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547 West 186 Street

2,193Records
17City systems
16Open violations
134.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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2,193 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,496 311 service requests, 408 HPD housing violations, 180 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1917
Floors5
Res. units27
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)KAMOL ASSOCIATES
BBL1021570091
BIN1063800

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 134.7. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations16 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1990-09-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

230 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (179) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · Illegal Parking (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · PLUMBING (3).

Filed construction activity

$111,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1917)
YesSix or more residential units (27)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)KAMOL ASSOCIATES
Head officerJOSEPH ZITOLO
Managing agentLEMLE AND WOLF, INC
Last registered2025-09-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,579,000 $710,550
2026$1,653,000 $743,850
2027$1,762,000 $792,900

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 29/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 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

Subway191 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 187 St — M3 · 400 ft
Citi BikeW 186 St & St Nicholas Ave · 300 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

547 West 186 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

230 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LEMLE AND WOLF, INC — 2 buildings, 36 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
547 West 186 Street MN27 B
134 Edgecombe Avenue MN9 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $236,534 on 1989-05-03 (lender: Community Prsrvtn Cp), covering 2 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
1989-05-03Mortgage $236,534 — from KAMOL ASSOCIATES to COMMUNITY PRSRVTN CP $236,534
1987-08-25Mortgage $995,735 — from KAMOL ASSOCS to NEW YORK CITY COMM ETAL $995,735
1987-08-25Mortgage $341,731 — from KAMOL ASSOCIS to NEW YORK CITY COMM ETAL $341,731

Ten-year activity

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2017
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201740490154
20180115202155
201930720277
202000900191
202100520153
20220010002102
202303920297
202400630265
20253012313130
20261314202148
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 2,105Ownership & money 20Health & systems 29

Every one of the 2,193 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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