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154 Vermilyea Avenue

1,813Records
18City systems
12Open violations
81.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10034 · Neighborhood: Inwood
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1,813 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 700 HPD complaints, 572 311 service requests, 306 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10034
Built1925
Floors5
Res. units30
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)154-156 VERMILYEA LLC
BBL1022360024
BIN1064930

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 81.7. 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 violations12 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2008-11-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
4
’24–25
3
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

77 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · WATER LEAK (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · Rodent (6) · Illegal Parking (5).

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 (30)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)154-156 VERMILYEA LLC
Head officerAlex KOHEN
Managing agentEXECUTIVE TOWERS
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$1,221,000 $549,450
2026$1,354,000 $609,300
2027$1,291,000 $580,950

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
207 St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 207 St — Bx12 Bx12-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeIsham St & Broadway · 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

154 Vermilyea 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

77 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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: $3,690,000 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 $3,690,000 — from 154-156 VERMILYEA LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $3,690,000
2019-01-03Mortgage $3,690,000 — from 154-156 VERMILYEA LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $3,690,000
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
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
2016-09-19AL&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
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
2014-06-19Deed $4,125,000 — from OSPREY WESTSIDE NY LLC; PETERSON CAPITAL LLC; SPA CREEK PROPERTIES LLC to 154-156 VERMILYEA LLC $4,125,000
2014-06-19Mortgage $7,030,784 — from 170 VERMILYEA LLC; 150-152 VERMILYEA LLC; 154-156 VERMILYEA LLC; 158-160 VERMILYEA LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $7,030,784
2014-06-19AL&R $15,600,000 — from 158-160 VERMILYEA LLC; 170 VERMILYEA LLC; 154-156 VERMILYEA LLC; 150-152 VERMILYEA LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $15,600,000
2014-06-19Agreement $15,600,000 — from 154-156 VERMILYEA LLC; 158-160 VERMILYEA LLC; 170 VERMILYEA LLC; 150-152 VERMILYEA LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $15,600,000
2011-05-17Agreement $6,048,730 — from VERMILYEA VENTURES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,048,730
2009-08-26Agreement $6,180,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to VERMILYEA VENTURES, LLC $6,180,000
2009-08-26Mortgage $2,513,717 — from VERMILYEA VENTURES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,513,717
2009-08-26AL&R $6,180,000 — from VERMILYEA VENTURES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,180,000
2006-10-17Deed $6,500,000 — from 150-160 VERMILYEA ASSOCIATES LLC to VERMILYEA VENTURES LLC $6,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171850894
20180770380
20190267841
2020011003113
2021012303126
2022115607164
20232560967
20240790685
20250430447
20260390241
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 1,608Ownership & money 75Health & systems 94

Every one of the 1,813 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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