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640 West 171 Street

706Records
18City systems
18Open violations
5.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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706 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 231 311 service requests, 179 HPD housing violations, 172 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1916
Floors5
Res. units31
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)640 WEST 171 ST LLC
BBL1021420034
BIN1063477

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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 72% 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 5.9. 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 violations18 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1997-12-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Illegal Parking (3) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Missed Collection (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1).

Filed construction activity

$400,255 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1916)
YesSix or more residential units (31)
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)640 WEST 171 ST LLC
Head officerDAVID LULGJURAJ
Managing agentHOULIHAN-PARNES PROPERTIES
Last registered2025-08-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,841,000 $828,450
2026$1,991,000 $895,950
2027$2,177,000 $979,650

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

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

Subway168 St — 1 A C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 172 St — Bx7 M5 M100 · 300 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

640 West 171 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

37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 HOULIHAN-PARNES PROPERTIES — 24 buildings, 607 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B6 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3210 Arlington Avenue BX67 A
1910 McGraw Avenue BX52 A
57 Park Terrace West MN51 A
25 Indian Road MN50 A
270 Seaman Avenue MN49 A
575 Riverside Drive MN42 A
213 West 105 Street MN32 A
640 West 171 Street MN31 A
632 West 171 Street MN31 A
1724 2 Avenue MN26 A
236 East 78 Street MN22 A
512 East 82 Street MN20 A
624 West 207 Street MN20 A
48 Pinehurst Avenue MN20 B
1143 1 Avenue MN17 A
1038 Southern Boulevard BX16 B
1758 1 Avenue MN13 B
921 East 179 Street BX12 A
226 Richardson Street BK10 A
522 East 82 Street MN7 B
249 East 51 Street BK6 B
824 Howard Avenue BK6 B
1331 Noble Avenue BX4 C
2115 Davidson Avenue BX3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $650,000 on 2025-11-13 (lender: Bronx Heights Funding Associates), covering 2 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
2025-11-13Mortgage $650,000 — from 640 WEST 171 ST LLC; 1331 NOBLE AVENUE LLC to BRONX HEIGHTS FUNDING ASSOCIATES $650,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170290213
201877400357
201921440552
202022280335
202120620367
202220892497
202310110315
202400340236
202501102215
202600130316
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 599Ownership & money 21Health & systems 39

Every one of the 706 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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