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720 West 173 Street

738Records
14City systems
40Open violations
11.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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738 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 381 311 service requests, 133 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 90 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1922
Floors5
Res. units48
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)720 WEST 173RD STREET OWNERS CORP
BBL1021390316
BIN1063437

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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 63% 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 11.1. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations40 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1989-06-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (32) · Illegal Parking (10) · Missed Collection (5) · Encampment (4) · Water System (1) · Damaged Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$16,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1922)
YesSix or more residential units (48)
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)720 WEST 173RD ST. OWNERS CORP
Head officerLUKA RUDOVIC
Managing agentBLUE WOODS MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,680,000 $1,656,000
2026$3,912,000 $1,760,400
2027$3,926,000 $1,766,700

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: DISABLED HOMEOWNER · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $814,807 a year ($20.01 per sq ft), operating expenses $413,308 ($10.15 per sq ft), net operating income $401,499. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 52/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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

Subway175 St — A · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
168 St — 1 A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 174 St — M4 · 400 ft
Citi BikeFort Washington Ave & W 173 St · 400 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

720 West 173 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

63 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 BLUE WOODS MANAGEMENT GROUP — 48 buildings, 2,899 units. Grades across the portfolio: A45 · B3. See the whole portfolio

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395 Riverside Drive MN114 A
360 Cabrini Boulevard MN112 A
5425 Valles Avenue BX108 B
470 West End Avenue MN106 A
706 West End Avenue MN93 A
255 Cabrini Boulevard MN78 A
350 Cabrini Boulevard MN76 A
60 Park Terrace East MN75 A
552 Riverside Drive MN68 A
261 West 94 Street MN61 A
880 West 181 Street MN61 A
96 Arden Street MN60 A
854 West 181 Street MN59 A
736 West 187 Street MN56 A
736 West 186 Street MN56 A
46 Cooper Street MN55 A
155 West 71 Street MN55 A
124 West 93 Street MN53 A
30 Bogardus Place MN50 A
404 Riverside Drive MN48 A
720 West 173 Street MN48 A
45 Park Terrace West MN48 A
2931 Broadway MN46 A
18 West 70 Street MN46 A
170 East 94 Street MN42 A
305 West 104 Street MN40 A
255 West 90 Street MN38 A
870 Riverside Drive MN36 A
517 East 86 Street MN35 A
137 Central Road North MN35 A
105 West 72 Street MN34 A
203 West 98 Street MN31 A
288 West 92 Street MN30 A
1466 Lexington Avenue MN27 A
507 West 111 Street MN24 A
139 East 30 Street MN23 A
50 East 83 Street MN8 A
835 Broadway MN7 A
49 West 9 Street MN7 A
48 East 83 Street MN6 A
441 East 57 Street MN6 A
32 Laight Street MN5 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $505,488 on 2026-09-02 (lender: Connectone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-15RPTT&RET $290,000 — from WOOD, EXECUTOR, ELIZABETH RANSON BRANDY; ESTATE OF FRANK ADDISON WOOD, JR. to WU, ZHIJUN; SHENG, HUAIBAO $290,000
2026-09-03Sold for $290,000 $290,000 $6,042
2026-09-02AL&R $2,000,000 — from 720 WEST 173RD STREET OWNERS CORP. to CONNECTONE BANK $2,000,000
2026-09-02Agreement $2,000,000 — from 720 WEST 173RD STREET OWNERS CORP. to CONNECTONE BANK $2,000,000
2026-09-02Mortgage $505,489 — from 720 WEST 173RD STREET OWNERS CORP. to CONNECTONE BANK $505,489
2026-07-09RPTT&RET $330,000 — from BERRIOS, RAYNER to WIDD, RYAN; WIDD, MICHELE $330,000
2026-06-30Sold for $330,000 $330,000 $6,875
2026-03-03RPTT&RET $515,000 — from WEST 173RD REALTY LLC to GRIFFITHS, BENJAMIN; PACITTI, JORDAN $515,000
2026-02-26RPTT&RET $475,566 — from WEST 173RD REALTY LLC to BIGUZZI-VELCICH, STEFANO $475,566
2026-02-25Sold for $515,000 $515,000 $10,729
2026-02-20Sold for $475,566 $475,566 $9,908
2024-09-10RPTT&RET $80,000 — from MCCANN, DANIEL T; HERCEG, ANNA to MCCANN, DANIEL T $80,000
2024-09-03Sold for $80,000 $80,000 $1,667
2023-05-15RPTT&RET $290,000 — from NELKO, MATTHEW to CHAVEZ-RICHMOND, OCTAVIA; HERNANDEZ, ORLANDO $290,000
2023-04-14Sold for $290,000 $290,000 $6,042

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702264234
201821583367
201901207230
202001456153
202100574263
202200842389
202300443350
202401234331
202501240328
2026002913244
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 529Ownership & money 155Health & systems 36

Every one of the 738 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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