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608 West 189 Street

1,580Records
18City systems
78Open violations
240.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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1,580 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 539 311 service requests, 436 HPD complaints, 401 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)RH 608-614 WEST 189 STREET LLC
BBL1021680043
BIN1064010

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 240.1. In ZIP 10040, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% 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 violations78 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 51 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2007-12-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 22). 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

130 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · PAINT/PLASTER (20) · WATER LEAK (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · DOOR/WINDOW (11).

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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
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)RH 608-614 WEST 189 STREET LLC
Head officerISAAC SCHWED
Managing agentEXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-06-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,219,000 $548,550
2026$1,390,000 $625,500
2027$1,229,000 $553,050

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
181 St — A · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 190 St — M3 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 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.

Report a problem to 311

608 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

130 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT LLC — 9 buildings, 190 units. Grades across the portfolio: C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
515 West 171 Street MN31 C
507 West 171 Street MN30 C
515 West 156 Street MN30 C
608 West 191 Street MN24 C
608 West 189 Street MN21 C
612 West 189 Street MN20 D
111 Audubon Avenue MN18 D
22 Bradhurst Avenue MN10 C
243 West 135 Street MN6 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-04-04Mortgage $3,686,070 — from RH 608-614 WEST 189 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,686,070
2016-04-04Agreement $7,070,000 — from RH 608-614 WEST 189 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,070,000
2016-04-04Deed $8,765,000 — from 608-614 WEST 189TH STREET LLC to RH 608-614 WEST 189 STREET LLC $8,765,000
2016-04-04AL&R $7,070,000 — from RH 608-614 WEST 189 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,070,000
2016-03-21Sold for $8,765,000 $8,765,000 $417,381
2012-12-03Agreement $3,600,000 — from 608-614 WEST 189TH STREET LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC $3,600,000
2012-12-03Mortgage $3,130,340 — from 608-614 WEST 189TH STREET LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC $3,130,340
2012-12-03Mortgage $469,660 — from 608-614 WEST 189TH STREET LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC $469,660
2007-11-15Agreement $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
2007-11-15Mortgage $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
2007-11-15SPRD $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
2007-11-15Deed $6,231,017 — from 189 GROUP, LLC to 608-614 WEST 189TH STREET LLC $6,231,017
2005-10-31Agreement $13,993,928 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to INWOOD ASSETS, LLC; 189 GROUP, LLC $13,993,928
2005-10-31Deed $4,050,000 — from INWOOD ASSETS, LLC to 189 GROUP LLC $4,050,000
2005-10-31AL&R $2,910,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 189 GROUP, LLP $2,910,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017043649
201801582160
2019081283
2020042042
202111307138
2022178382
202351292136
2024088290
202511406147
20260984102
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 1,410Ownership & money 79Health & systems 48

Every one of the 1,580 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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