511 West 179 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02152-0058BIN 1063610

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

019 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 2 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
032 active DOB violation(s)

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 14 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 20 apartments.

2018 — 13 units registered2023 — 14

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1906

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

121

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 HAZARDOUSIssued 2022-12-30

§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE AT VESTIBULE

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 8Issued 2022-12-29RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 8, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 9Issued 2021-11-085+ YRS OLD

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9, 3rd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Certification rejected by HPD

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2020-08-315+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BROKEN STEAM PIPE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY

Status: Certified late

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

106

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water60

Unsanitary Condition9

Door/Window8

Flooring/Stairs7

Plumbing5

Electric5

Paint/Plaster5

Water Leak3

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

1476

Noise reports · last 12 mo

123

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk815

Residential398

Commercial106

Vehicle103

Unspecified51

Park2

House of Worship1

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

924

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony299

Misdemeanor534

Violation91

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

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 7 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2015-03-03

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT

ACTIVE · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2014-05-15

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

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 2022-04-06

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2005-09-27

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

511 WEST 179 REALTY CORP

Head officer

ALBERT RASHTIAN

Managing agent

EUROPEAN AMERICAN PROPERTIES INC

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

41 WEST 8 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

No DOB/ECB violations on record for this building.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1987-01-28 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2018-12-13 · $327,398.9

Mortgage2018-12-13$327,398.9

borrower 511 WEST 179 REALTY CORP. · lender JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2012-11-05$848,521.3

borrower 511 WEST 179 REALTY CORP. · lender JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

Mortgage2005-09-15$925,000

borrower 511 WEST 179 REALTY CORP. · lender WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK

Mortgage1996-06-03$98,000

borrower 511 WEST 179 REALTYCORP · lender GOTHAM BANK OF NEW YORK

Sale1987-01-28no recorded price

EUROPEAN AMERICAN PROPTS → 511 WEST 179 RLTY CORP

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