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604 West 178 Street

2,658Records
17City systems
159Open violations
461.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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2,658 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,022 HPD housing violations, 723 HPD complaints, 674 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units22
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)604 W 178TH CORP
BBL1021440040
BIN1063549

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 461.3. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations159 total — 62 class C (immediately hazardous), 89 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2002-11-13.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

45 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
16
’25–26

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

135 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (31) · HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · WATER LEAK (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · PLUMBING (10).

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 (22)
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)604 WEST 178TH CORP
Head officerRAMESH SARVA
Managing agentCAMELOT REALTY GROUP
Last registered2026-01-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,008,000 $903,600
2026$2,207,000 $993,150
2027$2,187,000 $984,150

The city's market estimate has risen 9% 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

Subway181 St — 1 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
175 St — A · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 178 St / Saint Nicholas Av — M98 · 150 ft
Citi BikeWadsworth Ave & W 179 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 115 Alexander Humboldt
Middle: 143, 346, 348. 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

604 West 178 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

135 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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 CAMELOT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 38 buildings, 528 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B3 · C13 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
43-33 48 Street QN58 C
930 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 A
147 3 Avenue MN54 A
83-55 Austin Street QN43 C
411 Manhattan Avenue MN38 C
105 East 38 Street MN27 A
41-28 55 Street QN26 C
604 West 178 Street MN22 D
117 East 29 Street MN16 A
173 Chrystie Street MN13 A
129 Avenue D MN12 A
788 9 Avenue MN11 B
165 E 62nd Street MN10 A
465 Washington Street MN9 A
260 West 22 Street MN9 A
500 West 25th MN8 A
533 Washington Avenue BK8 A
253 East 7th Street MN8 A
552 West 43 Street MN8 A
540 Pacific Street BK8 A
165 Chrystie Street MN8 A
555 Pacific Street BK8 A
542 Pacific Street BK8 B
557 Pacific Street BK6 A
110 East 97 Street MN6 A
68 Thomas Street MN5 C
58 White Street MN5 C
236 West 24 Street MN5 C
25 Mercer Street MN5 C
43 East 63 Street MN4 F
346 West 22 Street MN4 B
1438 3 Avenue MN4 C
56 Lispenard Street MN3 C
130 Berkeley Place BK3 A
166 Spring Street MN3 C
410 East 50 Street MN3 C
538 Pacific Street BK2 C
405 East 6 Street MN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,550,000 on 2014-10-27 (lender: Peapack-Gladstone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-10-27Mortgage $1,550,000 — from 604 WEST 178TH CORP. to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $1,550,000
2014-10-27AL&R $1,550,000 — from 604 WEST 178TH CORP. to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $1,550,000
2005-04-07M&CON $487,500 — from 604 WEST 178TH CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOC. $487,500
2005-04-07AL&R $487,500 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOC. to 604 WEST 178TH CORP. $487,500
1986-07-02Mortgage $325,000 — from 604 WEST 178TH CORP. to SARA PROPERTIES, INC. $325,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171033402337
20180026922273
201900422246
202000680169
202100430548
20220022505230
20230018805193
202400820587
20250320905217
20260115702160
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 2,533Ownership & money 29Health & systems 54

Every one of the 2,658 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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