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157 West 119 Street

1,396Records
19City systems
320Open violations
70Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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1,396 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 533 HPD housing violations, 360 HPD complaints, 210 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1888
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)WHCB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO N
BBL1019040006
BIN1057534

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 70. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations320 total — 83 class C (immediately hazardous), 200 class B, 37 class A. Oldest open since 1993-03-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1).

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

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,398,995 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 (1888)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)WHCB 2023, LLC
Head officerCHRISTOPHER R BRAMWELL
Managing agentSHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,649,000 $742,050
2026$1,753,000 $788,850
2027$1,721,000 $774,450

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

Subway116 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
116 St — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 119 St — M2 · 150 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 118 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy. 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

157 West 119 Street

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

4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 SHINDA MANAGEMENT CORPORATION — 274 buildings, 8,157 units. Grades across the portfolio: A48 · B108 · C66 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
560 Winthrop Street BK293 C
721 Willoughby Avenue BK267 B
612 East 179 Street BX177 B
1880 Boston Road BX168 B
2424 Cropsey Avenue BK166 A
1332 Clinton Avenue BX150 A
150 East 120 Street MN125 A
890 Prospect Avenue BX124 B
738 Albany Avenue BK114 C
131-10 Guy R Brewer Blvd QN111 B
910 Hegeman Avenue BK105 C
77 New York Avenue BK103 A
603 Mother Gaston Blvd BK101 B
160-60 Claude Avenue QN100 A
1704 St Johns Place BK100 B
250 West 146 Street MN96 B
690 Albany Avenue BK95 B
1441 Boston Road BX92 A
164 West 116 Street MN89 A
443 Alabama Avenue BK84 B
1933 Union Street BK83 C
2075 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN82 B
243 Kingston Avenue BK80 B
2177 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN80 A
1355 East New York Avenue BK80 A
945 East 174 Street BX76 A
225 East 118 Street MN76 B
1920 Washington Avenue BX73 B
126 West 83 Street MN72 B
210 Hegeman Avenue BK71 A
Alabama Avenue BK71 A
871 Westchester Avenue BX70 B
616 East 139 Street BX70 B
1471 Popham Avenue BX69 B
1705 Andrews Avenue South BX66 F
946 College Avenue BX65 B
1920 Union Street BK65 A
858 Gates Avenue BK63 A
455 Jackson Avenue BX60 B
446 Alabama Avenue BK60 B
1023 Broadway BK59 B
1633 University Avenue BX59 B
717 East 9 Street MN57 A
2468 Tiebout Avenue BX57 A
1327 Southern Boulevard BX56 D
2031 Hughes Avenue BX54 C
110-42 Merrick Boulevard QN54 B
97 Crooke Avenue BK53 A
500 Trinity Avenue BX52 B
470 Montgomery Street BK52 B
1714 Crotona Park East BX52 B
3291 Broadway MN50 A
637 East 138 Street BX50 B
1345 Southern Boulevard BX50 D
2160 Walton Avenue BX48 C
840 Hegeman Avenue BK48 A
1690 Bryant Avenue BX48 A
250 East 105 Street MN48 A
440 Jackson Avenue BX47 B
1807 Clinton Avenue BX46 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $555,017 on 2023-03-17 (lender: Cb Harlem LLC), 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
2023-03-17Mortgage $3,751,263 — from WHCB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO; WHCB 2023 LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $3,751,263
2023-03-17AL&R $15,934,680 — from WHCB 2023 LLC; WHCB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $15,934,680
2023-03-17Mortgage $15,934,680 — from WHCB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO; WHCB 2023 LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $15,934,680
2023-03-17AL&R $3,751,263 — from WHCB 2023 LLC; WHCB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $3,751,263
2023-03-17AL&R $6,867,772 — from WHCB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO; WHCB 2023 LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $6,867,772
2023-03-17Mortgage $6,867,722 — from WHCB 2023 LLC; WHCB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $6,867,722
2023-03-17AL&R $5,263,796 — from WHCB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO; WHCB 2023 LLC to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $5,263,796
2023-03-17Deed $1,170,368 — from 157 WEST 119 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to WHCB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO $1,170,368
2023-03-17Agreement $5,484,339 — from WHCB 2023 LLC; WHCB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,484,339
2023-03-17Agreement $5,484,339 — from WHCB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO; WHCB 2023 LLC to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $5,484,339
2023-03-17Mortgage $555,017 — from WHCB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO; WHCB 2023 LLC to CB HARLEM LLC $555,017
2023-03-17Mortgage $1,635,311 — from WHCB 2023 LLC; WHCB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to EMMANUEL PROPERTIES, INC. $1,635,311
2023-03-17Mortgage $5,263,796 — from WHCB 2023 LLC; WHCB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $5,263,796
2023-02-28Sold for $1,170,368 $1,170,368 $58,518

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731350241
201806720785
2019167001087
2020219308104
202110341642
202230460857
20236112621872
2024512212343
20259340319
2026303017
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 66Housing & tenants 1,196Ownership & money 33Health & systems 63

Every one of the 1,396 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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