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165 Bennett Avenue

636Records
20City systems
2Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10040 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (North)
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636 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 399 311 service requests, 52 HPD complaints, 28 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10040
Built1940
Floors6
Res. units79
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)ALMA TRENTON LLC
BBL1021800483
BIN1064459

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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 60% 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 13.3. In ZIP 10040, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 9% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

36 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’25–26

9 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Missed Collection (3) · WATER LEAK (2).

Filed construction activity

$291,650 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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (79)
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)ALMA TRENTON
Head officerEFSTAHIOS VALIOTIS
Managing agentALMA REALTY CORP
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,519,000 $2,033,550
2026$4,727,000 $2,127,150
2027$4,601,000 $2,070,450

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

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

Subway191 St — 1 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
190 St — A · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 190 St — Bx7 M100 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 190 St & Broadway · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 048 P.O. Michael J. Buczek
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

165 Bennett Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

63 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
34-46 Vernon Blvd QN405 A
107-10 Shore Front Parkway QN265 B
106-10 Shore Front Parkway QN265 B
106-20 Shore Front Parkway QN240 B
1511 Sheridan Avenue BX223 C
1777 Grand Concourse BX170 F
545 Prospect Place BK159 B
880 Bergen Street BK133 B
38-25 Parsons Boulevard QN113 B
3224 Grand Concourse BX112 D
226 Taaffe Place BK109 B
1775 East 18 Street BK96 B
213 Taaffe Place BK90 A
104-25 195 Street QN89 C
9 Thayer Street MN88 A
658 West 188 Street MN88 C
565 Prospect Place BK86 A
3607 Broadway MN84 B
227 Taaffe Place BK83 B
464 St Marks Avenue BK83 A
89-10 35 Avenue QN82 B
91-35 193 Street QN81 B
32-05 Newtown Avenue QN81 A
37-21 31 Street QN80 A
165 Bennett Avenue MN79 A
39-30 59 Street QN77 A
4455 Broadway MN77 B
173-17 89 Avenue QN76 A
699 Classon Avenue BK76 A
38 Sickles Street MN75 B
25-10 31 Avenue QN74 A
23-30 Newtown Avenue QN74 B
203 Underhill Avenue BK72 B
1114 Ward Avenue BX72 C
92 Pinehurst Avenue MN72 B
480 St Marks Avenue BK71 A
3572 DeKalb Avenue BX70 D
200 Highland Boulevard BK66 B
500 St Marks Avenue BK65 A
3885 Broadway MN64 C
4141 Broadway MN62 C
4151 Broadway MN62 C
90 Ellwood Street MN61 B
505 West 162 Street MN60 B
91-10 34 Avenue QN60 A
3851 Broadway MN59 C
140 Clarkson Avenue BK59 B
961 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 C
1548 St Nicholas Avenue MN55 B
520 West 163 Street MN54 C
102-02 Rockaway Beach Blvd QN52 A
559 West 164 Street MN51 B
5008 Broadway MN50 B
393 Lefferts Avenue BK50 A
1415 Bristow Street BX50 C
557 West 148 Street MN49 B
614 West 157 Street MN48 B
35-30 153 Street QN47 C
35-28 153 Street QN47 B
530 West 163 Street MN45 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,827,336 on 2022-01-04 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-04Deed $14,625,000 — from 165 BENNETT AVENUE INC to ALMA TRENTON LLC $14,625,000
2022-01-04Agreement $10,968,750 — from 165 BENNETT AVENUE INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $10,968,750
2022-01-04Mortgage $9,827,336 — from 165 BENNETT AVENUE INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $9,827,336
2021-12-15Sold for $14,625,000 $14,625,000 $185,127
2018-04-18Agreement $1,400,000 — from 165 BENNETT AVENUE, INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH; DIME COMMUNITY BANK $1,400,000
2013-03-19Mortgage $149,478 — from 165 BENNETT AVENUE, INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $149,478
2013-03-19AL&R $1,400,000 — from 165 BENNETT AVENUE, INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,400,000
2013-03-19Agreement $1,400,000 — from 165 BENNETT AVENUE, INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,400,000
2003-11-25Agreement $1,656,365 — from 165 BENNETT AVENUE, INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,656,365
2001-12-07Mortgage $468,232 — from 165 BENNETT AVENUE,INC. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $468,232
1997-03-11Mortgage $478,565 — from 165 BENNETT AVENUE,INC. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $478,565
1986-12-30Mortgage $715,896 — from 165 BENNETT AVE INC to APPLE SAVINGS BK $715,896
1983-09-28Mortgage $270,673 — from 165 BENNETT AVE.,INC. to APPLE BANK/SAVINGS $270,673

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017024039
201822101217
20193060413
202000150116
20210092112
2022949853119
20232318401190
2024122501038
202591300545
202601360138
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The full timeline

Construction 52Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 476Ownership & money 26Health & systems 45

Every one of the 636 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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