896 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 321 HPD complaints, 297 311 service requests, 154 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 48.7. 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 | 26 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2021-03-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
70 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 56 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
120 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (35) · Noise (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · PLUMBING (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (7).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (34) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | 510 WEST 188 STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH ZITOLO |
| Managing agent | LEMLE & WOLFF, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,228,000 | $552,600 |
| 2026 | $1,318,000 | $593,100 |
| 2027 | $1,309,000 | $589,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 45/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 188 St — M101 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 189 St · 400 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.
510 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 |
120 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 35 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 LEMLE & WOLFF, INC — 191 buildings, 6,389 units. Grades across the portfolio: A60 · B90 · C28 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 191 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $75,677 on 2010-07-26 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-05 | AL&R $1,220,000 — from 510 WEST 188TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $1,220,000 | |
| 2014-06-05 | Agreement $1,220,000 — from 510 WEST 188TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC | $1,220,000 | |
| 2010-07-26 | Mortgage $75,677 — from 510 WEST 188TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $75,677 | |
| 2010-07-26 | Mortgage $39,823 — from 510 WEST 188TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $39,823 | |
| 2010-07-26 | Mortgage $2,242,729 — from 510 WEST 188TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $2,242,729 | |
| 2010-07-26 | Mortgage $1,180,177 — from 510 WEST 188TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $1,180,177 | |
| 2010-07-26 | AL&R $3,538,406 — from 510 WEST 188TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $3,538,406 | |
| 1983-07-08 | Mortgage $131,420 — from 83 POST AVE.ASSOCIATES to CITY OF NEW YORK | $131,420 | |
| 1982-10-07 | Mortgage $52,470 — from 83 POST AVE.ASSOCIATES to CITY OF NEW YORK | $52,470 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2021 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 71 |
| 2022 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| 2023 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
| 2024 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 49 |
| 2025 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 45 |
| 2026 | 2 | 153 | 0 | 2 | 157 |
Every one of the 896 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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