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515 West 175 Street

843Records
15City systems
67Open violations
87.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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843 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 277 HPD complaints, 261 311 service requests, 188 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)HERRERA 175 REALTY CORP.
BBL1021320074
BIN1063199

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 87.2. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations67 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 40 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 2016-03-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

70 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 40 · winter 2025–26: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

10
’23–24
40
’24–25
20
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

71 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (34) · Noise (12) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · ELECTRIC (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Derelict Vehicles (3).

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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)HERRERA 175 REALTY CORP
Head officerSTEVEN HERRERA
Managing agentN/A
Last registered2026-02-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$885,000 $398,250
2026$983,000 $442,350
2027$956,000 $430,200

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO6FUEL

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

Subway181 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
175 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 175 St — M101 · 400 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 175 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.

Report a problem to 311

515 West 175 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

71 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 34 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by N/A — 414 buildings, 1,724 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B87 · C146 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
299 Adelphi Street BK72 A
100 Adelphi Street BK48 A
33-15 84 Street QN40 B
1600 3 Avenue MN34 B
88 Adelphi Street BK25 A
41-11 28 Avenue QN23 A
515 West 175 Street MN20 B
163 Lefferts Place BK16 B
21-45 23 Street QN16 C
162 Adelphi Street BK16 B
43-23 41 Street QN16 A
135 West 89 Street MN15 A
1575 3 Avenue MN14 A
1698 2 Avenue MN12 A
3501 14 Avenue BK11 C
1125 Teller Avenue BX11 B
493 Clinton Avenue BK11 B
794 Classon Avenue BK10 A
106 Suffolk Street MN10 A
296 West 4 Street MN10 A
22 Mt Hope Place BX8 A
62-15 Fresh Pond Road QN8 A
501 6 Avenue BK8 A
117 South Elliott Place BK8 A
31 Pierrepont Street BK8 A
288 5 Avenue BK8 A
1078 Manhattan Avenue BK8 C
89 Verona Street BK8 A
126 Irving Avenue BK8 A
115 South Elliott Place BK8 B
553 49 Street BK8 A
767 Park Place BK8 B
596 Union Avenue BK8 A
53 West 74 Street MN7 A
108-50 Roosevelt Avenue QN7 B
568 President Street BK7 A
89-17 170 Street QN7 C
776 60 Street BK6 A
501 St Johns Place BK6 A
687 Lincoln Place BK6 A
99-17 43 Avenue QN6 C
173 North 8 Street BK6 B
530 Graham Avenue BK6 A
1166 Glenmore Avenue BK6 B
31-31 47 Street QN6 A
615 Bay Ridge Avenue BK6 A
151 East 37 Street MN6 A
137 Montrose Avenue BK6 A
44-13 28 Avenue QN6 A
3027 West 24 Street BK6 A
2514 East 14 Street BK6 A
499 St Johns Place BK6 B
30-34 49 Street QN6 A
182 Irving Avenue BK6 D
154 East 61 Street MN6 B
43-70 Robinson Street QN6 A
1646 DeKalb Avenue BK6 A
4721 13 Avenue BK5 D
2017 70 Street BK5 A
106 Willow Street BK5 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,406,300 on 2020-06-08 (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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-06-08Agreement $3,000,000 — from HERRERA 175 REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,000,000
2020-06-08AL&R $3,000,000 — from HERRERA 175 REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,000,000
2020-06-08Mortgage $1,406,300 — from HERRERA 175 REALTY CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,406,300
2013-10-29Agreement $1,950,000 — from HERRERA 175 REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,950,000
2013-10-29Mortgage $158,153 — from HERRERA 175 REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $158,153
2011-09-23AL&R $1,850,000 — from HERRERA 175 REALTY CORP. to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $1,850,000
2011-09-23Agreement $1,850,000 — from HERRERA 175 REALTY CORP. to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $1,850,000
2011-09-23Mortgage $465,636 — from HERRERA 175 REALTY CORP. to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $465,636
2006-07-12Mortgage $1,500,000 — from HERRERA 175 REALTY CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,500,000
2006-07-12AL&R $1,500,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to HERRERA 175 REALTY CORP. $1,500,000
1995-02-10Mortgage $95,000 — from HERRERA 175 REALTY CORP to MAVERICK REALTY CORP $95,000
1995-02-10Mortgage $300,000 — from HERRERA 175 REALTY CORP to MILLER REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC. $300,000
1993-02-26Mortgage $390,812 — from FIVE DOUBLE ONE RLTYCRP to HYPOTHECATORS MTGE CO $390,812
1988-08-08Mortgage $75,000 — from 511-515 W 175TH RLTYCP to PHH ASSOCS; BARON 1988 ASSOCS $75,000
1988-08-08Mortgage $125,000 — from 511-515 W 175TH RLTYCP to PHH ASSOCIATES; BARON 1988 ASSOCS $125,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201714016
201815028
20191940297
20200264131
20211170119
20220630164
2023013002132
20240460349
20252750279
20261110214
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The full timeline

Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 740Ownership & money 44Health & systems 30

Every one of the 843 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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