860 West 181 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02177-0175BIN 1064324

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) — about 1 per 33 apartments
021 open rent-impairing violation(s)
031 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 2 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 66 apartments.

2018 — 2 units registered2023 — 2

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1923

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade A — most efficient

ENERGY STAR score 86 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 building1 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

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 26Issued 2009-09-245+ YRS OLDRENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED ON APT. DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 26, 2nd STORY, 5th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION AT NORTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 35Issued 1989-04-045+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING NORTH ROOM 3 STY 2 FROM SOUTH AT EAST APT 35 WHITE 927 0694 ER1. LOCATED AT APT 35

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-09-245+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BUILDING.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSIssued 2009-09-245+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPERINTENDENT, JANITOR OR HOUSEKEEPER.

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water2

General1

Unsanitary Condition1

Unsanitary ConditionPests2023-10-15 · closed

GeneralCooking Gas2023-01-23 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2023-01-10 · closed

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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

777

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential479

Street/Sidewalk157

Unspecified71

Vehicle60

Commercial5

Helicopter5

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

167

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony49

Misdemeanor93

Violation25

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 8 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 · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2023-10-04

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

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 2011-06-20

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

WEST GATE HOUSE INC

Head officer

KARLA NEILSON

Managing agent

SIREN MANAGEMENT CORP

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

870 WEST 181 STREETMANHATTAN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$2,500

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.

UnknownClass 12026-02-25$2,500 due

PlumbingClass 12023-06-26$2,500 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1985-03-18 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2017-03-28 · $4,000,000

Mortgage2017-03-28$4,000,000

borrower WEST GATE HOUSE, INC. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2017-03-28$500,000

borrower WEST GATE HOUSE, INC. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2010-09-15$500,000

borrower WEST GATE HOUSE, INC · lender NCB, NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2007-03-28$1,341,996.98

borrower WEST GATE HOUSE, INC. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

Mortgage2007-03-28$1,000,000

borrower WEST GATE HOUSE, INC. · lender NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK

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