353 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 88 311 service requests, 57 HPD housing violations, 36 DOB permits.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 62% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10. In ZIP 10024, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-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.
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · Building/Use (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1).
$276,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1891) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | Shinwa Real Estate Co., Ltd. |
| Head officer | Kenji Asazuma |
| Managing agent | New York Zone Property Inc |
| Last registered | 2025-09-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,817,000 | $1,267,650 |
| 2026 | $2,952,000 | $1,328,400 |
| 2027 | $3,122,000 | $1,404,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 86 St — 1 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 86 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 86 St / Amsterdam Av — M86-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | W 84 St & Amsterdam Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 166 The Richard Rodgers School of The Arts and Technology. 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.
159 West 85 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 NEW YORK ZONE PROPERTY INC — 12 buildings, 89 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B1 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 159 West 85 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 250 West 102 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 248 West 102 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 45 West 55 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 311 6 Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 447 West 22 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 401 12 Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 449 West 22 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 163 West 85 Street | MN | 4 | C |
| 1001 Lorimer Street | BK | 3 | C |
| 627 Carroll Street | BK | 3 | A |
| 838 2 Avenue | MN | 3 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,840,000 on 2025-04-10 (lender: Shinwa Real Estate Co., Ktd.,), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-10 | Deed $8,840,000 — from TOR 159, LLC to SHINWA REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. | $8,840,000 | |
| 2025-04-10 | Mortgage $8,840,000 — from SHINWA REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. to SHINWA REAL ESTATE CO., KTD., | $8,840,000 | |
| 2025-03-31 | Sold for $8,840,000 | $8,840,000 | $442,000 |
| 2022-09-19 | Agreement $4,150,000 — from TOR 159, LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $4,150,000 | |
| 2022-09-19 | AL&R $4,150,000 — from TOR 159, LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $4,150,000 | |
| 2022-09-19 | Deed $6,750,000 — from IUC 159 WEST 85TH STREET LLC to TOR 159, LLC | $6,750,000 | |
| 2022-08-23 | Sold for $6,750,000 | $6,750,000 | $337,500 |
| 2016-11-01 | AL&R $5,200,000 — from IUC 159 WEST 85TH STREET, LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $5,200,000 | |
| 2016-11-01 | Agreement $5,200,000 — from IUC 159 WEST 85TH STREET, LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $5,200,000 | |
| 2016-11-01 | Mortgage $200,000 — from IUC 159 WEST 85TH STREET, LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK | $200,000 | |
| 2013-10-24 | Deed $6,750,000 — from GOLDSTEIN, SIMA; NUSSBAUM , ELLIOT; FRIEDLAND, ELYSSA; FOLK , JERALD; SCHLISSELFELD , CHER to IUC 159 WEST 85TH STREET LLC | $6,750,000 | |
| 2013-10-24 | Mortgage $5,000,000 — from IUC 159 WEST 85TH STREET LLC to BANK HAPOALIM B.M. | $5,000,000 | |
| 2013-10-24 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from IUC 159 WEST 85TH STREET LLC to BANK HAPOALIM B.M. | $5,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 67 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 23 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 353 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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