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531 West 211 Street

3,275Records
16City systems
89Open violations
302.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10034 · Neighborhood: Inwood
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3,275 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,266 311 service requests, 1,163 HPD complaints, 629 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10034
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units42
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)CHAMP INWOOD CO
BBL1022290046
BIN1064873

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 302.1. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% 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 violations89 total — 35 class C (immediately hazardous), 42 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 1996-06-27.
Active vacate order5 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

514 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 110 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 319). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

110
’23–24
18
’24–25
319
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

433 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (250) · PLUMBING (32) · PAINT/PLASTER (22) · DOOR/WINDOW (21) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · Noise (20).

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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (42)
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)CHAMP INWOOD
Head officerMOSHE SINGER
Managing agentMCS PROPERTIES,LLC
Last registered2025-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,747,000 $786,150
2026$1,882,000 $846,900
2027$1,849,000 $832,050

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 18/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL

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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
215 St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Isham St — Bx7 Bx20 · 300 ft
Citi BikeIsham St & Broadway · 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

531 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

433 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 250 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 MCS PROPERTIES LLC — 16 buildings, 514 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C6 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3203 Nostrand Avenue BK108 B
3280 Rochambeau Avenue BX79 B
1973 81 Street BK54 B
58 Marble Hill Avenue MN50 B
111 West 225 Street MN42 C
531 West 211 Street MN42 C
135 Terrace View Avenue MN41 A
1122 New York Avenue BK24 F
180 Prospect Place BK16 C
2837 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 D
2839 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
2843 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 C
2841 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 C
178 Nevins Street BK8 D
483 Warren Street BK8 B
443 Lincoln Place BK6 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,235,866 on 2017-03-23 (lender: Peapack-Gladstone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-03-23Mortgage $1,235,866 — from CHAMP INWOOD CO. LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $1,235,866
2017-03-23Agreement $3,000,000 — from CHAMP INWOOD CO. LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $3,000,000
2017-03-23AL&R $3,000,000 — from CHAMP INWOOD CO. LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $3,000,000
2012-10-10AL&R $1,950,000 — from CHAMP INWOOD CO. LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,950,000
2012-10-10Agreement $1,950,000 — from CHAMP INWOOD CO. LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,950,000
2012-10-10Mortgage $153,608 — from CHAMP INWOOD CO. LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $153,608
2007-05-31Agreement $1,800,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to CHAMP INWOOD CO. LLC $1,800,000
2007-05-31Mortgage $800,128 — from CHAMP INWOOD CO. LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $800,128
2002-05-10Mortgage $331,065 — from CHAMP INWOOD CO. LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEWYORK $331,065
1998-07-10Mortgage $227,123 — from CHAMP INWOOD CO LLC to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK $227,123
1988-01-28Mortgage $215,000 — from CHAMP INWOOD CO to 531 WEST ASSOCS $215,000
1985-06-06Agreement $314,811 — from 531 WEST 211 ASSOCIATES to FLEITMAN, DOROTHY $314,811
1985-06-06Mortgage $314,711 — from 531 W.211 ASSOCS to FLEITMAN, SHELDON $314,711

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172306511324
20180128021149
20192154016172
2020020902211
20212590364
20220132010142
2023527302280
2024224403249
2025037102373
2026028903292
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The full timeline

Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 3,101Ownership & money 41Health & systems 106

Every one of the 3,275 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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