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1481 York Avenue

454Records
17City systems
6Open violations
49.7Penalty rate

454 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 146 311 service requests, 92 HPD housing violations, 57 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10075
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)157 WEST 24 REALTY LLC
BBL1014730024
BIN1046032

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 49.7. In ZIP 10075, 82% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-08-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
8
’24–25
4
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Noise (5) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Rodent (2) · Non (1) · Industrial Waste (1).

Filed construction activity

$448,500 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)157 WEST 24 REALTY LLC
Head officerIRA LIFSHUTZ
Managing agentNEW AIM REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-09-09

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,897,600 $1,753,920
2026$4,677,000 $2,104,650
2027$4,931,000 $2,218,950

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Gambetta 31-Akbou 06 INCNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway86 St — Q · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: York Av / E 79 St — M31 · 100 ft
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 78 St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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.

Report a problem to 311

1481 York Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by NEW AIM REALTY LLC — 12 buildings, 70 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B2 · C5 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
313 West 91 Street MN10 A
315 West 91 Street MN9 B
112 West 15 Street MN9 A
1479 York Avenue MN8 A
1481 York Avenue MN8 B
90 Nassau Street MN7 C
8 Beach Street MN5 F
122 East 37 Street MN4 C
144 Waverly Place MN4 C
102 West 29 Street MN4 D
355 East 62 Street MN1 C
318 West 20 Street MN1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,729,071 on 2026-02-03 (lender: Bank Of Montreal). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-02-03AL&R $10,500,000 — from 157 WEST 24 REALTY LLC; IHL EQUITIES LLC; 1479 YORK REALTY LLC to BANK OF MONTREAL $10,500,000
2026-02-03Agreement $10,500,000 — from IHL EQUITIES LLC; 157 WEST 24 REALTY LLC; 1479 YORK REALTY LLC to BANK OF MONTREAL $10,500,000
2026-02-03Mortgage $1,729,072 — from IHL EQUITIES LLC; 157 WEST 24 REALTY LLC to BANK OF MONTREAL $1,729,072
2025-02-18Agreement $3,600,000 — from 157 WEST 24 REALTY LLC; IHL EQUITIES LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $3,600,000
2015-11-30AL&R $1,600,000 — from IHL EQUITIES LLC; 157 WEST 24 REALTY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $1,600,000
2015-11-30Mortgage $1,600,000 — from IHL EQUITIES LLC; 157 WEST 24 REALTY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $1,600,000
2015-11-30Agreement $3,400,000 — from 157 WEST 24 REALTY LLC; IHL EQUITIES LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $3,400,000
2015-10-22AL&R $3,400,000 — from 157 WEST 24 REALTY LLC; IHL EQUITIES LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $3,400,000
2015-10-22Agreement $3,400,000 — from 157 WEST 24 REALTY LLC; IHL EQUITIES LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $3,400,000
2015-10-22Mortgage $2,041,693 — from IHL EQUITIES LLC; 157 WEST 24 REALTY LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $2,041,693
2015-10-22Deed $7,350,000 — from TETARTI REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to IHL EQUITIES LLC; 157 WEST 24 REALTY LLC $7,350,000
2015-04-02Agreement $1,369,624 — from TETARTI REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,369,624
2010-08-30Mortgage $367,623 — from TETARTI REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC. to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $367,623
2010-08-30Agreement $1,470,000 — from TETARTI REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC. to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,470,000
2005-08-15Mortgage $1,200,000 — from TETARTI REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,200,000

Ten-year activity

100500
2017
83
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702280232
201800770683
201901210426
202001270129
202102150118
202200220123
202301410143
202400130417
202552233336
202680118128
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 307Ownership & money 55Health & systems 30

Every one of the 454 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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