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860 West 181 Street

668Records
20City systems
10Open violations
1.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10033 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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668 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 230 311 service requests, 193 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 40 DOF property sales.

BoroughManhattan 10033
Built1923
Floors6
Res. units66
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)WEST GATE HOUSE INC
BBL1021770175
BIN1064324

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 84% 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 1.9. 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 violations10 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1989-02-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · Illegal Parking (9) · Abandoned Vehicle (3) · Derelict Vehicles (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Dead/Dying Tree (2).

Filed construction activity

$362,030 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (66)
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)WEST GATE HOUSE INC
Head officerKARLA NEILSON
Managing agentSIREN MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,556,000 $2,050,200
2026$4,911,000 $2,209,950
2027$5,233,000 $2,354,850

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,165,760 a year ($19.18 per sq ft), operating expenses $557,960 ($9.18 per sq ft), net operating income $607,800. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 86/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Elevators1 active device(s) on record
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 181 St — M4 M98 · 600 ft
Citi BikeW 181 St & Riverside Dr · 400 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.

Report a problem to 311

860 West 181 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

52 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 SIREN MANAGEMENT CORP — 30 buildings, 1,145 units. Grades across the portfolio: A26 · B4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
525 West End Avenue MN128 B
227 East 57 Street MN118 A
130 West 79 Street MN93 A
1225 Park Avenue MN86 A
417 East 89 Street MN66 A
860 West 181 Street MN66 A
16 Park Avenue MN64 A
870 West 181 Street MN61 A
203 West 81 Street MN55 A
80-40 Lefferts Boulevard QN48 A
825 West 179 Street MN42 B
123 West 74 Street MN42 A
97 Avenue B MN30 A
154 West 18 Street MN26 A
415 West 55 Street MN22 B
47 Jane Street MN20 B
144 West 18 Street MN18 A
217 East 7 Street MN16 A
133 East 61 Street MN16 A
235 East 54 Street MN16 A
237 East 54 Street MN16 A
130 Beekman Street MN15 A
231 East 54 Street MN15 A
233 East 54 Street MN13 A
311 East 78 Street MN13 A
14 East 77 Street MN12 A
31 West 21 Street MN11 A
54 Jane Street MN8 A
115 Allen Street MN5 A
48 Carmine Street MN4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2017-04-03 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative 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
2026-09-17RPTT&RET $490,000 — from ORWAT, GREGORY to KOSLA, NATHAN $490,000
2026-09-01Sold for $490,000 $490,000 $7,424
2026-06-15RPTT&RET $450,000 — from MONTERO, ANDREA DENISE to OLIVERI, NATALIA $450,000
2026-06-08Sold for $450,000 $450,000 $6,818
2025-12-02RPTT&RET $395,000 — from GAIL WALKER, EXECUTOR; DONNA WALKER, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF RICHARD M. WALKER to MARTIN, LAUREN J $395,000
2025-11-25Sold for $395,000 $395,000 $5,985
2025-07-21RPTT&RET $915,000 — from M. LEVITT, DANIEL; D. LEVITT, JERRY; M. LEVITT, JULIE to KIYATKIN, MICHAEL; HEIFETS, JULIA $915,000
2025-07-09Sold for $915,000 $915,000 $13,864
2025-06-17RPTT&RET $499,000 — from WARISH, PHILIP M; SPERANZA, VINCENT JR to KIM, EUNHEA; LOUIE, HERMAN $499,000
2025-06-09Sold for $499,000 $499,000 $7,561
2025-01-31RPTT&RET $737,000 — from PIERCE, PHILIP to PATEL, VISHAL $737,000
2025-01-16Sold for $737,000 $737,000 $11,167
2024-12-16RPTT&RET $492,500 — from GARMER, LANCE; NOWAK-GARMER, RENATA to FISCHER, NATHAN; FERNANDEZ, MIREIA F $492,500
2024-12-05Sold for $492,500 $492,500 $7,462
2024-05-16RPTT&RET $640,000 — from PEREZ, KATHERINE; PEREZ, JUAN M to KYUNG KIM, SEO; BENOV, JESSE $640,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731327337
201864158437
2019002010232
202001296137
202101308342
202201266235
202305238339
2024102316352
2025001010323
202635124125
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The full timeline

Construction 61Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 292Ownership & money 233Health & systems 37

Every one of the 668 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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