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398 Audubon Avenue

351Records
17City systems
2Open violations
163.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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351 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 216 311 service requests, 34 HPD complaints, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1910
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)398 AUDUBON AVE LLC
BBL1021570017
BIN1063767

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GRADE D

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 163.3. 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 violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-03-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6).

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

What 311 hears from this address

100 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (58) · Noise (9) · PLUMBING (6) · Illegal Parking (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Snow or Ice (5).

Filed construction activity

$75,264 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,129,000 $67,740
2026$1,378,000 $82,680
2027$1,480,000 $88,800

The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
DunkinDonutsA—

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.

10 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 184 St — M3 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 186 St & St Nicholas Ave · 450 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

398 Audubon Avenue

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

100 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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: $775,000 on 2018-11-13 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-11-13Mortgage $775,000 — from 398 AUDUBON AVE LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $775,000
2018-11-13AL&R $775,000 — from 398 AUDUBON AVE LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $775,000
2018-11-13Deed $1,550,000 — from 398 AUTOBAHN LLC to 398 AUDUBON AVE LLC $1,550,000
2018-10-11Sold for $1,550,000 $1,550,000 $1,550,000
2016-02-08Mortgage $750,000 — from AUTOBAHN LLC to CLIFTON SAVINGS BANK $750,000
2016-02-08AL&R $750,000 — from AUTOBAHN LLC to CLIFTON SAVINGS BANK $750,000
2013-02-15Deed $620,000 — from AQUINO, RUBEN D to 398 AUTOBAHN LLC $620,000
2005-02-11Mortgage $130,000 — from AQUINO, RUBEN D to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANKFSB $130,000
2005-02-11AL&R $130,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANKFSB to AQUINO, RUBEN D $130,000
2003-09-08Mortgage $85,000 — from R.A. RESTAURANT, INC. to SETTEMBRINI, TOM; PROCHAZKA, STANISLAV J $85,000
2003-09-08DEEDO $101,850 — from DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to AQUINO, RUBEN $101,850

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002013
2018002417
2019002114
2020005016
202100140115
202200370239
202302280232
202401530761
202500360339
202610270129
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 263Ownership & money 22Health & systems 29

Every one of the 351 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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