622 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 244 311 service requests, 69 DOB permits, 58 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 4.6. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · Graffiti (9) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · PLUMBING (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Illegal Parking (2).
$757,440 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1955) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (53) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 157 RESIDENTIAL OWNERS INC. |
| Head officer | ALAN SILVERMAN |
| Managing agent | BRG MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| 2026 | $560,000 | $252,000 |
| 2027 | $576,616 | $259,477 |
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $2,255,915 a year ($56.01 per sq ft), operating expenses $643,224 ($15.97 per sq ft), net operating income $1,612,691. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 25/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sushi Dairo | Japanese | A | — |
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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 | 3 Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 17 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 19 St & 3 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 040 Augustus Saint-Gaudens Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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 East 18 Street
| 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 |
46 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
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 BRG MANAGEMENT LLC — 86 buildings, 5,133 units. Grades across the portfolio: A33 · B43 · C8 · D2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 86 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-14 | RPTT&RET $990,000 — from LEE, TAREN; LEE, YUEHFANG to SCHMIDT, THOMAS M; SCHMIDT, VANESSA E | $990,000 | |
| 2024-12-20 | Sold for $990,000 | $990,000 | $18,679 |
| 2022-11-14 | RPTT&RET $835,000 — from HAYES, RYAN J to RAJARAM, AMARTO | $835,000 | |
| 2022-11-01 | Sold for $835,000 | $835,000 | $15,755 |
| 2022-10-26 | RPTT&RET $800,000 — from ARJUNA RAJARAM, AMARTYA to DEITZ, ALEXANDRA | $800,000 | |
| 2022-10-20 | Sold for $800,000 | $800,000 | $15,094 |
| 2022-07-05 | RPTT&RET $1,300,000 — from TAM, SANDY; CHEUNG, RICHARD to DIAMOND, LAURA; ROBINSON, ASHER | $1,300,000 | |
| 2022-06-17 | Sold for $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $24,528 |
| 2022-02-18 | Agreement $1,535,704 — from 157 RESIDENTIAL OWNERS, INC. to GRAMERCY 18 LLC | $1,535,704 | |
| 2020-02-18 | RPTT&RET $695,000 — from EIREF, CATHERINE H to RAJARAM, AMARTYA ARJUNA | $695,000 | |
| 2020-02-14 | Sold for $695,000 | $695,000 | $13,113 |
| 2017-11-09 | RPTT&RET $820,000 — from BELLEROSE, BRIAN to HAYES , RYAN J | $820,000 | |
| 2017-10-27 | Sold for $820,000 | $820,000 | $15,472 |
| 2015-11-24 | RPTT&RET $2,190,000 — from FRIEDMAN, VICTORIA; FRIEDMAN, GLEN S to BUESSING, SHAWN M; BUESSING, SARAH C | $2,190,000 | |
| 2015-04-03 | RPTT&RET $1,900,000 — from JORDAN, ROBERT to AGREN, JACQUELINE; AGREN, PONTUS | $1,900,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
Every one of the 622 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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