655 recorded events, 1965–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 273 HPD complaints, 120 311 service requests, 91 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 28.2. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Noise (2) · GENERAL (1).
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 (1906) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (22) |
| 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) | 531 WEST 179 STREET LLC |
| Head officer | HERMAN RUBIN |
| Managing agent | WASHINGTON TOWERS LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,178,000 | $530,100 |
| 2026 | $1,272,000 | $572,400 |
| 2027 | $1,356,000 | $610,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| 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 | 181 St — 1 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 175 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 179 St / Saint Nicholas Av — M98 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Audubon Ave & W 179 St · 200 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.
531 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 WASHINGTON TOWERS LLC — 20 buildings, 463 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B10 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2608 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 54 | A |
| 516 West 188 Street | MN | 34 | B |
| 2182 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 30 | A |
| 510 West 184 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 514 West 184 Street | MN | 30 | B |
| 70 Pinehurst Avenue | MN | 25 | B |
| 463 West 159 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 531 West 179 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 524 West 184 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 559 West 183 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 503 West 176 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 507 West 176 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 704 West 180 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 520 West 184 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 283 Audubon Avenue | MN | 20 | B |
| 515 West 184 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 465 West 159 Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 467 West 159 Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 234 East 118 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 236 East 118 Street | MN | 10 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $320,550 on 2018-05-08 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-06 | M&CON $75,965,000 — from 503 WEST 176TH STREET LLC; 514 WEST 184TH STREET LLC; 2180 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC; 507 WEST to SIGNATURE BANK | $75,965,000 | |
| 2022-07-06 | AL&R $75,965,000 — from 704 WEST 180TH STREET LLC; 283 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC; 520 WEST 188TH STREET LLC; 510 WEST 184 to SIGNATURE BANK | $75,965,000 | |
| 2018-05-08 | Mortgage $320,550 — from 531 WEST 179TH STREET LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $320,550 | |
| 2018-05-08 | Agreement $3,515,000 — from 531 WEST 179TH STREET LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $3,515,000 | |
| 2018-05-08 | Mortgage $3,194,450 — from 531 WEST 179TH STREET LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $3,194,450 | |
| 2014-09-10 | Mortgage $16,659,323 — from 463 WEST159TH STREET LLC; 531 WEST 179TH STREET LLC; 500 WEST 190TH STREET LLC; 234 EAST 1 to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $16,659,323 | |
| 2014-09-10 | Agreement $53,500,000 — from 463 WEST159TH STREET LLC; 515 WEST 159TH STREET LLC; 503 WEST 176TH STREET LLC; 518 WEST 1 to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $53,500,000 | |
| 2014-09-10 | AL&R $53,500,000 — from 2180 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC; 500 WEST 190TH STREET LLC; 520 WEST 188TH STREET LLC; 283 AUDUB to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $53,500,000 | |
| 2012-03-20 | Agreement $38,500,000 — from 234 EAST 118TH STREET LLC; 503 WEST 176TH STREET LLC; 531 WEST 179TH STREET LLC; 283 AUDUB to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $38,500,000 | |
| 2012-03-20 | Mortgage $3,502,782 — from 2180 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC; 531 WEST 179TH STREET LLC; 463 WEST 159TH STREET LLC; 500 WEST to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $3,502,782 | |
| 2011-02-28 | Agreement $31,440,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 463 WEST 159TH STREET LLC; 2180 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC; 515 WEST 159TH STREET LLC; 283 AUDUB | $31,440,000 | |
| 2008-09-23 | Deed $2,158,000 — from RICHARD L. WASSERMAN CHAP 11 TRSTEE KG 1; RICHARD L WASSERMAN TRSTEE KGLND CRDTR L to 531 WEST 179TH STREET LLC | $2,158,000 | |
| 2008-09-23 | AL&R $31,440,000 — from 520 WEST 188TH STREET LLC; 503 WEST 176TH STREET LLC; 463 WEST 159TH STREET LLC; 510 WEST to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $31,440,000 | |
| 2008-09-23 | Agreement $31,440,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 2180 AMSTERDAM AVENUE LLC; 531 WEST 179TH STREET LLC; 518 WEST 184TH STREET LLC; 503 WEST | $31,440,000 | |
| 2007-01-23 | Mortgage $276,263 — from KG 179 CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $276,263 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2018 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 29 |
| 2023 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
Every one of the 655 recorded events, 1965–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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