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185 West 170 Street

1,463Records
17City systems
11Open violations
10.2Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10452 · Neighborhood: Highbridge
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1,463 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 627 311 service requests, 407 HPD complaints, 261 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10452
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
BBL2025340038
BIN2003557

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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 60% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10.2. In ZIP 10452, 28% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2017-11-08.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (5) · Water System (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Missed Collection (2) · Derelict Vehicles (2).

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 (21)
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)WEST 170TH OGDEN LP
Head officerKOBINA ARHIN
Managing agentHIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY DEV CORP
Last registered2025-10-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$787,000 $354,150
2026$741,000 $333,450
2027$941,000 $423,450

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $309,750 a year ($16.52 per sq ft), operating expenses $191,813 ($10.23 per sq ft), net operating income $117,938. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway170 St — 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Undercliff Av / Sedgwick Av — Bx18A · 450 ft
Citi BikeW 170 St & University Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 011 Highbridge. 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

185 West 170 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

31 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP — 53 buildings, 2,786 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B28 · C3 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
4215 Park Avenue BX255 D
656 East 176th Street BX153 B
899 Westchester Avenue BX141 B
1404 Jesup Avenue BX127 C
1382 Shakespeare Avenue BX127 B
1544 Shakespeare Avenue BX116 A
1285 Merriam Avenue BX85 A
1265 Nelson Avenue BX82 B
1401 Jesup Avenue BX81 B
1460 Shakespeare Avenue BX79 A
1430 Plimpton Avenue BX78 A
1530 Jesup Avenue BX75 A
1360 Merriam Avenue BX71 B
1510 Jesup Avenue BX65 A
1419 Shakespeare Avenue BX65 B
2065 Morris Avenue BX63 B
1450 Plimpton Avenue BX62 A
120 West 169 Street BX60 B
115 West 172 Street BX59 A
1144 Tiffany Street BX54 B
1450 Jesup Avenue BX49 B
1437 Shakespeare Avenue BX48 A
1410 Nelson Avenue BX48 A
127 West 170 Street BX40 B
1345 Shakespeare Avenue BX39 A
1406 Merriam Avenue BX39 B
1592 Jesup Avenue BX37 A
1444 Shakespeare Avenue BX37 C
190 West 168 Street BX36 B
1465 Nelson Avenue BX35 B
1375 Nelson Avenue BX35 A
1246 Shakespeare Avenue BX33 B
1476 Shakespeare Avenue BX31 A
1406 Ogden Avenue BX31 B
1485 Nelson Avenue BX31 A
1455 Jesup Avenue BX30 B
180 West 167 Street BX29 A
93 Featherbed Lane BX27 B
81 Featherbed Lane BX27 B
1435 Ogden Avenue BX27 B
1445 Nelson Avenue BX25 B
1419 University Avenue BX24 C
185 West 170 Street BX21 A
1344 Nelson Avenue BX20 A
1421 University Avenue BX20 B
1378 Shakespeare Avenue BX19 B
1435 University Avenue BX17 B
1439 University Avenue BX17 B
1209 Ogden Avenue BX4 D
919 Ogden Avenue BX4 F
1631 Macombs Road BX3 B
1427 Jesup Avenue BX3 A
36 West 167 Street BX2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $258,835 on 2013-11-22 (lender: Cpc Funding Spe 1 LLC), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-05-24AL&R $1,561,538 — from WEST 170TH OGDEN L.P; HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $1,561,538
2017-05-24Agreement $3,197,959 — from WEST 170TH OGDEN L.P; HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,197,959
2017-05-24Agreement $1,561,538 — from WEST 170TH OGDEN L.P; HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $1,561,538
2013-11-22AL&R $10,987,024 — from WEST 170TH OGDEN L.P.,; HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $10,987,024
2013-11-22Mortgage $258,835 — from WEST 170TH OGDEN L.P.,; HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $258,835
2013-11-22Mortgage $2,939,124 — from HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WEST 170TH OGDEN L.P., to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $2,939,124
2013-11-22Deed $128,512 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $128,512
2013-11-22Mortgage $718,126 — from HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WEST 170TH OGDEN L.P., to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $718,126
2013-11-22Mortgage $7,070,939 — from HIGHBRIDGE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WEST 170TH OGDEN L.P., to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $7,070,939

Ten-year activity

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2021
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702412440
20182380545
20190640468
20201380241
20210520658
20221750783
20231270533
20240300535
202505038
20261140318
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 30Housing & tenants 1,319Ownership & money 37Health & systems 56

Every one of the 1,463 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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