307 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 104 HPD housing violations, 69 311 service requests, 38 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 78% 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 72. In ZIP 10025, 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
| Open HPD violations | 95 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 68 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 1977-12-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 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.
39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4) · Dead/Dying Tree (2).
$82,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1930) |
| 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) | 161 West 105th Street HDFC |
| Head officer | Yvrose Armand |
| Managing agent | HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,364,000 | $1,063,800 |
| 2026 | $2,425,000 | $1,091,250 |
| 2027 | $2,546,000 | $1,145,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $492,043 a year ($27.55 per sq ft), operating expenses $201,997 ($11.31 per sq ft), net operating income $290,046. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
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 | 103 St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 106 St / Amsterdam Av — M7 M116 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 104 St & Amsterdam Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon. 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.
161 West 105 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 |
39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 74 buildings, 1,852 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B17 · C10 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $220,043 on 1991-07-24 (lender: City Of New York Hpd), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-26 | RPTT&RET $490,000 — from ROWOLD ALLEN, FAITH; ROWOLD, FAITH E to CAO, YUEWEI; LIU, YUCHEN | $490,000 | |
| 2021-04-19 | Sold for $490,000 | $490,000 | $24,500 |
| 2020-01-21 | RPTT&RET $490,000 — from 157-161 WEST 105TH STREET HOUSING DEVELO to LEE, VERITY; LEE, AMATAVERNA | $490,000 | |
| 2019-06-14 | Sold for $490,000 | $490,000 | $24,500 |
| 2018-02-21 | RPTT&RET $395,000 — from ADOLPHE, ENIDE to SHEN, CHENGJIE | $395,000 | |
| 2018-02-09 | Sold for $395,000 | $395,000 | $19,750 |
| 2017-01-19 | RPTT&RET $130,000 — from GUERRERO, HECTOR to 157-161 WEST 105TH STREET HDFC | $130,000 | |
| 2017-01-09 | Sold for $130,000 | $130,000 | $6,500 |
| 2014-12-09 | RPTT&RET $380,000 — from 157-161 WEST 105TH STREET HOUSING DEVELO to HUI, JACQUELINE | $380,000 | |
| 2013-03-20 | RPTT&RET $377,500 — from CORCORAN, MATTHEW to ROWOLD, FAITH ELIZABETH | $377,500 | |
| 2008-07-17 | RPTT&RET $360,000 — from FONTAINE, JEAN to YASHPAN, RUTH | $360,000 | |
| 2008-01-02 | RPTT&RET $405,000 — from GILMORE, JANE; GILMORE, BRUCE to CORCORAN, MATHEW | $405,000 | |
| 1991-07-24 | Mortgage $220,043 — from 157-161 WEST 105TH ETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $220,043 | |
| 1990-01-05 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 157-161 W. 105TH STETAL to CITIBANK, N.A. | $100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 1 | 2 | 76 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
Every one of the 307 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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