1,515 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 461 311 service requests, 408 HPD complaints, 344 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 254.5. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 36 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1989-05-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
31 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 17 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$2,050 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
159 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (19) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (17) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · DOOR/WINDOW (14) · ELECTRIC (12) · Noise (11).
$1,195,030 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1908) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (41) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 718 HEIGHTS LLC |
| Head officer | BARRY KIRSHENBAUM |
| Managing agent | LEOR MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,324,000 | $1,495,800 |
| 2026 | $3,560,000 | $1,602,000 |
| 2027 | $3,585,000 | $1,613,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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 | 175 St — A · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 178 St / Fort Washington Av — Bx35 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 180 St & Fort Washington Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S./I.S. 173 Fort Washington School in the Heights Middle: 319, 324. 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.
718 West 178 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 |
159 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 LEOR MANAGEMENT CORP — 29 buildings, 730 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B4 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2716 Marion Avenue | BX | 74 | A |
| 1400 Noble Avenue | BX | 59 | A |
| 718 West 178 Street | MN | 41 | C |
| 160 Prince Street | MN | 40 | B |
| 2725 Morris Avenue | BX | 38 | A |
| 2409 Creston Avenue | BX | 37 | A |
| 2420 Creston Avenue | BX | 36 | A |
| 5101 13 Avenue | BK | 35 | A |
| 3449 Broadway | MN | 35 | A |
| 5115 13 Avenue | BK | 34 | A |
| 3517 Broadway | MN | 33 | B |
| 3441 Broadway | MN | 32 | A |
| 156 East 54 Street | BK | 32 | B |
| 1902 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 32 | D |
| 10 Christopher Street | MN | 31 | A |
| 1462 Taylor Avenue | BX | 30 | A |
| 480 East 23 Street | BK | 23 | B |
| 2819 Tilden Avenue | BK | 23 | A |
| 99-20 Farmers Boulevard | QN | 22 | A |
| 363 South 4 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 96 Grove Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 52 Grove Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 1151 Lenox Road | BK | 4 | D |
| 4 Milligan Place | MN | 4 | A |
| 3 Milligan Place | MN | 4 | A |
| 1 Milligan Place | MN | 3 | A |
| 2 Milligan Place | MN | 3 | A |
| 453 Avenue of the Americas | MN | 2 | A |
| 148 West 4 Street | MN | 2 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $144,869 on 2021-07-30 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-30 | Mortgage $144,870 — from 718 HEIGHTS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $144,870 | |
| 2021-07-30 | Agreement $6,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 718 HEIGHTS LLC | $6,000,000 | |
| 2017-03-31 | Mortgage $920,376 — from 718 HEIGHTS LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $920,376 | |
| 2017-03-31 | Agreement $6,000,000 — from 718 HEIGHTS LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2017-03-31 | AL&R $6,000,000 — from 718 HEIGHTS LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2013-12-18 | Agreement $5,300,000 — from 718 HEIGHTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $5,300,000 | |
| 2013-12-18 | Mortgage $1,510,299 — from 718 HEIGHTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $1,510,299 | |
| 2011-08-02 | Mortgage $490,000 — from 718 HEIGHTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $490,000 | |
| 2011-08-02 | AL&R $3,940,000 — from 718 HEIGHTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $3,940,000 | |
| 2011-08-02 | Agreement $3,940,000 — from 718 HEIGHTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK | $3,940,000 | |
| 2005-08-12 | Mortgage $2,273,697 — from 718 HEIGHTS LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,273,697 | |
| 2005-08-12 | Deed $4,600,000 — from 718 WEST 178TH ST., LLC; JAC 718 LLC to 718 HEIGHTS LLC | $4,600,000 | |
| 2005-08-12 | Agreement $3,450,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 718 HEIGHTS LLC | $3,450,000 | |
| 2002-06-05 | Mortgage $410,763 — from 718 WEST 178TH ST.,LLC to HSBC BANK USA | $410,763 | |
| 2000-09-20 | Mortgage $162,114 — from 718 WEST 178TH ST.,LLC to HSBC BANK USA | $162,114 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 5 | 14 | 84 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 43 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 32 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 74 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 60 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 8 | 61 |
| 2024 | 12 | 31 | 194 | 0 | 7 | 244 |
| 2025 | 18 | 5 | 216 | 0 | 5 | 244 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
Every one of the 1,515 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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