269 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 HPD housing violations, 66 311 service requests, 30 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 32.2. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% 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.
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Non (3) · PLUMBING (1) · Water System (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| 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) | AKBAR MALIK; NASEER MALIK |
| Head officer | NASEER MALIK |
| Managing agent | EMZ, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $678,000 | $305,100 |
| 2026 | $643,000 | $289,350 |
| 2027 | $685,000 | $308,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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 2015 (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 | 116 St — 6 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 116 St — M98 M101 M102 M103 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 115 St & Lexington Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: James Weldon Johnson. 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 115 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 |
9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 EMZ, LLC — 3 buildings, 27 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 157 East 115 Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 215 East 118 Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 1703 Lexington Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $15,000 on 1993-11-15 (lender: 159 East 115st Rltycrp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-11-15 | Mortgage $15,000 — from MALIK, ABKAR; MALIK, GHULAM to 159 EAST 115ST RLTYCRP | $15,000 | |
| 1993-05-12 | Mortgage $95,000 — from 159 EAST 115 ST RLTYCRP to H.B. 115 ST CORP | $95,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 17 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 40 |
| 2023 | 9 | 42 | 3 | 54 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Every one of the 269 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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