Small Washington Heights walk-up sitting on a busy block pattern, with minimal internal issues filed against the building itself.
A six-unit Washington Heights walk-up where internal maintenance reports are minimal, but the surrounding blockfaces carry heavy street-level noise and air quality activity. Three things to know:
The three blocks surrounding the building see heavy street-level party noise. 566 street-noise calls in the last 12 months within three blocks, with 477 explicitly citing loud music and parties. Another 276 residential noise complaints filed in the same boundary show the late-night volume carries across neighboring buildings.
Surrounding block activity includes recurring indoor air quality and food establishment reports. Within three blocks, residents logged 8 indoor air quality calls and 5 food establishment complaints over the last 12 months. When commercial exhaust or cooking odors travel through light wells or shared shafts, higher floors or rear units can catch the drift.
Inside the building, maintenance calls are sparse and fully resolved. Inside the six apartments, reports are light: a January 2025 cluster covered a sink leak, bathtub plumbing, an outlet issue, and pests, following a pair of mold calls in late 2024. All reported complaints have been resolved.
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517 West 179th Street is a 6-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1021520060). This building is associated with Harlem Assets Development Corp. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1900, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 12 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about water leak.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed January 20, 2025.
The building last changed hands on March 19, 2002 for $315,000, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 3A at 517 West 179th Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 3B at 517 West 179th Street has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 2A at 517 West 179th Street has no open violations (25 past violations).
Unit 2B at 517 West 179th Street has no open violations (55 past violations).
Unit 2D at 517 West 179th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 1A at 517 West 179th Street has no open violations (10 past violations).
Unit 1B at 517 West 179th Street has no open violations (3 past violations).
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