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656 West 204 Street

747Records
16City systems
3Open violations
10.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10034 · Neighborhood: Inwood
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747 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 282 311 service requests, 144 HPD complaints, 92 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10034
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units35
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)BLDG WEST 204TH STREET LLC
BBL1022340020
BIN1064901

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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 64% 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 10.1. 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 1 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

1
’24–25
14
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

72 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (34) · Illegal Parking (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Missed Collection (5) · Dirty Condition (3) · Illegal Dumping (2).

Filed construction activity

$792,420 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (35)
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)PHILLIPS & HUYLER ASSOCIATES, L.P.
Head officerCHRISTOPHER ORPHEUS
Managing agentBLDG MANAGEMENT CO. INC.
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,695,000 $1,662,750
2026$4,244,000 $1,909,800
2027$4,201,000 $1,890,450

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 50/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 204 St — Bx7 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 204 St & Vermilyea Ave · 250 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

656 West 204 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

72 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 BLDG MANAGEMENT CO., INC. — 76 buildings, 5,436 units. Grades across the portfolio: A58 · B14 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
42-02 Orchard Street QN824 A
222 East 44th Street MN429 A
245-10 Grnd Cntrl Pkwy SR S QN240 B
1493 York Avenue MN233 A
137 4 Avenue MN209 A
210 East 68 Street MN200 A
330 Bleecker Street MN200 A
333 East 49 Street MN196 A
220 East 63 Street MN193 A
224 East 39 Street MN191 A
162 2 Avenue MN159 B
2380 Broadway MN156 C
236 East 36 Street MN145 A
850 Amsterdam Avenue MN119 A
141 East 56 Street MN113 A
930 Grand Concourse BX108 C
144-74 Northern Blvd QN103 B
412 East 55 Street MN86 A
305 West 45 Street MN85 A
15O East 84 Street MN64 A
4041 Broadway MN60 A
124 East 24 Street MN60 A
147 West 79 Street MN59 A
4051 Broadway MN59 B
117 West 13 Street MN58 A
53 West 72 Street MN57 A
34-56 74 Street QN55 A
115 East 92 Street MN54 A
25 East 10 Street MN53 A
1271 3 Avenue MN46 A
310 East 91 Street MN46 A
11 Avenue C MN45 A
201 West 11 Street MN42 A
523 West 187 Street MN42 B
115 Greenwich Avenue MN37 A
48 West 73 Street MN36 A
51 West 55 Street MN36 A
340 Bleecker Street MN35 A
656 West 204 Street MN35 A
229 East 12 Street MN35 A
46 West 73 Street MN34 A
107 East 80 Street MN33 A
516 East 80 Street MN30 A
207 West 11 Street MN25 A
150 East 84 Street MN22 A
17 East 67 Street MN21 A
123 East 82 Street MN20 B
117 East 89 Street MN20 A
711 2 Avenue MN18 A
48 West 56 Street MN17 B
707 2 Avenue MN16 A
241 East 38 Street MN16 B
212 Grand Street MN15 A
17 Greenwich Avenue MN11 A
283 Mott Street MN10 A
273 Mott Street MN10 A
275 Mott Street MN9 A
279 Mott Street MN9 A
450 Broome Street MN8 A
475 West Broadway MN8 B

showing 60 of 76 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $700,000 on 1995-01-04 (lender: North Fork Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-01-31RPTT&RET $10,600,000 — from BLDG ASSOCIATES, INC.; GOLDMAN, DORIAN S; GOLDMAN, LLOYD; GOLDMAN, KATJA B to BLDG HOLDINGS II LLC $10,600,000
2008-12-30AL&R $8,000,000 — from PHILLIPS & HUYLER ASSOCIATES, L.P.; BLDG GRAND CONCOURSE LLC; PARTNERSHIP 91, L.P. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A $8,000,000
2008-12-30Agreement $8,000,000 — from PARTNERSHIP 91, L.P.; PHILLIPS & HUYLER ASSOCIATES, L.P.; BLDG GRAND CONCOURSE LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A $8,000,000
1995-01-04Mortgage $700,000 — from PHILLIPS & HUYLER ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK $700,000
1991-03-25Mortgage $600,000 — from PHILLIPS&HUYLER ASSOC LP to CDLW INC $600,000
1987-01-05Mortgage $450,000 — from C D L W INC to CHEMICAL BANK $450,000
1983-01-05Mortgage $45,794 — from WATTS, H. JOSEPH; ARCHIBALD, RANDALL S.; WATTS, LUCILLE to REICHLIN, JACK $45,794
1983-01-05Mortgage $45,794 — from WATTS, H. JOSEPH; WATTS, LUCILLE; ARCHIBALD, RANDALL S. to FRANK, JEROME H. $45,794

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201720500355
201800240226
201942420351
202021111116
202162250235
202231320541
202322180224
202421461252
202500320335
202600171119
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The full timeline

Construction 92Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 545Ownership & money 51Health & systems 36

Every one of the 747 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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