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636 West 172 Street

934Records
19City systems
3Open violations
22.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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934 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 374 311 service requests, 242 HPD complaints, 151 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units25
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)636 WEST 172 WH REALTY LLC
BBL1021420078
BIN1063488

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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 51% 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 22.3. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-04-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Illegal Fireworks (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (25)
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)636 WEST 172 WH REALTY LLC
Head officerCHRIS SPYROPOULOS
Managing agentALMA REALTY CORP.
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,686,000 $758,700
2026$1,824,000 $820,800
2027$1,849,000 $832,050

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 172 St — Bx7 M5 M100 · 250 ft
Citi BikeFort Washington Ave & W 173 St · 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

636 West 172 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

31 311 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 ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
34-46 Vernon Blvd QN405 A
107-10 Shore Front Parkway QN265 B
106-10 Shore Front Parkway QN265 B
106-20 Shore Front Parkway QN240 B
1511 Sheridan Avenue BX223 C
1777 Grand Concourse BX170 F
545 Prospect Place BK159 B
880 Bergen Street BK133 B
38-25 Parsons Boulevard QN113 B
3224 Grand Concourse BX112 D
226 Taaffe Place BK109 B
1775 East 18 Street BK96 B
213 Taaffe Place BK90 A
104-25 195 Street QN89 C
9 Thayer Street MN88 A
658 West 188 Street MN88 C
565 Prospect Place BK86 A
3607 Broadway MN84 B
227 Taaffe Place BK83 B
464 St Marks Avenue BK83 A
89-10 35 Avenue QN82 B
91-35 193 Street QN81 B
32-05 Newtown Avenue QN81 A
37-21 31 Street QN80 A
165 Bennett Avenue MN79 A
39-30 59 Street QN77 A
4455 Broadway MN77 B
173-17 89 Avenue QN76 A
699 Classon Avenue BK76 A
38 Sickles Street MN75 B
25-10 31 Avenue QN74 A
23-30 Newtown Avenue QN74 B
203 Underhill Avenue BK72 B
1114 Ward Avenue BX72 C
92 Pinehurst Avenue MN72 B
480 St Marks Avenue BK71 A
3572 DeKalb Avenue BX70 D
200 Highland Boulevard BK66 B
500 St Marks Avenue BK65 A
3885 Broadway MN64 C
4141 Broadway MN62 C
4151 Broadway MN62 C
90 Ellwood Street MN61 B
505 West 162 Street MN60 B
91-10 34 Avenue QN60 A
3851 Broadway MN59 C
140 Clarkson Avenue BK59 B
961 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 C
1548 St Nicholas Avenue MN55 B
520 West 163 Street MN54 C
102-02 Rockaway Beach Blvd QN52 A
559 West 164 Street MN51 B
5008 Broadway MN50 B
393 Lefferts Avenue BK50 A
1415 Bristow Street BX50 C
557 West 148 Street MN49 B
614 West 157 Street MN48 B
35-30 153 Street QN47 C
35-28 153 Street QN47 B
530 West 163 Street MN45 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,587,831 on 2021-02-01 (lender: Sterling National Bank), covering 4 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
2021-02-01Deed $5,000,000 — from WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; SALR, LLC; NECO PARTNERS LLC; SES REALTY GROUP LLC; ASJM to 636 WEST 172 WH REALTY LLC $5,000,000
2021-02-01Mortgage $1,587,832 — from 642 W 172 WH REALTY LLC; 643 W 172 WH REALTY LLC; 633 W 171 WH REALTY LLC; 636 WEST 172 WH to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $1,587,832
2021-02-01Agreement $13,000,000 — from 636 WEST 172 WH REALTY LLC; 633 W 171 WH REALTY LLC; 643 W 172 WH REALTY LLC; 642 W 172 WH to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $13,000,000
2021-02-01AL&R $13,000,000 — from 633 W 171 WH REALTY LLC; 636 WEST 172 WH REALTY LLC; 643 W 172 WH REALTY LLC; 642 W 172 WH to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $13,000,000
2021-01-21Sold for $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $200,000
2018-10-26Agreement $2,831,361 — from ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; SES REALTY GROUP LLC; WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; NECO PA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,831,361
2015-01-21CORRM $2,940,000 — from ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; OMEGA GINOBLI PARTNERS, LLC; SES REALTY GROUP LLC; WASHINGTON to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,940,000
2014-12-27Deed $5,591,027 — from 636 W. 172ND STREET LLC to SALR, LLC; SES REALTY GROUP LLC; OMEGA GINOBLI PARTNERS, LLC; ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; $5,591,027
2014-12-27Mortgage $1,204,011 — from NECO PARTNERS LLC; ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; OMEGA GINOBLI PARTNERS, LLC; WASHINGTON HEI to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,204,011
2014-12-27Agreement $2,940,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; NECO PARTNERS LLC; SES REALTY GROUP LLC; ASJM REALTY ASSO $2,940,000
2014-12-27Mortgage $2,940,000 — from WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; NECO PARTNERS LLC; SES REALTY GROUP LLC; ASJM REALTY ASSO to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,940,000
2012-07-16Agreement $1,785,000 — from 636 W. 172ND STREET LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $1,785,000
2012-07-16AL&R $1,785,000 — from 636 W. 172ND STREET LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $1,785,000
2012-06-21Mortgage $345,000 — from 636 W. 172ND STREET LLC. to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $345,000
2010-07-06Deed $1,951,743 — from PINNACLE UPTOWN LLC to 636 W. 172ND STREET LLC $1,951,743

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201727001890
20180291434
20190950297
20200430144
20210197329
20220180725
20231150420
20240130316
20251190222
20260220224
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 784Ownership & money 65Health & systems 63

Every one of the 934 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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