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667 West 161 Street

3,912Records
19City systems
215Open violations
297.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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3,912 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,274 HPD complaints, 1,232 311 service requests, 1,099 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units47
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)161 HOLDING LTD
BBL1021360160
BIN1063334

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 297.6. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations215 total — 61 class C (immediately hazardous), 129 class B, 25 class A. Oldest open since 2018-07-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

84 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 9 · winter 2024–25: 28 · winter 2025–26: 43). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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28
’24–25
43
’25–26

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

$7,050 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

217 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (42) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (39) · HEAT/HOT WATER (39) · PAINT/PLASTER (17) · WATER LEAK (16) · Abandoned Vehicle (9).

Filed construction activity

$139,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (47)
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)161 HOLDING LTD
Head officerSHIMON GREISMAN
Managing agentSKYC MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,536,000 $1,141,200
2026$2,132,000 $959,400
2027$2,064,000 $928,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 43/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

Subway157 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 162 St — M4 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 160 St & Riverside Dr · 400 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.

Report a problem to 311

667 West 161 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

217 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SKYC MANAGEMENT — 29 buildings, 1,355 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B15 · C6 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
317 Edgecombe Avenue MN118 D
2003 Gleason Avenue BX80 B
955 Walton Avenue BX68 B
1204 Shakespeare Avenue BX67 B
1990 Creston Avenue BX59 B
544 Academy Street MN57 B
2188 Creston Avenue BX54 B
1551 Sheridan Avenue BX54 C
1153 Grand Concourse BX52 B
3604 Olinville Avenue BX49 C
657 West 161 Street MN48 D
1174 Sheridan Avenue BX48 B
671 West 162 Street MN48 D
667 West 161 Street MN47 C
2815 Grand Concourse BX47 D
666 East 224 Street BX46 B
1820 Morris Avenue BX44 B
674 West 161 Street MN43 D
1214 Shakespeare Avenue BX43 B
1641 St Nicholas Avenue MN41 A
385 Edgecombe Avenue MN41 B
379 Edgecombe Avenue MN36 B
2005 Grand Avenue BX30 A
901 East 217 Street BX29 C
393 Edgecombe Avenue MN24 C
346 East 9 Street MN21 B
2246 Grand Concourse BX21 D
157 West 228 Street MN20 C
71 Post Avenue MN20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,252,562 on 2000-03-08 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Association), covering 3 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
2004-10-12M&CON $3,500,000 — from 161 HOLDING LTD. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,500,000
2000-03-08Mortgage $1,252,562 — from 161 HOLDING LTD. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $1,252,562
1992-03-04Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 161 HOLDING LTD to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA $2,000,000
1988-03-17Mortgage $1,930,280 — from ZIEGELMAN, AARON INDV to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $1,930,280
1985-03-01Mortgage $267,000 — from GRACE REALTY ASSOCIATES to 161ST ST ASSOCIATES $267,000
1983-04-27Mortgage $73,000 — from KEPA REALTY CORP to 667 W 161 ST INC. $73,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731512203143
201801422414243
201906580266
202071629904326
202181944304474
202223870597
20230211003115
20240121103215
20250323203238
202601225201265
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 153Housing & tenants 3,652Ownership & money 37Health & systems 43

Every one of the 3,912 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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