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562 West 189 Street

570Records
17City systems
2Open violations
5.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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570 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 290 HPD complaints, 93 311 service requests, 62 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units23
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)PR 562 WEST 189 LLC
BBL1021580043
BIN1063822

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 72% 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 5.4. In ZIP 10040, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-06-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Unsanitary Pigeon Condition (10) · Rodent (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property (1) · Noise (1) · Blocked Driveway (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
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)PR 562 WEST 189 LLC
Head officerNATHANIEL J RAHAV
Managing agentCHELSMORE UNIVERSAL INC
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,615,000 $726,750
2026$1,389,000 $625,050
2027$1,454,000 $654,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

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.

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

Subway191 St — 1 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 189 St — M3 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 190 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

562 West 189 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

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 CHELSMORE UNIVERSAL INC — 32 buildings, 1,040 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
245 Wadsworth Avenue MN131 C
78 7 Avenue MN112 A
312 West 93 Street MN109 B
351 West 44 Street MN79 A
360 West 45 Street MN76 A
231 West 25 Street MN69 A
131 West 15 Street MN34 A
559 West 188 Street MN32 B
565 West 188 Street MN30 A
315 West 14 Street MN30 A
251 West 15 Street MN29 A
351 West 29 Street MN27 A
317 West 30 Street MN26 A
562 West 189 Street MN23 A
139 West 14 Street MN23 A
78 West Washington Plce MN20 A
325 West 30 Street MN20 A
321 West 30 Street MN20 A
140 West 15 Street MN20 A
188 Wadsworth Avenue MN20 B
190 Wadsworth Avenue MN20 A
315 West 30 Street MN16 A
147 West 14 Street MN15 A
319 West 30 Street MN12 A
151 East 38 Street MN11 A
145 West 14 Street MN8 A
149 West 14 Street MN8 A
139 West 15 Street MN8 A
137 West 15 Street MN7 A
141 West 15 Street MN5 B
307 West 93 Street MN0 —
341 West 30 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $322,759 on 2019-06-12 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-06-12Mortgage $322,759 — from PR 562 WEST 189 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $322,759
2019-06-12Agreement $2,600,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to PR 562 WEST 189 LLC $2,600,000
2014-06-24Agreement $2,550,000 — from PR 562 WEST 189 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,550,000
2014-06-24Mortgage $1,516,747 — from PR 562 WEST 189 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,516,747
2010-12-29Mortgage $1,100,000 — from PR 562 WEST 189 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,100,000
2010-12-29Agreement $3,350,000 — from PR 565 WEST 188 LLC; PR 562 WEST 189 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,350,000
2010-12-29AL&R $1,100,000 — from PR 562 WEST 189 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,100,000
2008-02-05Agreement $3,600,000 — from PR 565 WEST 188 LLC; PR 562 WEST 189 LLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN $3,600,000
2008-02-05Agreement $2,659,466 — from PR 565 WEST 188 LLC; PR 562 WEST 189 LLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN $2,659,466
2008-02-05Mortgage $940,534 — from PR 565 WEST 188 LLC; PR 562 WEST 189 LLC to BANK OF SMITHTOWN $940,534
2008-01-25Deed $2,750,000 — from LENOR REALTY ASSOCIATES LP to PR 562 WEST 189 LLC $2,750,000
2007-11-19Mortgage $4,725,000 — from ACPO REALTY CORP.; KINGSLEY HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES LP; LENOR REALTY ASSOCIATES LP; LERON REALT to YARON NAHUM $4,725,000
2004-07-08Agreement $1,634,420 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to LENOR REALTY ASSOCIATES, LP $1,634,420
2004-07-08Mortgage $1,178,080 — from LENOR REALTY ASSOCIATES, LP to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,178,080
2004-07-08AL&R $2,812,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to LENOR REALTY ASSOCIATES, LP $2,812,500

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170170118
2018090211
2019034310
202004015
2021180211
20220140620
20230260430
20240120719
202505049
2026090413
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 439Ownership & money 62Health & systems 43

Every one of the 570 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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