The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 86% 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 1.5. In ZIP 10033, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and
10% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
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 violations
15 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1991-09-28.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Water System (6) · Illegal Parking (4) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Obstruction (1) · Food Poisoning (1).
Filed construction activity
$230,000 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (11 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1909)
Yes
Six or more residential units (23)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
601 WEST 185TH STREET REALTY LLC
Head officer
GEORGE POULAKAS
Managing agent
George Poulakas
Last registered
2025-08-12
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,956,000
$880,200
2026
$1,985,000
$893,250
2027
$2,059,000
$926,550
The city's market estimate has risen
5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2023 (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
Subway
181 St — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 181 St — A · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 184 St — M3 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
W 186 St & St Nicholas Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
27 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $155,000 on
1982-11-23 (lender: Byzantine Mgmt INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2015-07-01
Deed $1,200,000 — from POULAKAS, GEORGE; POULAKAS, NICK to 601 WEST 185 STREET REALTY LLC
$1,200,000
1982-11-23
Mortgage $155,000 — from POULAKOS, VASILIOS to BYZANTINE MGMT INC.
$155,000
Ten-year activity
50250
33
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
32
1
33
2018
1
1
17
2
21
2019
0
0
23
2
25
2020
3
0
11
1
15
2021
1
0
6
1
8
2022
2
0
16
2
20
2023
3
0
15
4
22
2024
0
0
12
4
16
2025
0
0
12
4
16
2026
3
0
8
4
15
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Restaurant inspection: EL NUEVO CAPRI II RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-05-06
Restaurant inspection: EL NUEVO CAPRI II RESTAURANT
2026-05-05
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-01
Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2026-04-30
Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE
2026-04-29
HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-07-03311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-07-03311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-06-15Restaurant inspection: EL NUEVO CAPRI II RESTAURANT — grade A
2026-05-06Restaurant inspection: EL NUEVO CAPRI II RESTAURANT
2026-05-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-01Permit Sidewalk Shed — Signed-off
2026-04-30Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE $9,000
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-06-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-02-11Restaurant inspection: EL NUEVO CAPRI II RESTAURANT — grade A
2025-01-21Boiler inspection
2025-01-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-01-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024
2024-11-25311: Vendor Enforcement — Food Vendor
2024-11-16311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2024-11-16311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-10-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-10-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024-10-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2023-10-11HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5C , 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAS
2023-10-09311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-10-09Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-09-07Eviction executed (GROUND FLR STORE)
2023-08-02Job filed: FILING FOR A NEW GAS LINE AND NEW GAS METER FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE.$6,000
2023-07-25311: Sewer — Street Flooding (SJ)
2023-07-25311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2022-02-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020-12-15Job filed: HEREWITH FILING PARTITION WORK IN EXSISTING APARTMENT. ALL AS PER PLAN AND APPLICATIONS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR MEANS OF EGRESS$40,000
2020-12-14Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-11-05311: Vending — Unlicensed
2020-11-05311: Consumer Complaint — Stoop Line
2020-10-30Job filed: HEREWITH FILING PARTITION WORK IN EXSISTING APARTMENT. ALL AS PER PLAN AND APPLICATIONS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR MEANS OF EGRESS$40,000
2020-10-30Job filed: HEREWITH FILING PARTITION WORK IN EXSISTING APARTMENT. ALL AS PER PLAN AND APPLICATIONS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR MEANS OF EGRESS$40,000
2019-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-04-05Job filed: HEREWITH FILING PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK IN EXISTING APARTMENT. ALL AS PER PLANS AND APPLICATIONS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR ME$54,000
2015-12-14HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SCALDING HOTWATER TEMP 150F AT FIXTURES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1A,
2015-12-14HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st S
2015-12-14HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FR
2015-12-14HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT AP
2015-07-01Deed $1,200,000 — from POULAKAS, GEORGE; POULAKAS, NICK to 601 WEST 185 STREET REALTY LLC$1,200,000
2015-06-19Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-06-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-06-17Job filed: INSTALLATION OF (+/-) 500 L.FT NEW SIDEWALK SHED AS INDICATED ON PLANS. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN THE USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATIO
2015-05-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-05-18Job filed: HEREWITH FILING PARTITION AND PLUMBING WORK IN EXISTING APARTMENT. ALL AS PER PLANS AND APPLICATIONS FILED HEREWITH. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR ME$57,500
2014-03-03HPD class C: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. PROPERLY SECURE THE 3RD METAL TREAD FROM BOTTOM AT 1st FIRE ESCAPE FROM EAST, 2nd STORY
2012-09-10Job filed: REPLACE GAS BOILER WITH BOILER AND GAS BURNER. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$50,000
2012-08-17ECB CLASS - 1 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK W/O A PERMIT. NEW INSTALLATION OF BX CABLE, OUTLETS, PANEL BOX THROUGHOUT ENTIRE STORE FRONT FROM BASEMENT TO 1ST$1,600
2012-07-14311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2012-07-14DOB complaint, category ?
