1,578 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 702 311 service requests, 398 HPD complaints, 315 HPD housing violations.
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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 242.6. 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 | 107 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 54 class B, 28 class A. Oldest open since 2014-03-13. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
100 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 35 · winter 2025–26: 45). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
197 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (75) · HEAT/HOT WATER (48) · ELECTRIC (12) · FLOORING/STAIRS (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7).
$95,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1914) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| 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 WEST 191 STREET LLC |
| Head officer | BARUCH HIRSCH |
| Managing agent | EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-06-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,325,000 | $596,250 |
| 2026 | $1,510,000 | $679,500 |
| 2027 | $1,297,000 | $583,650 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 190 St — A · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 192 St — M3 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 190 St & St Nicholas Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 189 Middle: Middle School 322. 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.
608 West 191 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 |
197 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 48 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: $1,106,831 on 2016-01-07 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-07 | Agreement $3,700,000 — from RH 608 WEST 191 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,700,000 | |
| 2016-01-07 | Mortgage $1,106,832 — from RH 608 WEST 191 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,106,832 | |
| 2016-01-07 | Deed $7,350,000 — from 608 WEST 191ST STREET LLC to RH 608 WEST 191 STREET LLC | $7,350,000 | |
| 2016-01-07 | AL&R $3,700,000 — from RH 608 WEST 191 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,700,000 | |
| 2013-11-20 | Mortgage $1,366,631 — from 608 WEST 191ST STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,366,631 | |
| 2013-11-20 | Deed $3,725,000 — from 608 SYL-TEN ASSETS LLC to 608 WEST 191 ST STREET LLC | $3,725,000 | |
| 2013-11-20 | AL&R $2,700,000 — from 608 WEST 191ST STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $2,700,000 | |
| 2013-11-20 | Agreement $1,333,369 — from 608 WEST 191ST STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,333,369 | |
| 2012-01-09 | Agreement $1,380,000 — from 608 SYL-TEN ASSETS, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,380,000 | |
| 2012-01-09 | Mortgage $746,181 — from 608 SYL-TEN ASSETS, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $746,181 | |
| 2004-04-05 | Agreement $731,650 — from ROBERT SENA, LLC; 608 SYL-TEN ASSETS, LLC to FANNIE MAE | $731,650 | |
| 2004-04-05 | Deed $1,950,000 — from ROBERT SENA, LLC to 608 SYL-TEN ASSETS, LLC | $1,950,000 | |
| 2002-03-18 | Mortgage $243,386 — from ROBERT SENA LLC to INDPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $243,386 | |
| 1999-08-06 | Mortgage $205,658 — from ROBERT SENA LLC. to M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. | $205,658 | |
| 1996-05-29 | Mortgage $6,561 — from SENA, ROBERT to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $6,561 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 29 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 58 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 | 126 | 3 | 138 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 3 | 136 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 69 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 2 | 121 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 190 | 2 | 193 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 2 | 112 |
Every one of the 1,578 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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