708 West 171 Street
Manhattan · 10032 · BBL 1021390170
708 West 171 Street is a mixed residential and commercial building in Washington Heights, Manhattan, ZIP 10032. City records date it to 1920 and count 53 residential units of 54 total. The city's property file lists the owner of record as Joy Realty CO. Its most recent total assessed value is $2.7M.
What the eviction record shows
City marshals executed 2 evictions at 708 West 171 Street in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Nov 12, 2024. The first fell on Nov 12, 2024, so the filings span 0 days. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Rent stabilization at this address
DHCR registration records list 51 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is up from 48 units in 2018. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Building permits
| Work | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| GCAPPLICATION FILE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE EXISTING RETAINING WALL AS PER PLANS. NO | May 15, 2026 | AL |
DOB job filings on this lot, past 12 months. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through August 26, 2026.
311 housing complaints
12 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through August 26, 2026.
How 708 West 171 Street compares in 10032
PulseCities tracks 1,018 lots in 10032, of which 231 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 35 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 22.7% of the ZIP. 10032 scores 46.5 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 26 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Washington Heights →
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Questions about 708 West 171 Street
Who owns 708 West 171 Street?
The most recent deed on file for 708 West 171 Street names Joy Realty CO.. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.
Has 708 West 171 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 708 West 171 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 708 West 171 Street?
Yes. Two marshal-executed evictions at 708 West 171 Street appear in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Nov 12, 2024. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 708 West 171 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 51 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is the displacement risk around 708 West 171 Street?
10032 (Washington Heights) scores 46.5 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: eviction rate, LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, assessment spikes, and 311 complaint volume. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.