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515 Cathedral Parkway

3,636Records
19City systems
34Open violations
74.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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3,636 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,056 311 service requests, 1,045 HPD housing violations, 990 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1909
Floors12
Res. units83
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)ACQUISITION AMERICA VII,
BBL1018820020
BIN1056906

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 74.4. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations34 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2021-06-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

55 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 44 · winter 2024–25: 3 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

44
’23–24
3
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

236 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (69) · Elevator (57) · HEAT/HOT WATER (27) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · WATER LEAK (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (14).

Filed construction activity

$1,772,962 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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 (1909)
YesSix or more residential units (83)
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)ACQUISITION AMERICA VII.LLC
Head officerJUAN LARA
Managing agentEMPIRE MGMT AMERICA CORP
Last registered2026-04-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$15,257,000 $6,865,650
2026$16,221,000 $7,299,450
2027$14,892,000 $6,701,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 82/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

SubwayCathedral Pkwy (110 St) — 1 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cathedral Pkwy / Amsterdam Av — M4 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 110 St & Amsterdam Ave · 600 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.

Report a problem to 311

515 Cathedral Parkway

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

236 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 27 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 EMPIRE MGMT AMERICA CORP — 8 buildings, 503 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
509 Cathedral Parkway MN94 A
515 Cathedral Parkway MN83 B
680 West End Avenue MN63 A
603 West 140 Street MN56 B
664 West 163 Street MN54 B
652 West 163 Street MN54 B
268 Cabrini Boulevard MN53 B
517 West 113 Street MN46 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $19,292,227 on 2024-01-25 (lender: Barclays Capital Real Estate INC), covering 6 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-01-25Agreement $84,100,000 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA IX, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA VII, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA XI, LLC; AC to BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC $84,100,000
2024-01-25Mortgage $19,292,228 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA VII, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA XII, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA X, LLC; AC to BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC $19,292,228
2018-05-23Agreement $33,300,000 — from AQUISITION AMERICA VI LLC; AQUISITION AMERICA VII LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $33,300,000
2018-05-23Mortgage $519,420 — from AQUISITION AMERICA VII LLC; AQUISITION AMERICA VI LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $519,420
2013-02-22Agreement $59,651,198 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA, XII, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA, VI, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA, VIII, LL to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $59,651,198
2013-02-22Agreement $59,651,198 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA, VII, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA, VI, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $59,651,198
2013-02-22Agreement $36,000,000 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA, VII, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA, VI, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $36,000,000
2013-02-22Mortgage $6,868,802 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA, VI, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA, VII, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,868,802
2010-08-23Agreement $66,270,000 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA XII LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA VII LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA V LLC; ACQUI to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $66,270,000
2010-07-22Agreement $60,280,082 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA XI LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA IX LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA VI LLC; ACQUIS to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $60,280,082
2005-06-14Mortgage $66,270,000 — from AQUISITION AMERICA V LLC; AQUISITION AMERICA II LLC; AQUISITION AMERICA III LLC; AQUISITIO to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $66,270,000
2003-06-04Mortgage $62,361,851 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA VIII LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA V LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA II LLC; ACQUI to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $62,361,851
2003-03-27DEEDO $18,775,000 — from ISIDORE B. SIMKOWITZ AS TRUSTEE; DAVID J. BROMER AS TRUSTEE; TRUST B UNDER THE L/W/T OF PH to ACQUISITION AMERICA VII, LLC $18,775,000
1998-08-28Mortgage $1,881,783 — from IMKOWITZ, ISIDORE B.AS TRUSTEE; CONGER, RICHARD B. AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE; BROMER, DAVID JON to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $1,881,783
1994-06-16Mortgage $2,602,284 — from BROMER, FLORENCE TRTE; SIMOWITZ, PHILIP L/W/T; SIMKOWITZ, ISIDORE B. TRTEE; CONGER, RICHAR to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK $2,602,284

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201751723302257
201811223322250
20196829301308
202025244202498
202173134111381
2022121417402202
202371122209249
202461414648178
20253412108136
202603830490
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The full timeline

Construction 106Enforcement 279Housing & tenants 3,146Ownership & money 55Health & systems 50

Every one of the 3,636 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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