385 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 203 311 service requests, 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 32 rodent inspections.
Full record, year by year Support this site
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (4) · Consumer Complaint (4) · Dirty Condition (3) · Food Poisoning (2) · Sewer (1) · Noise (1).
$948,534 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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.
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,285,000 | $1,478,250 |
| 2026 | $3,870,000 | $1,741,500 |
| 2027 | $4,174,000 | $1,878,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esmeraldo Bakery | Bakery Products/Desserts | B | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · 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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 181 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 181 St / Saint Nicholas Av — Bx3 Bx11 Bx13 Bx35 +1 more · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Audubon Ave & W 179 St · 500 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.
538 West 181 Street
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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: $1,331,743 on 2016-02-24 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | Agreement $4,420,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to WON MERCHANDISE CORP. | $4,420,000 | |
| 2016-02-24 | Mortgage $1,331,743 — from WON MERCHANDISE CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,331,743 | |
| 2016-02-24 | Agreement $6,380,000 — from WON MERCHANDISE CORP. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $6,380,000 | |
| 2013-12-17 | Agreement $5,265,000 — from WON MERCHANDISE CORP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $5,265,000 | |
| 2013-12-17 | Mortgage $5,265,000 — from WON MERCHANDISE CORP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $5,265,000 | |
| 2009-12-01 | Mortgage $250,000 — from WON MERCHANDISE CORP. to NEWBANK | $250,000 | |
| 2008-01-29 | Agreement $5,800,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to WON MERCHANDISE CORP. | $5,800,000 | |
| 2008-01-29 | Mortgage $1,335,124 — from WON MERCHANDISE CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $1,335,124 | |
| 2007-05-21 | Mortgage $1,293,232 — from WON MERCHANDISE CORP to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA | $1,293,232 | |
| 2007-05-21 | Agreement $4,500,000 — from WON MERCHANDISE CORP to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA | $4,500,000 | |
| 2004-12-20 | Mortgage $238,202 — from WON MERCHANDISE CORP. to CHB AMERICA BANK | $238,202 | |
| 2000-06-09 | Mortgage $650,000 — from WON MERCHANDISE CORP. to CHOHUNG BANK OF NEWYORK | $650,000 | |
| 1996-03-29 | Mortgage $650,000 — from WON MERCHANDISE CORP. to CHO HUNG BANK OF NEWYORK | $650,000 | |
| 1994-04-25 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from WON MERCHANDISE CORP to CHO HUNG BANK OF NEWYORK | $1,000,000 | |
| 1992-11-30 | Mortgage $129,934 — from WON MERCHANDISE CORP to CHO HUNG BANK/NEW YORK | $129,934 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 27 |
Every one of the 385 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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