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617 West 168 Street

293Records
15City systems
27Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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293 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 76 311 service requests, 51 DOB violations, 38 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1931
Floors7
Res. units127
ClassI1
Owner (PLUTO)COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYIN THE CITY OF NEW YO RK TRUSTE
BBL1021380095
BIN1063382

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations27 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 1989-02-01.

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Illegal Parking (3) · Boilers (2) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Lead (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,176,550 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (127)
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)Mario Rapetti
Managing agentCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Last registered2025-11-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$10,749,000 $4,837,050
2026$10,909,000 $4,909,050
2027$11,178,000 $5,030,100

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 76/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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

Subway168 St — 1 A C · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 168 St — Bx7 M100 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 168 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S./I.S. 173 Fort Washington School in the Heights
Middle: 319, 324. 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

617 West 168 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

17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY — 7 buildings, 396 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
100 Haven Avenue MN219 A
617 West 168 Street MN127 A
390 Ft Washington Avenue MN46 A
154 West 119 Street MN4 C
52 Haven Avenue MN0 —
154 Haven Avenue MN0 —
78 Haven Avenue MN0 —

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171167125
201874161340
2019077216
202000617
2021065112
202200639
20230110112
2024019212
20251304118
202611305
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The full timeline

Construction 51Enforcement 79Housing & tenants 122Ownership & money 5Health & systems 36

Every one of the 293 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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