395 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 257 311 service requests, 25 rodent inspections, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 58.7. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1996-02-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Illegal Parking (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Food Establishment (1) · SAFETY (1).
$21,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | POLISHER MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Head officer | ARIK LIFSHITZ |
| Managing agent | DSA MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,508,000 | $1,578,600 |
| 2026 | $3,954,000 | $1,779,300 |
| 2027 | $4,745,000 | $2,135,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 35% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royale | American | B | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 1 Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 2 Av — F · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Avenue C / E 10 St — M9 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 9 St & Ave C · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Shared bike route mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
157 Avenue C
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by DSA MANAGEMENT — 12 buildings, 315 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41-15 29 Street | QN | 103 | B |
| 889 Park Avenue | BK | 34 | A |
| 352 West 46 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 312 East 93 Street | MN | 27 | A |
| 140 Avenue C | MN | 25 | A |
| 28-46 34 Street | QN | 23 | B |
| 326 East 13 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 38 Avenue C | MN | 16 | B |
| 28-49 33 Street | QN | 16 | A |
| 447 16 Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 449 16 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 157 Avenue C | MN | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $306,519 on 2019-05-21 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-21 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from POILISHER MANAGEMENT LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,000,000 | |
| 2019-05-21 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from POILISHER MANAGEMENT LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2019-05-21 | Mortgage $306,520 — from POILISHER MANAGEMENT LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $306,520 | |
| 2012-04-20 | Agreement $800,000 — from POILISHER MANAGEMENT LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $800,000 | |
| 2012-04-20 | Mortgage $552,542 — from POILISHER MANAGEMENT LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $552,542 | |
| 2002-12-17 | Mortgage $499,000 — from POILISHER MANAGEMENTLLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $499,000 | |
| 1996-02-06 | Mortgage $45,000 — from LIFSHITZ, EDWARD G.P.; POILISHER INVESTMENTCO. to NAPLES, DELORES | $45,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Every one of the 395 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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