539 West 179 Street
Manhattan · 10033 · BBL 1021530055
539 West 179 Street is a multi-family walk-up in Washington Heights, Manhattan, ZIP 10033. City records date it to 1922 and count 26 residential units. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 175 Realty Associates II LLC. Its most recent total assessed value is $568K.
What the eviction record shows
City marshals executed 2 evictions at 539 West 179 Street in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Dec 12, 2024. The first fell on Dec 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 25 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2018, the most recent year PulseCities holds. 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 →
Open violations
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 114 violations against this building, of which 54 remain unresolved. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 9 open violations.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
311 housing complaints
50 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 539 West 179 Street compares in 10033
PulseCities tracks 781 lots in 10033, of which 185 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 38 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 23.7% of the ZIP. 10033 scores 42.6 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 39 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Washington Heights →
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Questions about 539 West 179 Street
Who owns 539 West 179 Street?
The most recent deed on file for 539 West 179 Street names 175 Realty Associates II LLC. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.
Has 539 West 179 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 539 West 179 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 539 West 179 Street?
Yes. Two marshal-executed evictions at 539 West 179 Street appear in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Dec 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 539 West 179 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 25 stabilized units at this building in 2018. 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 539 West 179 Street?
10033 (Washington Heights) scores 42.6 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.