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550 West 183 Street

1,828Records
20City systems
42Open violations
448.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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1,828 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 646 HPD complaints, 539 HPD housing violations, 457 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1902
Floors5
Res. units14
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)350 AUDUBON REALTY LLC
BBL1021540052
BIN1063662

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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 448.6. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations42 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2006-02-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 9 · winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

90 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · DOOR/WINDOW (11) · FLOORING/STAIRS (10) · PLUMBING (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (7).

Filed construction activity

$60,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1902)
YesSix or more residential units (14)
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)350 Audubon Avenue
Head officerNirav Desai
Managing agentZION MGMT
Last registered2025-12-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,114,000 $501,300
2026$1,184,000 $532,800
2027$1,186,000 $533,700

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 450 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
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 181 St — M3 · 450 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 183 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.

Report a problem to 311

550 West 183 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

90 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 ZION MGMT — 14 buildings, 948 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B3 · C6 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
5407 Kings Highway BK225 C
2501 Tratman Avenue BX213 F
78-34 164 Street QN119 C
180 East 17 Street BK90 B
541 West 49 Street MN66 C
42-42 Ithaca Street QN54 C
428 East 46 Street BK50 C
202 East 91 Street BK39 D
266 East 21 Street BK24 C
211-01 Hillside Avenue QN21 B
209-03 Hillside Avenue QN19 A
550 West 183 Street MN14 D
2750 Kingsbridge Terrace BX10 D
254 6 Avenue BK4 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $24,796 on 2025-11-10 (lender: Dime Community Bank and The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-11-10Deed $2,150,000 — from 350 AUDUBON HOLDING LLC to 350 AUDUBON REALTY LLC $2,150,000
2025-11-10Mortgage $24,797 — from 350 AUDUBON REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK $24,797
2025-11-10Agreement $1,820,000 — from 350 AUDUBON REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,820,000
2025-11-10AL&R $1,820,000 — from 350 AUDUBON REALTY LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK; THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,820,000
2025-11-04Sold for $2,150,000 $2,150,000 $153,571
2016-04-19Agreement $2,200,000 — from 350 AUDUBON HOLDING LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,200,000
2016-04-19Mortgage $448,940 — from 350 AUDUBON HOLDING LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $448,940
2016-04-19AL&R $2,200,000 — from 350 AUDUBON HOLDING LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,200,000
2013-09-18Mortgage $317,191 — from 350 AUDUBON HOLDING LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $317,191
2013-09-18Agreement $1,850,000 — from 350 AUDUBON HOLDING LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $1,850,000
2013-09-18AL&R $1,850,000 — from 350 AUDUBON HOLDING LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $1,850,000
2007-10-29Mortgage $576,418 — from AUDUBON HOLDING LLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN $576,418
2007-10-29AL&R $1,700,000 — from AUDUBON HOLDING LLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN $1,700,000
2007-10-29Agreement $1,700,000 — from AUDUBON HOLDING LLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN $1,700,000
2005-11-02Mortgage $1,140,000 — from 350 AUDUBON HOLDING, LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $1,140,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201761550264
20180010822112
20190014202144
20200013702139
20210015703160
202200650368
20230027604280
20240110004105
2025003012345
20260013401135
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 1,699Ownership & money 50Health & systems 41

Every one of the 1,828 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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