4,729 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,804 311 service requests, 1,399 HPD complaints, 1,089 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% 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 143.4. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 58 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1997-03-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
135 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 96). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
408 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (190) · HEAT/HOT WATER (63) · Elevator (36) · Water System (30) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · Illegal Parking (13).
$320,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (42) |
| 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) | 655 WEST 160TH OWNER, LLC |
| Head officer | SCOTT CASTELLANO |
| Managing agent | CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,320,000 | $594,000 |
| 2026 | $1,507,000 | $678,150 |
| 2027 | $1,473,000 | $662,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | 157 St — 1 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 160 St — Bx6 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 160 St & Riverside Dr · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 004 Duke Ellington Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. 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.
655 West 160 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 |
408 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 63 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 CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 237 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,128,867 on 2019-01-04 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-04 | Agreement $4,103,000 — from 655 WEST 160TH OWNER, LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $4,103,000 | |
| 2019-01-04 | Mortgage $1,128,868 — from 655 WEST 160TH OWNER, LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $1,128,868 | |
| 2018-12-18 | Deed $11,300,000 — from 655 WEST 160 HOLDINGS LLC to 655 WEST 160TH OWNER, LLC | $11,300,000 | |
| 2018-12-10 | Sold for $11,300,000 | $11,300,000 | $269,048 |
| 2016-01-26 | Mortgage $8,967 — from 655 WEST 160 HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $8,967 | |
| 2016-01-26 | Agreement $3,022,234 — from 655 WEST 160 HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,022,234 | |
| 2016-01-26 | AL&R $3,022,234 — from 655 WEST 160 HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,022,234 | |
| 2013-11-20 | Mortgage $3,040,000 — from 665 WEST 160 HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,040,000 | |
| 2013-11-20 | Deed $12,504,495 — from 655 WEST 160 LLC to 655 WEST 160 HOLDINGS LLC | $12,504,495 | |
| 2013-11-20 | AL&R $3,040,000 — from 665 WEST 160 HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,040,000 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Agreement $214,389,592 — from 617 WEST 143 HOLDINGS LLC; 610-620 WEST 141 HOLDINGS LLC; 239-241 WEST 115 LLC; 1829-1835 to SIGNATURE BANK | $214,389,592 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Agreement $214,389,592 — from 131-133 WEST 112 LLC; 145-153 EDGECOMBE HOLDINGS LLC; 141-143 WEST 113 LLC; 557-561 WEST 1 to SIGNATURE BANK | $214,389,592 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Mortgage $499,000 — from 345 MANHATTAN LLC; 23 MANHATTAN VALLEY NORTH LLC; 655 WEST 160 LLC; 301,303,311 WEST 111 L to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING, LLC | $499,000 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Mortgage $1,070,000 — from 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 2107-2109 8TH LLC; 349 MANHATTAN LLC; 164-172 WEST 141 LLC; to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING LLC | $1,070,000 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Agreement $109,742,461 — from AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING, LLC to 770 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 164-172 WEST 141 LLC; 349 MANHATTAN LLC; 239-253 WEST 116 LLC | $109,742,461 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 113 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 317 | 4 | 3 | 327 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 559 | 5 | 4 | 574 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 413 | 0 | 3 | 420 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 264 | 0 | 10 | 278 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 265 | 0 | 6 | 275 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 197 | 0 | 3 | 204 |
| 2024 | 0 | 22 | 229 | 0 | 3 | 254 |
| 2025 | 0 | 9 | 207 | 0 | 4 | 220 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 179 |
Every one of the 4,729 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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