1,958 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 826 311 service requests, 495 HPD complaints, 424 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 181.1. 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 | 31 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2025-07-29. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
103 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 56). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
296 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (151) · HEAT/HOT WATER (48) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · FLOORING/STAIRS (13) · GENERAL (11) · PLUMBING (8).
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 (1917) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (31) |
| 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) | 643 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 | $1,849,000 | $832,050 |
| 2026 | $2,046,000 | $920,700 |
| 2027 | $2,004,000 | $901,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 12/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 168 St — 1 A C · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 171 St — M4 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Fort Washington Ave & W 173 St · 350 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.
643 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 |
296 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 48 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 | 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 | 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 | Deed $5,200,000 — from WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; SES REALTY GROUP LLC; SALR, LLC; NECO PARTNERS LLC; OMEGA to 643 W 172 WH REALTY LLC | $5,200,000 | |
| 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 | |
| 2021-01-21 | Sold for $5,200,000 | $5,200,000 | $167,742 |
| 2018-10-25 | Agreement $2,875,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; SES REALTY GROUP LLC; OMEGA GINOBLI PARTNERS, LLC; NECO PARTNE | $2,875,000 | |
| 2014-12-22 | Agreement $2,995,000 — from OMEGA GINOBLI PARTNERS LLC; NECO PARTNERS LLC; WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; SALR LLC; to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,995,000 | |
| 2014-12-22 | Mortgage $2,995,000 — from NECO PARTNERS LLC; SALR LLC; WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,995,000 | |
| 2014-12-22 | Deed $5,849,871 — from 643 W. 172ND STREET LLC to OMEGA GINOBLI PARTNERS LLC; SALR LLC; WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; SES REALTY GROUP LL | $5,849,871 | |
| 2014-12-22 | Mortgage $1,025,603 — from SES REALTY GROUP LLC; WASHINGTON HEIGHTS PARTNERS LLC; ASJM REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC; SALR LL to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,025,603 | |
| 2012-07-13 | Agreement $2,025,000 — from 643 W. 172ND STREET LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $2,025,000 | |
| 2012-07-13 | AL&R $2,025,000 — from 643 W. 172ND STREET LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $2,025,000 | |
| 2012-06-14 | Mortgage $165,000 — from 643 W. 172ND STREET, LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $165,000 | |
| 2010-07-06 | SMTG $1,368,987 — from 643 W. 172ND STREET LLC to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $1,368,987 | |
| 2010-07-06 | SMTG $5,475,949 — from 642 W. 172ND STREET LLC; 633 W. 171ST STREET LLC; 643 W. 172ND STREET LLC; 636 W. 172ND ST to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $5,475,949 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 231 | 0 | 19 | 250 |
| 2018 | 1 | 133 | 1 | 5 | 140 |
| 2019 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 2 | 120 |
| 2020 | 3 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 87 |
| 2021 | 6 | 132 | 7 | 7 | 152 |
| 2022 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 48 |
| 2023 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 70 |
| 2024 | 2 | 191 | 0 | 5 | 198 |
| 2025 | 1 | 171 | 0 | 3 | 175 |
| 2026 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 3 | 151 |
Every one of the 1,958 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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