2012-07-13311: Investigations and Discipline (IAD) — Electrical - Unlicensed/Illegal/Improper Work In Progress
2010-07-12ECB CLASS - 3 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY BUILDING DEPT RECORDS. LEGAL USE:STORAGE CURRENT USE:STORE LOCATION: CELLAR. REMEDY: DISCONT$400
2010-06-01311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2010-06-01DOB complaint, category ?
2010-05-27311: Food Establishment — Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food
2010-04-30311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2010-01-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-11-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-11-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-11-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-03-19City emergency repair (OMO): as per rc # 20080000809 (eastern analyt.svc.,inc), perform total lead analysis of 07 dust wipe sample(s) via environment$42
2008-02-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A D
2008-02-09HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A D
2008-02-06HPD class A: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND WALLS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOC
2008-02-06HPD class B: SECTION 27-2026 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APAR
2008-02-06HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT
2008-02-06HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2008-02-06HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE REFRIGERATOR DOOR GASKET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5C, 5th STORY, 1st
2008-01-23Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2008-01-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2008-01-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2008-01-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTM
2008-01-22Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2008-01-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2008-01-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2008-01-10Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2008-01-02Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2007
2007-12-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-12-26Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2007-12-23Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2007-02-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-06-03Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-05-27Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANC Y$3,000
2004-05-27Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANC Y$3,000
2004-05-27Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANC Y$3,000
2004-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2000
2000-07-13HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
1992
1992-06-17ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. CREATE A OPENING IN FLOOR NEW STAIR TO BASEMENT CONTENICAL BEAUTY PARLOR LOCATION 2ND STORY FORM CORNER OF $175
1991
1991-12-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DAMPNESS CEILING & NORTH WALL 4 STY SOUTHWEST APT 4B BATHROOM. , SEC
1991-12-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2045, 2046 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDI
1991-12-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MECHANICAL SPRING LOWER SASHES 4 STY SOUTHWEST APT 4B SOUTH ROOM & KITCHEN.
1991-12-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES 4 STY SOUTHWEST APT 4B. , SECTION '' ''
1991-12-23HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF UNUSED UNCAPED GAS PIPE CEILING 4 STY SOUTHWEST APT 4B KITCHEN. , SE
1991-09-28HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROV
1988
1988-10-03ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEASIBLE OR RESTORE TO PRIOR LEGAL USE.$250
1988-08-05Mortgage assigned — from LAZARIDES, LAZAROS; TWADDELL, THALIA EXTR to LAZARIDES, ANASTASIA
1988-06-07Deed — from POULAKAS, VASILIOS to POULAKAS, NICK; POULAKAS, GEORGE
1985
1985-07-15Mortgage assigned — from BYZANTINE MANAGEMENTINC to LAZARIDES, LAZAROS; BYZANTINE ASSOCS. D/B/A
1982
1982-11-23Deed — from BYZANTINE MANAGEMENTINC to POULAKOS, VASILIOS
1982-11-23Mortgage $155,000 — from POULAKOS, VASILIOS to BYZANTINE MGMT INC.$155,000
1982-11-23Mortgage satisfied — from CASPER, HARRY; WHITE, JOHN J. ET UX to EMPIRE CITY SAVINGSBANK; GERKEN, BERNARD C. &ANO
1973
1973-08-09Deed — from BYZANTINE EMPIRE REALTY to BYZANTINE MANAGMENTINC