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526 West 211 Street

1,191Records
17City systems
24Open violations
119.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10034 · Neighborhood: Inwood
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1,191 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 394 311 service requests, 350 HPD complaints, 302 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10034
Built1925
Floors5
Res. units25
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)526 W. 211TH LLC
BBL1022280021
BIN1064863

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 119.2. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations24 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1996-01-04.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

89 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · PLUMBING (9) · WATER LEAK (7) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6).

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 (1925)
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)526 W. 211TH LLC
Head officerAlex KOHEN
Managing agentEXECUTIVE TOWERS LLC
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,198,000 $539,100
2026$1,318,000 $593,100
2027$1,136,000 $511,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayInwood-207 St — A · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
207 St — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 211 St — M100 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 211 St & 10 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 18, 98, 278
Middle: Harold O. Levy School. 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

526 West 211 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

89 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 EXECUTIVE TOWERS LLC — 16 buildings, 586 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B8 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
61 Ellwood Street MN72 B
68 Thayer Street MN68 A
172 Sherman Avenue MN41 B
164 Sherman Avenue MN41 A
156 Sherman Avenue MN40 A
170 Vermilyea Avenue MN40 C
160 Sherman Avenue MN40 B
506 West 150 Street MN31 A
154 Vermilyea Avenue MN30 B
510 West 150 Street MN30 B
150 Vermilyea Avenue MN30 B
403 West 205 Street MN29 A
158 Vermilyea Avenue MN26 C
526 West 211 Street MN25 B
510 West 171 Street MN22 B
516 West 174 Street MN21 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,088,724 on 2019-01-03 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-01-03Agreement $19,993,724 — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to 526 W. 211TH LLC; 170 VERMILYEA LLC; 158-160 VERMILYEA LLC; 150-152 VERMILYEA LLC; 154-156 $19,993,724
2019-01-03Mortgage $3,088,724 — from 526 W. 211TH LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $3,088,724
2019-01-03Agreement $3,052,000 — from 526 W. 211TH LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $3,052,000
2016-09-19Mortgage $3,508,265 — from 158-160 VERMILYEA LLC; 150-152 VERMILYEA LLC; 526 W. 211TH LLC; 170 VERMILYEA LLC; 154-156 to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY $3,508,265
2016-09-19Agreement $21,000,000 — from 526 W. 211TH LLC; 158-160 VERMILYEA LLC; 150-152 VERMILYEA LLC; 170 VERMILYEA LLC; 154-156 to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY $21,000,000
2016-09-19AL&R $21,000,000 — from 150-152 VERMILYEA LLC; 154-156 VERMILYEA LLC; 158-160 VERMILYEA LLC; 170 VERMILYEA LLC; 52 to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY $21,000,000
2014-10-30AL&R $2,600,000 — from 526 W. 211TH LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $2,600,000
2014-10-30Mortgage $1,921,901 — from 526 W. 211TH LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $1,921,901
2014-10-30Deed $3,225,000 — from 526 WEST 211 GROUP, LLC to 526 W. 211TH LLC $3,225,000
2014-10-30Agreement $2,600,000 — from 526 W. 211TH LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $2,600,000
2012-12-14Mortgage $426,552 — from 526 WEST 211 GROUP, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $426,552
2012-12-14Agreement $700,000 — from 526 WEST 211 GROUP, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $700,000
2012-12-14AL&R $700,000 — from 526 WEST 211 GROUP, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $700,000
2007-03-28Agreement $300,000 — from 526 WEST 211 GROUP, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $300,000
2007-03-28Mortgage $55,353 — from 526 WEST 211 GROUP, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $55,353

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170630366
20181460552
20190187429
20200730275
20210440347
20223380344
20231770482
2024010604110
20250530255
20260380139
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 1,072Ownership & money 38Health & systems 52

Every one of the 1,191 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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