2,645 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 846 HPD housing violations, 812 311 service requests, 767 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 678.7. In ZIP 10040, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 149 total — 35 class C (immediately hazardous), 93 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 2019-05-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
75 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 55 · winter 2026–27: 1). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
176 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (33) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (25) · Noise (24) · WATER LEAK (18) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · PLUMBING (12).
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 (1917) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | RH 608-614 WEST 189 STREET LLC |
| Head officer | ISAAC SCHWED |
| Managing agent | EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-06-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $958,000 | $431,100 |
| 2026 | $1,090,000 | $490,500 |
| 2027 | $1,152,000 | $518,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 181 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 190 St — M3 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 190 St & St Nicholas Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 048 P.O. Michael J. Buczek 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.
612 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 |
176 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 33 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 EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT LLC — 9 buildings, 190 units. Grades across the portfolio: C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 515 West 171 Street | MN | 31 | C |
| 507 West 171 Street | MN | 30 | C |
| 515 West 156 Street | MN | 30 | C |
| 608 West 191 Street | MN | 24 | C |
| 608 West 189 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 612 West 189 Street | MN | 20 | D |
| 111 Audubon Avenue | MN | 18 | D |
| 22 Bradhurst Avenue | MN | 10 | C |
| 243 West 135 Street | MN | 6 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,686,069 on 2016-04-04 (lender: New York Community Bank), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-04 | AL&R $7,070,000 — from RH 608-614 WEST 189 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,070,000 | |
| 2016-04-04 | Agreement $7,070,000 — from RH 608-614 WEST 189 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,070,000 | |
| 2016-04-04 | Mortgage $3,686,070 — from RH 608-614 WEST 189 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,686,070 | |
| 2016-04-04 | Deed $8,765,000 — from 608-614 WEST 189TH STREET LLC to RH 608-614 WEST 189 STREET LLC | $8,765,000 | |
| 2012-12-03 | Mortgage $469,660 — from 608-614 WEST 189TH STREET LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC | $469,660 | |
| 2012-12-03 | Mortgage $3,130,340 — from 608-614 WEST 189TH STREET LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC | $3,130,340 | |
| 2012-12-03 | Agreement $3,600,000 — from 608-614 WEST 189TH STREET LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC | $3,600,000 | |
| 2007-11-15 | Deed $6,231,017 — from 189 GROUP, LLC to 608-614 WEST 189TH STREET LLC | $6,231,017 | |
| 2007-11-15 | SPRD $8,724,670 — from 40 SHERMAN AVENUE LLC; 145 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC; 608-614 WEST 189TH STREET LLC to COLUMN GUARANTEED LLC | $8,724,670 | |
| 2007-11-15 | Mortgage $1,525,330 — from 40 SHERMAN AVENUE LLC; 145 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC; 608-614 WEST 189TH STREET LLC to COLUMN GUARANTEED LLC | $1,525,330 | |
| 2007-11-15 | Agreement $10,250,000 — from 145 AUDUBON AVENUE LLC; 40 SHERMAN AVENUE LLC; 608-614 WEST 189TH STREET LLC to COLUMN GUARANTEED LLC | $10,250,000 | |
| 2005-10-31 | Deed $4,050,000 — from INWOOD ASSETS, LLC to 189 GROUP LLC | $4,050,000 | |
| 2005-10-31 | Agreement $13,993,928 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to INWOOD ASSETS, LLC; 189 GROUP, LLC | $13,993,928 | |
| 2005-10-31 | Mortgage $2,434,924 — from 189 GROUP, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,434,924 | |
| 2005-10-31 | Mortgage $475,076 — from 189 GROUP, LLP to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $475,076 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 76 | 5 | 81 |
| 2018 | 0 | 138 | 1 | 139 |
| 2019 | 0 | 123 | 2 | 125 |
| 2020 | 2 | 129 | 1 | 132 |
| 2021 | 3 | 273 | 3 | 279 |
| 2022 | 1 | 276 | 6 | 283 |
| 2023 | 0 | 251 | 1 | 252 |
| 2024 | 0 | 157 | 1 | 158 |
| 2025 | 1 | 264 | 4 | 269 |
| 2026 | 0 | 213 | 8 | 221 |
Every one of the 2,645 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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