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555 West 183 Street

621Records
14City systems
132Open violations
1067.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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621 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 166 311 service requests, 161 HPD housing violations, 140 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)SCOTT ROYAL SMITH TRUSTEE
BBL1021540090
BIN1063683

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1067.2. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations132 total — 47 class C (immediately hazardous), 48 class B, 37 class A. Oldest open since 1989-07-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 3 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

93 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (28) · PLUMBING (25) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · DOOR/WINDOW (10) · GENERAL (8) · WATER LEAK (2).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)555 NEW YORK PROPERTIES
Head officerSUMAN CHOUDHURY
Managing agentSUMI CHOWDHURY
Last registered2019-12-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$250,000 $112,500
2026$300,000 $135,000
2027$360,000 $162,000

The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-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 184 St — M3 · 400 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 183 St · 550 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

555 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

93 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,336 on 2021-07-14 (lender: Finance Of America Mortgage LLC) (recorded via MERS). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-07-14Agreement $843,000 — from CHOUDHURY, SUMAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; FINANCE OF AMERICA MORTGAGE LLC $843,000
2021-07-14Mortgage $3,337 — from CHOUDHURY, SUMAN to FINANCE OF AMERICA MORTGAGE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $3,337
2019-07-24Deed $850,010 — from CHOUDHURY, SUMAN to 555 W 183RD STREET TRUST; SCOTT ROYAL SMITH, TRUSTEE $850,010
2019-07-12Sold for $850,010 $850,010 $212,503
2018-05-23Mortgage $850,000 — from CHOUDHURY, SUMAN to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; MB FINANCIAL BANK, N.A. $850,000
2017-03-02Mortgage $280,000 — from CHOUDHURY, SUMAN to DEVICO, YONEL $280,000
2017-03-02Deed $1,280,000 — from 555 WEST 183RD STREET LLC to CHOUDHURY, SUMAN $1,280,000
2017-02-13Sold for $1,280,000 $1,280,000 $320,000
2016-07-12AL&R $499,000 — from 555 WEST 183RD STREET LLC to HOLE N 1 CAPITAL, LLC $499,000
2016-07-12Mortgage $499,000 — from 555 WEST 183RD STREET LLC to HOLE N 1 CAPITAL, LLC $499,000
2015-04-24Mortgage $185,000 — from 555 WEST 183RD STREET LLC to FIELDPOINT PRIVATE BANK & TRUST $185,000
2015-04-24Agreement $485,000 — from 555 WEST 183RD STREET LLC to FIELDPOINT PRIVATE BANK & TRUST $485,000
2015-04-24AL&R $485,000 — from 555 WEST 183RD STREET LLC to FIELDPOINT PRIVATE BANK & TRUST $485,000
2015-03-11AL&R $300,000 — from 555 WEST 183RD STREET LLC to CONTINENTAL CAPITAL GROUP LLC $300,000
2015-03-11Deed $400,000 — from DIAZ, ELLIOT to 555 WEST 183RD STREET LLC $400,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172019113
2018002417
2019012216
2020003003
2021013407060
202200260228
202307124010141
202400130821
20250017101172
2026026401177
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 476Ownership & money 55Health & systems 56

Every one of the 621 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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