2,150 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,205 311 service requests, 504 HPD complaints, 169 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 43.4. 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 | 10 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-09-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 9 · winter 2025–26: 22). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
396 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (311) · Illegal Parking (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · APPLIANCE (6) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).
$41,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (56) |
| 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) | 561 West 179 St. NYC LLC |
| Head officer | Rick Herman |
| Managing agent | Josh Spitzer |
| Last registered | 2026-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,435,000 | $3,795,750 |
| 2026 | $7,894,000 | $3,552,300 |
| 2027 | $8,295,000 | $3,732,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Panadero Bakery | Bakery Products/Desserts | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Spoiled) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | 181 St — 1 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 175 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 179 St / Saint Nicholas Av — M98 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Audubon Ave & W 179 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 103, 132 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.
561 West 179 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
396 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,303,026 on 2019-08-29 (lender: Signature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | Agreement $10,443,169 — from 561 WEST 179 ST. NYC LLC; HP CSP GF1 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to SIG RCRS C MF 2023 VENTURE LLC | $10,443,169 | |
| 2019-08-29 | AL&R $11,050,000 — from 561 WEST 179 ST. NYC LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $11,050,000 | |
| 2019-08-29 | Mortgage $2,303,027 — from 561 WEST 179 ST. NYC LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,303,027 | |
| 2019-08-29 | Agreement $11,050,000 — from 561 WEST 179 ST. NYC LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $11,050,000 | |
| 2015-06-09 | Mortgage $2,792,281 — from 561 WEST 179 ST. NYC LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,792,281 | |
| 2015-06-09 | AL&R $9,550,000 — from 561 WEST 179 ST. NYC LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $9,550,000 | |
| 2015-06-09 | Agreement $9,550,000 — from 561 WEST 179 ST. NYC LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $9,550,000 | |
| 2015-06-09 | Agreement $1,860,000 — from WASHINGTON HEIGHTS LLC to 561 WEST 179 ST. NYC LLC | $1,860,000 | |
| 2012-12-13 | Agreement $1,860,000 — from 561 WEST 179 ST NYC LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,860,000 | |
| 2012-12-13 | Agreement $1,860,000 — from 561 WEST 179 ST NYC LLC to WASHINGTON HEIGHTS LLC | $1,860,000 | |
| 2012-12-13 | Mortgage $310,000 to WASHINGTON HEIGHTS LLC | $310,000 | |
| 2012-04-02 | Agreement $22,589,703 — from 601 WEST 180 ST. NYC LLC; 560 WEST 180 ST. NYC LLC; 561 WEST 179 ST. NYC LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $22,589,703 | |
| 2012-04-02 | Mortgage $7,125,000 — from 561 WEST 179 ST. NYC LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,125,000 | |
| 2012-04-02 | AL&R $7,125,000 — from 561 WEST 179 ST. NYC LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,125,000 | |
| 2011-08-02 | Agreement $1,550,000 — from HARVEY 601 LLC; CAREN 601 LLC; HOWARD 601 LLC; 561 WEST 179TH ST., LLC; STACEY 601 LLC to 561 WEST 179 ST. NYC LLC | $1,550,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 0 | 2 | 181 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 90 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 6 | 7 | 94 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 65 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 78 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 8 | 202 |
| 2023 | 4 | 13 | 203 | 0 | 3 | 223 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 158 | 2 | 8 | 171 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 11 | 9 | 124 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 15 | 162 |
Every one of the 2,150 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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