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188 Wadsworth Avenue

967Records
13City systems
6Open violations
34.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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967 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 350 HPD complaints, 311 311 service requests, 240 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)PR 188-190 LLC
BBL1021640028
BIN1063927

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 34.7. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2015-06-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 3 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · APPLIANCE (2).

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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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 188-190 LLC
Head officerNATHANIEL 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$1,356,000 $610,200
2026$1,569,000 $706,050
2027$1,662,000 $747,900

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway181 St — 1 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
181 St — A · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 181 St / Wadsworth Av — Bx3 Bx11 Bx13 · 400 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 185 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 103, 132
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

188 Wadsworth Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

33 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $577,523 on 2021-02-12 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA), 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
2021-02-12Agreement $5,500,000 — from PR 188-190 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $5,500,000
2021-02-12Mortgage $577,524 — from PR 188-190 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $577,524
2016-03-08Mortgage $2,011,716 — from PR 188-190 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,011,716
2016-03-08Agreement $5,500,000 — from PR 188-190 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,500,000
2013-08-21Mortgage $3,650,000 — from PR 188-190 LLC to JMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. $3,650,000
2013-08-16Deed $6,825,000 — from ANDREAS REALTY OF NEW YORK CORP. to PR 188-190 LLC $6,825,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170120113
20180590160
2019311401118
20200150015
20210352037
20220350338
202309009
20240240125
20251370139
202608008
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 920Ownership & money 9Health & systems 21

Every one of the 967 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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