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400 Audubon Avenue

807Records
18City systems
30Open violations
41.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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807 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 248 311 service requests, 207 HPD complaints, 143 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1912
Floors6
Res. units20
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)DY 551 WEST 185 LLC
BBL1021570056
BIN1063783

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 41.2. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations30 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2023-09-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Dirty Condition (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Illegal Parking (4) · Water Maintenance (3) · Street Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$157,136 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1912)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)DY 551 WEST 185 LLC
Head officerAVI DISHI
Managing agentMICHAEL DISHI
Last registered2025-06-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,825,000 $821,250
2026$2,237,000 $1,006,650
2027$2,214,000 $996,300

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 46/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Eggcellent TacosMexicanA—

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 184 St — M3 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 186 St & St Nicholas Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 189
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

400 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

54 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $1,814,017 on 2026-08-20 (lender: Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association), covering 10 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-08-20Mortgage $1,814,017 — from DY 90 LAUREL HILL LLC; DY 480 WEST 187 LLC; DY 497 WEST 182 LLC; DY 403 AUDUBON LLC; DY 47 to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL AS $1,814,017
2026-08-20Mortgage $30,665,983 — from HP DY HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; DY 90 LAUREL HILL LLC; DY 407 AUDUBON LLC; DY 40 to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL AS $30,665,983
2026-08-20Mortgage $57,960,000 — from DY 521 WEST 185 LLC; DY 480 WEST 187 LLC; DY 403 AUDUBON LLC; DY 90 LAUREL HILL LLC; DY 55 to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL AS $57,960,000
2026-08-20AL&R $57,960,000 — from DY 403 AUDUBON LLC; DY 497 WEST 182 LLC; HP DY HEIGHTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; DY 521 to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL AS $57,960,000
2022-03-31Mortgage $1,814,017 — from DY 480 WEST 187 LLC; DY 475 WEST 186 LLC; 600 WEST 183RD STREET REALTY CORP.; DY 556 WEST to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL AS $1,814,017
2022-03-31Mortgage $12,960,000 — from DY 521 WEST 185 LLC; DY 501 WEST 184 LLC; DY 497 WEST 182 LLC; DY 475 WEST 186 LLC; DY 90 to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL AS $12,960,000
2022-03-31Agreement $57,960,000 — from DY 90 LAUREL HILL LLC; DY 403 AUDUBON LLC; DY 497 WEST 182 LLC; DY 551 WEST 185 LLC; DY 47 to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL AS $57,960,000
2022-03-31AL&R $90,440,000 — from DY 497 WEST 182 LLC; 600 WEST 183RD STREET REALTY CORP.; DY 407 AUDUBON LLC; DY 556 WEST 1 to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL AS $90,440,000
2022-03-31CMTG $30,665,983 — from DY 90 LAUREL HILL LLC; DY 407 AUDUBON LLC; DY 497 WEST 182 LLC; DY 475 WEST 186 LLC; DY 55 to MORGAN STANLEY PRIVATE BANK, NATIONAL AS $30,665,983
2022-03-22Deed $2,476,697 — from WH 551 WEST 185 STREET LLC to DY 551 WEST 185 LLC $2,476,697
2022-03-04Sold for $2,476,697 $2,476,697 $123,835
2020-06-26SPRD $10,025,067 — from WH 556 WEST 185 STREET LLC; WH 497 WEST 182 STREET LLC; WH 403 AUDUBON LLC; WH 475 WEST 18 to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $10,025,067
2020-06-26SPRD $4,195,145 — from WH 501 WEST 184 STREET LLC; WH 475 WEST 186 STREET LLC; WH 90 LAUREL HILL TERRACE LLC; WH to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,195,145
2020-06-26SPRD $4,130,221 — from WH 521 WEST 185 STREET LLC; WH 556 WEST 185 STREET LLC; WH 407 AUDUBON LLC; WH 475 WEST 18 to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,130,221
2020-06-26SPRD $1,364,814 — from WH 501 WEST 184 STREET LLC; WH 551 WEST 185 STREET LLC; WH 497 WEST 182 STREET LLC; WH 475 to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,364,814

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201720270130
201830140320
201902210225
2020002214137
2021007018
2022541110232
202301230327
202400470552
202501100213
202600329344
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 620Ownership & money 84Health & systems 38

Every one of the 807 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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