1,106 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 565 311 service requests, 222 HPD complaints, 151 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 103.1. In ZIP 10040, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 32 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1990-08-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
89 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (25) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · Noise (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · WATER LEAK (7) · Indoor Air Quality (5).
$20,800 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1916) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (30) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | GVS PROPERTIES IV,LLC |
| Head officer | EFSTAHIOS VALIOTIS |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP. |
| Last registered | 2026-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,754,000 | $789,300 |
| 2026 | $1,642,000 | $738,900 |
| 2027 | $1,654,000 | $744,300 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 191 St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 187 St — M3 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 186 St & St Nicholas Ave · 500 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.
556 West 188 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
89 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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.
Managed by ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 155 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,055,985 on 2022-07-27 (lender: Dime Community Bank), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-27 | Agreement $49,000,000 — from GVS PROPERTIES IV, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $49,000,000 | |
| 2022-07-27 | Mortgage $4,055,986 — from GVS PROPERTIES IV, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $4,055,986 | |
| 2022-07-27 | AL&R $49,000,000 — from GVS PROPERTIES IV, LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $49,000,000 | |
| 2017-03-17 | Agreement $50,000,000 — from GVS PROPERTIES IV, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $50,000,000 | |
| 2017-03-17 | Mortgage $15,622,521 — from GVS PROPERTIES IV, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $15,622,521 | |
| 2013-02-15 | Deed $3,373,275 — from BPIV - 556 WEST 188 STREET OWNER LLC to GVS PROPERTIES IV, LLC | $3,373,275 | |
| 2013-02-15 | Agreement $36,750,000 — from GVS PROPERTIES IV, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $36,750,000 | |
| 2009-08-13 | Mortgage $284,662 — from BPIV-566 WEST 190 STREET OWNER LLC,; BPIV-9-23 THAYER STREET OWNER LLC,; BPIV-38-48 SICKLE to ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION LIMITED | $284,662 | |
| 2009-08-13 | Agreement $6,577,082 — from BPIV-552 WEST 188 STREET OWNER LLC,; BPIV-38-48 SICKLES STREET OWNER LLC,; BPIV-570 WEST 1 to ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION LIMITED | $6,577,082 | |
| 2009-08-13 | Agreement $284,662 — from BPIV-248 SHERMAN AVENUE OWNER LLC,; BPIV-9-23 THAYER STREET OWNER LLC,; BPIV-72 VERMILYEA to ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION LIMITED | $284,662 | |
| 2007-12-27 | Mortgage $4,318,918 — from BPIV-961 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE OWNER LLC; BPIV-570 WEST 190 STREET OWNER LLC; BPIV-9-23 TH to ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC | $4,318,918 | |
| 2007-12-27 | Mortgage $20,326,090 — from BPIV-90 ELLWOOD STREET OWNER LLC; BPIV-552 WEST 188 STREET OWNER LLC; BPIV-961 SAINT NICHO to ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC | $20,326,090 | |
| 2007-12-27 | Agreement $44,420,000 — from BPIV-72 VERMILYEA AVENUE OWNER LLC; BPIV-961 SAINT NICHOLAS AVENUE OWNER LLC; BPIV-38-48 S to ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC | $44,420,000 | |
| 2007-12-27 | AL&R $44,420,000 — from BPIV-570 WEST 190 STREET OWNER LLC; BPIV-556 WEST 188 STREET OWNER LLC; BPIV-566 WEST 190 to ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC | $44,420,000 | |
| 2007-12-27 | Mortgage $6,577,082 — from BPIV-566 WEST 190 STREET OWNER LLC; BPIV-9-23 THAYER STREET OWNER LLC; BPIV-248 SHERMAN AV to ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC | $6,577,082 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 61 |
| 2018 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 13 | 87 |
| 2019 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 59 |
| 2020 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 2 | 123 |
| 2021 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 40 |
| 2022 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| 2023 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 2024 | 1 | 112 | 0 | 3 | 116 |
| 2025 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 45 |
| 2026 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 67 |
Every one of the 1,106 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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