1,584 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 610 311 service requests, 435 HPD complaints, 330 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 126.3. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 12 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2017-10-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 10).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
97 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (35) · Noise (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Dirty Condition (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (26) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 642 WEST 172 WH REALTY LLC. |
| Head officer | CHRIS SPYROPOULOS |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,897,000 | $853,650 |
| 2026 | $2,170,000 | $976,500 |
| 2027 | $2,155,000 | $969,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | 175 St — A · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 168 St — 1 A C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 171 St — M4 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Fort 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.
642 West 172 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
97 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.
Managed by ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 155 buildings
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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-01 | AL&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 | |
| 2021-02-01 | Agreement $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 | |
| 2021-02-01 | Mortgage $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 | |
| 2021-02-01 | Deed $4,400,000 — from ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; NECO PARTNERS LLC; SES REALTY GROUP LLC; WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PA to 642 W 172 WH REALTY LLC | $4,400,000 | |
| 2021-01-21 | Sold for $4,400,000 | $4,400,000 | $169,231 |
| 2018-10-26 | Mortgage $186,619 — from SES REALTY GROUP LLC; SALR, LLC; NECO PARTNERS LLC; ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; OMEGA GINO to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $186,619 | |
| 2018-10-26 | Agreement $2,835,000 — from NECO PARTNERS LLC; SALR, LLC; OMEGA GINOBLI PARTNERS, LLC; ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; SES to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $2,835,000 | |
| 2014-12-29 | Mortgage $999,414 — from OMEGA GINOBLI PARTNERS LLC; WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; SALR LLC; NECO PARTNERS LLC; to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $999,414 | |
| 2014-12-29 | Agreement $2,750,000 — from ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; SALR LLC; SES REALTY GROUP LLC; NECO PARTNERS LLC; OMEGA GINOB to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,750,000 | |
| 2014-12-29 | Mortgage $2,750,000 — from ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; NECO PARTNERS LLC; SALR LLC; WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,750,000 | |
| 2014-12-29 | Deed $5,021,570 — from 642 W. 172ND STREET LLC to OMEGA GINOBLI PARTNERS LLC; SES REALTY GROUP LLC; SALR LLC; ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; WA | $5,021,570 | |
| 2012-07-16 | Agreement $1,800,000 — from 642 W. 172ND STREET LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $1,800,000 | |
| 2012-07-16 | AL&R $1,800,000 — from 642 W. 172ND STREET LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $1,800,000 | |
| 2012-06-14 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 642 W. 172ND STREET LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $250,000 | |
| 2010-07-06 | Deed $2,122,520 — from PINNACLE UPTOWN LLC to 642 W. 172ND STREET LLC | $2,122,520 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 196 | 0 | 16 | 213 |
| 2018 | 0 | 92 | 2 | 4 | 98 |
| 2019 | 2 | 146 | 0 | 2 | 150 |
| 2020 | 3 | 103 | 0 | 3 | 109 |
| 2021 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 4 | 69 |
| 2022 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 13 | 81 |
| 2023 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 7 | 59 |
| 2024 | 1 | 84 | 0 | 5 | 90 |
| 2025 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 9 | 80 |
| 2026 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
Every one of the 1,584 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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