1,125 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 552 311 service requests, 268 HPD complaints, 170 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 88.5. 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 | 51 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 1990-11-15. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
154 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · PLUMBING (23) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (20) · DOOR/WINDOW (12) · FLOORING/STAIRS (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 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (35) |
| 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) | Heights 173 |
| Head officer | Scott Silverman |
| Managing agent | Bronstein Properties LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,384,000 | $1,072,800 |
| 2026 | $2,636,000 | $1,186,200 |
| 2027 | $2,793,000 | $1,256,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 90/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 168 St — 1 A C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 173 St — M3 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Wadsworth Ave & W 175 St · 550 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.
609 West 173 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 |
154 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 BRONSTEIN PROPERTIES LLC — 140 buildings, 5,632 units. Grades across the portfolio: A56 · B52 · C20 · D11 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 140 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $314,104 on 2019-09-06 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-08 | RPTT&RET $2,959,566 — from 5B REALTY COMPANY LLC to FIVE BOROUGHS HOLDINGS LLC | $2,959,566 | |
| 2024-07-02 | RPTT&RET $1,268,385 — from BRONSTEIN EQUITIES LLC to FIVE BOROUGHS HOLDINGS LLC | $1,268,385 | |
| 2022-06-22 | Agreement $4,111,000 — from HEIGHTS 173 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,111,000 | |
| 2019-12-03 | RPTT $4,793,333 — from COMMINGLED PENSION TRUST FUND (SSP) to SSPF REIT 1 LLC | $4,793,333 | |
| 2019-09-06 | Mortgage $314,104 — from HEIGHTS 173 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $314,104 | |
| 2019-09-06 | Agreement $4,111,000 — from HEIGHTS 173 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,111,000 | |
| 2015-09-19 | Agreement $3,950,000 — from HEIGHTS 173 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,950,000 | |
| 2015-09-19 | Mortgage $758,062 — from HEIGHTS 173 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $758,062 | |
| 2013-08-29 | Agreement $3,260,000 — from HEIGHTS 173 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,260,000 | |
| 2013-08-29 | Mortgage $337,919 — from HEIGHTS 173 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $337,919 | |
| 2013-03-12 | Agreement $692,704 — from HEIGHTS 173 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $692,704 | |
| 2013-03-12 | Agreement $2,256,236 — from HEIGHTS 173 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,256,236 | |
| 2009-04-17 | Agreement $700,000 — from HEIGHTS 173 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $700,000 | |
| 2009-04-17 | Agreement $2,280,000 — from HEIGHTS 173 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,280,000 | |
| 2007-10-15 | Mortgage $700,000 — from HEIGHTS 173 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $700,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2018 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| 2019 | 2 | 85 | 3 | 2 | 92 |
| 2020 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| 2021 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| 2022 | 1 | 110 | 1 | 2 | 114 |
| 2023 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 62 |
| 2024 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 65 |
| 2025 | 2 | 135 | 0 | 3 | 140 |
| 2026 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 3 | 123 |
Every one of the 1,125 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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