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108 Ellwood Street

5,561Records
15City systems
66Open violations
661.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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5,561 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,637 311 service requests, 1,482 HPD complaints, 1,184 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1916
Floors5
Res. units25
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)4640 BROADWAY LLC
BBL1021720039
BIN1064140

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 661.5. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations66 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 39 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2010-08-04.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

53 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 23). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

18
’23–24
12
’24–25
23
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

733 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (506) · WATER LEAK (50) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (36) · PAINT/PLASTER (25) · HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · PLUMBING (16).

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 (1916)
YesSix or more residential units (25)
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)4640 Broadway LLC
Head officerJay Silver
Managing agentJay Silver
Last registered2025-09-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,072,000 $482,400
2026$1,142,000 $513,900
2027$1,231,000 $553,950

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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.

Getting around

SubwayDyckman St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
190 St — A · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Sherman Av — Bx7 M100 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Ellwood St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 152 Dyckman Valley
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.

Report a problem to 311

108 Ellwood 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

733 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 24 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $393,658 on 2011-03-30 (lender: Sovereign Bank), covering 3 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
2025-08-26Agreement $11,600,382 — from 4640 BORADWAY LLC to SIG RCRS C MF 2023 VENTURE LLC $11,600,382
2020-12-24Agreement $12,079,234 — from 4640 BROADWAY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $12,079,234
2017-12-13AL&R $12,250,000 — from 4640 BROADWAY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $12,250,000
2017-12-13M&CON $12,250,000 — from 4640 BROADWAY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $12,250,000
2014-12-22Deed $16,000,000 — from FLUORINE BROADWAY LLC; PAYOURENT BROADWAY LLC; A&D BROADWAY LLC to 4640 BROADWAY LLC $16,000,000
2014-12-22M&CON $11,500,000 — from 4640 BROADWAY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,500,000
2014-12-22AL&R $11,500,000 — from 4640 BROADWAY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $11,500,000
2014-01-03Agreement $5,400,978 — from A & D BROADWAY LLC; W & S BROADWAY GROUP LLC; PAYOURENT BROADWAY LLC; FLUORINE BROADWAY LL to SOVEREIGN BANK; SANTANDER BANK, N.A.; SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. $5,400,978
2011-03-30Mortgage $393,659 — from W & S BROADWAY GROUP LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $393,659
2011-03-30Agreement $5,650,000 — from W & S BROADWAY GROUP LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $5,650,000
2005-12-28Deed $8,700,000 — from BROADWAY & ELLWOOD REALTY LLC to W&S BROADWAY GROUP LLC $8,700,000
2005-12-28AL&R $5,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to W & S BROADWAY GROUP LLC $5,500,000
2005-12-28Agreement $5,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to W & S BROADWAY GROUP LLC $5,500,000
2005-12-28Mortgage $2,798,194 — from W & S BROADWAY GROUP LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,798,194
2004-02-06Agreement $2,790,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to BROADWAY & ELLWOOD REALTY LLC $2,790,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017022422228
2018126902272
2019117104176
2020053911541
2021030108309
20222206010218
2023029502297
2024151433521
2025130311306
2026049900499
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 5,406Ownership & money 54Health & systems 71

Every one of the 5,561 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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