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511 West 181 Street

647Records
18City systems
75Open violations
88.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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647 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 179 HPD housing violations, 178 311 service requests, 160 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1914
Floors6
Res. units28
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)18NJB W181 LLC
BBL1021550028
BIN1063702

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 88.6. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations75 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 45 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1991-05-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

48 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 9 · winter 2025–26: 37). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
9
’24–25
37
’25–26

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

$18,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

70 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (23) · Noise (14) · Illegal Parking (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · ELECTRIC (4) · PLUMBING (3).

Filed construction activity

$76,300 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 (1914)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
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)18NJB W 181 LLC
Head officerFARIDEH BENELYAHOU
Managing agentNJB MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2026-04-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,068,000 $930,600
2026$2,117,000 $952,650
2027$2,247,000 $1,011,150

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Antojitos MexicanoSpanishA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
181 St — A · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 181 St / Amsterdam Av — Bx3 Bx11 Bx13 Bx35 +1 more · 200 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 183 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.

Report a problem to 311

511 West 181 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

70 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 23 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 NJB MANAGEMENT CORP. — 12 buildings, 247 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B6 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
92 Nagle Avenue MN68 B
226 West 97 Street MN34 A
2568 Broadway MN31 A
511 West 181 Street MN28 B
544 West 49 Street MN20 C
2794 Broadway MN13 B
123 West 81 Street MN10 B
31-18 31st Street QN10 A
61 East 75 Street MN9 A
142 East 117 Street MN8 B
448 East 79 Street MN8 A
1743 Lexington Avenue MN8 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $288,750 on 2020-06-01 (lender: The First National Bank Of Long Island). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-06-01Mortgage $288,751 — from 18NJB W 181 LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $288,751
2020-06-01AL&R $2,700,000 — from 18NJB W 181 LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,700,000
2020-06-01Agreement $2,700,000 — from 18NJB W 181 LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $2,700,000
2015-03-20Mortgage $2,700,000 — from 18NJB W 181 LLC to THE SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK OF RIVE $2,700,000
2015-03-20Deed $5,225,000 — from WIMBLEDON BUILDING I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to 18NJB W181 LLC $5,225,000
2015-03-20AL&R $2,700,000 — from 18NJB W 181 LLC to THE SUFFOLK COUNTY NATIONAL BANK OF RIVE $2,700,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017303017
2018005016
201920420145
202000145120
202100280129
20220380314
20230590216
202426280844
202501910294
202605400146
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 534Ownership & money 25Health & systems 32

Every one of the 647 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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