
| 2024 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 78 |
| 2025 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 69 |
| 2026 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 58 |
Every one of the 1,438 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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