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736 West 181 Street

1,230Records
22City systems
89Open violations
45Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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1,230 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 516 311 service requests, 257 HPD complaints, 154 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units68
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)736 REALTY
BBL1021760115
BIN1064276

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 45. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% 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 violations89 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 59 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 1989-05-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

16
’23–24
14
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

$4,550 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

159 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (101) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · Animal (5) · PLUMBING (4) · APPLIANCE (4).

Filed construction activity

$501,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (68)
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)736 REALTY LLC
Head officerMARTIN SCHARF
Managing agent736 REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-07-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,887,000 $2,199,150
2026$5,173,000 $2,327,850
2027$4,675,000 $2,103,750

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 3/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Addey Ababa Ethiopian CuisineEthiopianAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway181 St — A · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 181 St — M4 M98 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 180 St & Fort Washington Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 103, 132
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

736 West 181 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

159 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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: $19,246 on 2026-03-23 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-23Agreement $6,675,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 736 REALTY LLC $6,675,000
2026-03-23Mortgage $19,246 — from 736 REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $19,246
2021-03-02Mortgage $1,085,669 — from 736 REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,085,669
2021-03-02Agreement $7,500,000 — from 736 REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $7,500,000
2017-01-31Mortgage $1,822,833 — from 736 REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,822,833
2017-01-31Agreement $7,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 736 REALTY LLC $7,000,000
2017-01-31Agreement $7,000,000 — from 736 REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $7,000,000
2013-12-27Mortgage $5,500,000 — from 736 REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,500,000
2013-12-27Agreement $5,500,000 — from 736 REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,500,000
2013-12-27Mortgage $1,414,917 — from 736 REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,414,917
2011-01-26Mortgage $4,300,000 — from 736 REALTY, LLC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,300,000
2011-01-26Agreement $4,300,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 736 REALTY, LLC. $4,300,000
2011-01-26Mortgage $681,679 — from 736 REALTY, LLC. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $681,679
2005-04-20Mortgage $1,890,336 — from 736 REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,890,336
2005-04-20Agreement $4,000,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK,FA to 736 REALTY LLC $4,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017212231442
201801620366
201902640268
202013240331
202141332141
202200600767
202321560261
2024577501299
2025199507112
202620612469
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The full timeline

Construction 55Enforcement 88Housing & tenants 953Ownership & money 42Health & systems 92

Every one of the 1,230 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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