3,706 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,548 HPD complaints, 1,457 311 service requests, 493 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 76% 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 91.5. 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 | 23 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-07-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$8,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
81 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (19) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5) · GENERAL (4).
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 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (45) |
| 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) | 519-521 WEST 189TH LLC |
| Head officer | ALEX KOHEN |
| Managing agent | HAMILTON TOWERS LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,701,000 | $765,450 |
| 2026 | $1,782,000 | $801,900 |
| 2027 | $1,948,000 | $876,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 93/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO6FUEL |
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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 190 St — M101 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 189 St · 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.
519 West 189 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 |
81 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 HAMILTON TOWERS LLC — 2 buildings, 95 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 489 Audubon Avenue | MN | 50 | B |
| 519 West 189 Street | MN | 45 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $499,000 on 2019-04-29 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC and Greystone Servicing Corporation, INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-29 | Mortgage $6,321,000 — from 519-521 WEST 189TH LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC; GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC | $6,321,000 | |
| 2019-04-29 | Agreement $17,500,000 — from GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC; GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION , INC. to 519-521 WEST 189TH LLC; 520 WEST 190TH LLC; 509-511 WEST 189TH LLC | $17,500,000 | |
| 2019-04-29 | Agreement $6,820,000 — from 519-521 WEST 189TH LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC; GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC | $6,820,000 | |
| 2019-04-29 | Mortgage $499,000 — from 519-521 WEST 189TH LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC; GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $499,000 | |
| 2016-02-18 | AL&R $17,500,000 — from 520 WEST 190TH LLC; 519-521 WEST 189TH LLC; 509-511 WEST 189TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $17,500,000 | |
| 2016-02-18 | M&CON $17,500,000 — from 509-511 WEST 189TH LLC; 519-521 WEST 189TH LLC; 520 WEST 190TH LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $17,500,000 | |
| 2013-03-26 | Mortgage $5,895,771 — from 519-521 WEST 189TH LLC; 520 WEST 190TH LLC; 509-511 WEST 189TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,895,771 | |
| 2013-03-26 | AL&R $14,700,000 — from 520 WEST 190TH LLC; 509-511 WEST 189TH LLC; 519-521 WEST 189TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $14,700,000 | |
| 2013-03-26 | Agreement $14,700,000 — from 519-521 WEST 189TH LLC; 520 WEST 190TH LLC; 509-511 WEST 189TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $14,700,000 | |
| 2013-03-26 | Deed $6,534,000 — from AUDUBON 189-190 LLC to 519-521 WEST 189TH LLC | $6,534,000 | |
| 2011-05-02 | Agreement $9,104,245 — from AUDUBON189-190 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $9,104,245 | |
| 2007-11-02 | AL&R $9,260,000 — from AUDUBON 189-190 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $9,260,000 | |
| 2007-11-02 | Agreement $9,260,000 — from AUDUBON 189-190 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $9,260,000 | |
| 2007-11-02 | Mortgage $4,353,566 — from AUDUBON 189-190 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,353,566 | |
| 2007-11-02 | Deed $16,250,000 — from GLEESON MANAGEMENT, LLC to AUDUBON 189-190 LLC | $16,250,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 83 |
| 2018 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2019 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 35 |
| 2020 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2021 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2022 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| 2023 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| 2024 | 3 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 106 |
| 2025 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| 2026 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Every one of the 3,706 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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