3,572 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,334 HPD complaints, 1,164 311 service requests, 776 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 91.1. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 21 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2015-08-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
70 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 68). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
93 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (33) · Noise (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Illegal Parking (7) · WATER LEAK (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).
$300,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (44) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 517-525 W 212 ST LLC |
| Head officer | Rick Herman |
| Managing agent | JLP Metro Management Inc. |
| Last registered | 2026-07-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,392,000 | $1,526,400 |
| 2026 | $3,527,000 | $1,587,150 |
| 2027 | $3,015,000 | $1,356,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NO4FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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.
| Subway | Inwood-207 St — A · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 215 St — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 211 St — M100 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 211 St & 10 Ave · 400 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.
517 West 212 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
93 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 33 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.
Managed by JLP METRO MANAGEMENT INC. — 76 buildings, 2,380 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B18 · C29 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 76 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,130,150 on 2019-06-06 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Agreement $5,146,277 — from 517-525- W. 212TH ST. LLC; HP CSP GF1 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to SIG RCRS C MF 2023 VENTURE LLC | $5,146,277 | |
| 2019-06-06 | Agreement $5,450,000 — from 517-525 W. 212TH ST. LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,450,000 | |
| 2019-06-06 | Mortgage $2,130,151 — from 517-525 W. 212TH ST. LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,130,151 | |
| 2019-06-06 | Deed $8,750,000 — from 517 WEST 212 ST LLC to 517-525 W. 212TH ST. LLC | $8,750,000 | |
| 2019-06-06 | AL&R $5,450,000 — from 517-525 W. 212TH ST. LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,450,000 | |
| 2019-05-30 | Sold for $8,750,000 | $8,750,000 | $198,864 |
| 2014-01-28 | Agreement $3,700,000 — from 517 WEST 212 ST LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,700,000 | |
| 2014-01-28 | AL&R $3,700,000 — from 517 WEST 212 ST LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,700,000 | |
| 2014-01-28 | Mortgage $710,415 — from 517 WEST 212 ST LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $710,415 | |
| 2009-07-09 | Agreement $3,190,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 517 WEST 212 ST LLC | $3,190,000 | |
| 2009-07-09 | Mortgage $1,071,941 — from 517 WEST 212 ST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,071,941 | |
| 2005-01-25 | Deed $3,220,000 — from 517 W LLC to 517 WEST 212 ST LLC | $3,220,000 | |
| 2005-01-25 | Mortgage $553,449 — from 517 WEST 212 ST LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $553,449 | |
| 2005-01-25 | AL&R $2,287,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 517 WEST 212 ST LLC | $2,287,500 | |
| 2005-01-25 | Agreement $2,287,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 517 WEST 212 ST LLC | $2,287,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 11 | 263 | 0 | 9 | 283 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 291 | 0 | 16 | 312 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 7 | 11 | 158 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 3 | 142 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 0 | 10 | 124 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 11 | 121 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 8 | 47 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 42 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 7 | 1 | 143 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
Every one of the 3,572 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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