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870 West 181 Street

MANHATTAN, NY 10033 BBL 1021770170 61 units · 6 floors · 1923

While historically clean, our model detects a rising risk of severe maintenance issues in the next 12 months.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in Washington Heights
At or below average
avg 100.7
4
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 4 recorded HPD violations, at or below the Washington Heights average of 100.7.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 870 West 181 Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1923
6 or more units
61 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Potential rent stabilization. Building age and size suggest eligibility — confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) or request a rent history.

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How 870 West 181 Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
84th percentile

Out of 1273 buildings in this neighborhood, 1069 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
24.7%
No serious
violations
62.5%
Some violations
(1–9)
12.9%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

These are the three data points that most influenced this building's score — ranked by how much weight the model placed on each one.

Number of apartments

The number of residential units affects how the model interprets complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

Building size

Total residential square footage — a proxy for building scale and the number of systems (plumbing, HVAC, etc.) that can fail.

Emergency violations (past 7 years)

HPD violations classified as immediately dangerous — fires, raw sewage, no heat in winter.

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What's in the 870 West 181 Street report

Building characteristics
Total units61
Floors6
Year built1923
Gross area63,600 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

Multiple entrances & addresses

Included addresses

All street addresses that share this building's BBL and are covered by this report.

361 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
363 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
365 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
367 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
369 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
371 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
373 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
375 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
377 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
379 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
381 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
383 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
385 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
387 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
389 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
391 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
393 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
395 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
397 Haven Ave, New York, NY 10033
862 West 181st St, New York, NY 10033
864 West 181st St, New York, NY 10033
866 West 181st St, New York, NY 10033
868 West 181st St, New York, NY 10033
Who's behind the building

870 West 181 Street's landlord & ownership

The people and companies registered to this building, the other properties they run, and their court record. A landlord's wider portfolio is often the best predictor of how your building will be treated.

Corporate Owner

Registered contact for this building.

Name
West Gate House Inc
Address
40 Exchange Place 1905
New York, NY 10005
Landlord portfolio

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The story over time

870 West 181 Street event timeline

Violations, complaints, fines, and permits — the most recent records on file, in order.

2026
Permit May 08
Initial Permit · General Construction
Permit Issued

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