2,010 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 931 HPD complaints, 762 311 service requests, 167 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 236.2. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 | 11 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2015-07-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
651 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 350 · winter 2024–25: 174 · winter 2025–26: 112). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
375 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (322) · Noise (28) · Rodent (4) · APPLIANCE (3) · ELECTRIC (2) · Blocked Driveway (2).
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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (25) |
| 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 177 |
| Head officer | Scott Silverman |
| Managing agent | Bronstein Properties LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,560,000 | $702,000 |
| 2026 | $1,780,000 | $801,000 |
| 2027 | $1,663,000 | $748,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| 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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 181 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 178 St / Broadway — M5 M98 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Wadsworth Ave & W 179 St · 450 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.
655 West 177 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 |
375 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 322 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: $1,268,847 on 2015-04-02 (lender: Bankunited, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-05 | RPTT&RET $2,502,239 — from 5B REALTY COMPANY LLC to FIVE BOROUGHS HOLDINGS LLC | $2,502,239 | |
| 2024-07-03 | RPTT&RET $441,572 — from BRONSTEIN EQUITIES LLC to FIVE BOROUGHS HOLDINGS LLC | $441,572 | |
| 2020-01-24 | AL&R $2,900,000 — from HEIGHTS 177 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,900,000 | |
| 2020-01-24 | Agreement $2,900,000 — from HEIGHTS 177 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,900,000 | |
| 2019-12-03 | RPTT $3,246,185 — from COMMINGLED PENSION TRUST FUND (SSP) to SSPF REIT 1 LLC | $3,246,185 | |
| 2015-04-02 | AL&R $3,175,000 — from HEIGHTS 177 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,175,000 | |
| 2015-04-02 | Agreement $3,175,000 — from HEIGHTS 177 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $3,175,000 | |
| 2015-04-02 | Mortgage $1,268,847 — from HEIGHTS 177 LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $1,268,847 | |
| 2012-05-04 | Mortgage $388,911 — from HEIGHTS 177 LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $388,911 | |
| 2012-05-04 | Agreement $1,975,000 — from HEIGHTS 177 LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,975,000 | |
| 2008-07-29 | Mortgage $337,067 — from HEIGHTS 177 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $337,067 | |
| 2008-07-29 | Deed $2,694,000 — from 655 WEST 177 LLC; HART STREET APARTMENTS LLC to HEIGHTS 177 LLC | $2,694,000 | |
| 2008-07-29 | Agreement $1,600,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to HEIGHTS 177 LLC | $1,600,000 | |
| 2008-07-29 | AL&R $1,600,000 — from HEIGHTS 177 LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $1,600,000 | |
| 2005-04-13 | Mortgage $270,353 — from 655 WEST 177 LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $270,353 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2018 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 68 |
| 2019 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 2020 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 52 |
| 2021 | 0 | 131 | 0 | 1 | 132 |
| 2022 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 2 | 163 |
| 2023 | 1 | 353 | 0 | 5 | 359 |
| 2024 | 0 | 344 | 2 | 4 | 350 |
| 2025 | 0 | 176 | 0 | 2 | 178 |
| 2026 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 73 |
Every one of the 2,010 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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