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620 West 170 Street

459Records
19City systems
0Open violations
4.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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459 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 213 311 service requests, 52 HPD complaints, 34 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units65
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES, INC.
BBL1021380155
BIN1063393

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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 75% 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 4.5. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 5).

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

$4,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · Missed Collection (6) · Elevator (5) · Encampment (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).

Filed construction activity

$356,600 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (65)
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)ROYAL CHARTER PROPERTIES, INC
Head officerKENRICK OU
Managing agentCUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD, INC
Last registered2025-08-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,450,000 $2,002,500
2026$4,731,000 $2,128,950
2027$4,661,000 $2,097,450

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: HOSPITAL STAFF HSG

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 88/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
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 170 St — M5 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 171 St & St Nicholas Ave · 450 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

620 West 170 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

52 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD INC. — 38 buildings, 2,491 units. Grades across the portfolio: A28 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
505 East 70 Street MN517 A
1313 York Avenue MN430 A
1330 1 Avenue MN343 A
57 Beekman Street MN90 A
616 West 165 Street MN85 A
625 West 169 Street MN70 A
615 West 164 Street MN65 A
620 West 170 Street MN65 A
3931 Broadway MN65 A
630 West 170 Street MN64 B
625 West 164 Street MN60 A
601 West 164 Street MN54 A
720 West 170 Street MN53 A
602 West 165 Street MN50 A
245 Ft Washington Avenue MN48 A
709 West 169 Street MN43 B
640 West 170 Street MN41 A
600 West 169 Street MN39 A
235 Ft Washington Avenue MN36 B
641 West 169 Street MN34 A
621 West 169 Street MN32 A
520 West 168 Street MN30 A
423 East 70 Street MN28 A
417 East 70 Street MN25 A
402 East 72 Street MN21 A
439 East 71 Street MN20 A
437 East 71 Street MN20 A
617 West 169 Street MN20 A
405 East 70 Street MN18 A
421 East 70 Street MN12 A
418 East 76 Street MN10 A
72 Greene Street MN3 C
3023250032 — —
1014630031 — —
437 East 68 Street MN0 —
139 Mac Dougal Street MN0 —
63 Crosby Street MN0 —
4023 Broadway MN0 —

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
2018
2019
41
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004015
20180070411
201958200639
202062320141
202100152219
20224290924
202322200327
202422300438
202510130216
202603160322
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The full timeline

Construction 58Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 298Ownership & money 8Health & systems 48

Every one of the 459 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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