555 West 170 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02127-0023BIN 1063044

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

0130 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 45 apartments
0230 of those issued in the last 3 years
033 active DOB violation(s)
041 eviction executed in the last 3 years

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 45 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — essentially all of the building's 45 apartments.

2018 — 45 units registered2023 — 45

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1909

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade B — above average

ENERGY STAR score 80 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building86 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

434

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 56Issued 2026-09-14

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 56, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-12

§ 27-2056.4 ADM CODE- CORRECT FAILURE TO NOTIFY OCCUPANTS AND/OR TO INVESTIGATE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-06-12

§ 27-2056.4(H) AND 27-2056.17 ADM CODE -CORRECT FAILURE TO PROVIDE TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN 45 DAYS OF DEMAND ALL RECORDS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED BY OWNER PURSUANT TO LOCAL LAW 1 OF 2004 RELATED TO LEAD-BASED PAINT NOTICES, INSPECTIONS AND REMEDIATION/ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 45Issued 2025-10-06

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... GREATER THAN 10 SQ FEET AT CEILING, EAST WALL AND WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 45, 4th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH ORIGINAL VIOLATION 18108221 ISSUED 16-JUL-25 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO CLASS C PER ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).

Status: Defect letter issued

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

184

All time

Last 12 months

Paint/Plaster45

Unsanitary Condition28

Plumbing23

Flooring/Stairs21

Electric20

Heat/Hot Water14

Door/Window14

Water Leak8

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

2479

Noise reports · last 12 mo

207

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk1670

Residential449

Commercial156

Vehicle124

Unspecified74

House of Worship5

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

819

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony256

Misdemeanor469

Violation94

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-07-25

FTC W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER 347810(072425PI11203SB)DATED 07/24/25 REQUIRING OWNER TO PROVIDE SAFETY MEASURES TO PROTECT/SECURE PUBLIC @ EXP1.THE BLDG SUFFERED FROM FTM.AS OF 07/25/25 THERE ARE NO PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES INSTALLED IN PLACE. IMMED COMPLY W/COMMISSIONER'S ORDER 347810(072425PI11203SB)TO INSTALL PUBLIC SAFETY MEASURES

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-07-24

EMERGENCY WORK ORDER REQ'D. OBSVD SEVERLY HAZ CONDITIONS @ EXP1 SUCH AS CRACKED/LOOSE/SPALLING BRICKS,CRACKED SILLS,CRACKED TERRA COTTA STONE & DETERIORATED MORTAR JOINTS @ MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. OWNER TO IMMED PROVDE SAFETY MEASURES TO PROTECT/SECURE PUBLIC @ EXP1.INSTALL S/W SHED @ FULL LENGTH OF EXP1 ON 170 ST EXTENDED INTO COURTYARD

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-07-24

CORRECTION ACTION PLAN REQ'D-OBSVD @ EXP1 CRACKED BRICKS,CRACKED TERRA COTTA STONES,CRACKED SILLS, & DETERIORATED MORTAR JOINTS.@ EXP2 OBSVD PARAPET LEANING INWARD&MASONRY CRACKS/DETERIORATED MORTAR.OWNER TO IMMED RETAIN REG DESIGN PROF TO EVAL ENTIRE BLDG&TO SUBMIT CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN BY 8/24/25.BLDG TO BE REPAIRED UNDER PERMIT START 9/24/25

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2024-08-14Apt # 25residential

2017-04-26Apt 22residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2025-10-14

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2024-11-07

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2024-09-10

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2024-08-12

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

Heights 170

Head officer

Scott Silverman

Managing agent

Bronstein Properties LLC

86 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

11-14 46 AVENUEQUEENS 118 POST AVENUEMANHATTAN 122-04 METROPOLITAN AVENUEQUEENS 1261 ST NICHOLAS AVENUEMANHATTAN 1271 ST NICHOLAS AVENUEMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2005-02-28 · $3,940,000

Most recent mortgage2019-08-29 · $755,749.7

Mortgage2019-08-29$755,749.7

borrower HEIGHTS 170 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2015-09-10$1,407,233.92

borrower HEIGHTS 170 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2013-08-01$869,227.25

borrower HEIGHTS 170 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2007-09-19$421,000

borrower HEIGHTS 170 LLC · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Sale2005-02-28$3,940,000

SILSID REALTY CORP. → HEIGHTS 170 LLC

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale