535 West 217th Street, Manhattan

A single-family Inwood townhouse where the house stays off the city's operational radar, but block-level patterns show heavy activity.

A 1920 single-family townhouse in Inwood that last changed hands for $1,530,000 in October 2019. Because single-family homes do not share common hallways or multi-tenant risers, underwriting comes down to inspecting mechanical systems directly and checking street conditions. Three things to know:

Hydrant access directly outside drives recurring street calls. The house itself recorded 12 calls in 2025 specifically for cars blocking the hydrant outside. Within three blocks, 389 illegal parking calls were logged over 12 months, with 204 citing blocked hydrants—a localized parking friction point right on the block.

Street-level drug activity reporting concentrates on surrounding blocks. In the three blocks around the building over the last 12 months, 402 drug-activity calls were logged, with 390 noting indoor use. This is a concentrated neighborhood reporting pattern rather than any filing logged against this single-family address.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• Within three blocks, 107 plumbing calls were logged over 12 months, primarily for water supply issues.
• Seven indoor air quality calls occurred within three blocks over the trailing year.

535 West 217th Street is a single-family home in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1022430301). This building is associated with Bergtold, Amy. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1920, this single-family home sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

The building last changed hands on October 8, 2019 for $1,530,000, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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