4,913 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,862 HPD complaints, 1,762 311 service requests, 945 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2517.3. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 424 total — 109 class C (immediately hazardous), 263 class B, 52 class A. Oldest open since 2007-05-18. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
230 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 98 · winter 2024–25: 48 · winter 2025–26: 82). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
857 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (161) · PAINT/PLASTER (124) · HEAT/HOT WATER (111) · ELECTRIC (86) · FLOORING/STAIRS (64) · DOOR/WINDOW (63).
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 (1886) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | ASTLEY GROVES |
| Last registered | 2022-08-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $559,000 | $251,550 |
| 2026 | $447,000 | $201,150 |
| 2027 | $509,000 | $229,050 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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 | 135 St — 2 3 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 135 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 131 St — M2 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 132 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet. 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.
162 West 132 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 |
857 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 111 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $67,500 on 2007-02-16 (lender: Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-16 | Deed $607,500 — from STARLING, BRYAN to GROVES, ASTLEY | $607,500 | |
| 2007-02-16 | Mortgage $540,000 — from GROVES, ASTLEY B to MERS | $540,000 | |
| 2007-02-16 | Mortgage $67,500 — from GROVES, ASTLEY B to LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB | $67,500 | |
| 2006-11-28 | Mortgage $35,000 — from GROVES, ASTLEY; COOKE, CARMEN M to SODANO, VINCENT | $35,000 | |
| 2006-11-28 | Agreement $78,000 — from SODANO, VINCENT to GROVES, ASTLEY; COOKE, CARMEN M | $78,000 | |
| 2006-04-21 | Mortgage $43,000 — from GROVES, ASTLEY; COOKE, CARMEN M to SODANO, VINCENT | $43,000 | |
| 2006-01-26 | Mortgage $900,000 — from COOKE, CARMEN M; GROVES, ASTLEY to MERS | $900,000 | |
| 2005-01-31 | Mortgage $50,000 — from GROVES, ASHLEY; GROVES, ASTLEY to SODANO, VINCENT | $50,000 | |
| 2000-09-08 | Mortgage $297,500 — from STARLING, BRYAN to CHAMPION MORTGAGE CO., INC. | $297,500 | |
| 1999-05-03 | Mortgage $243,000 — from STARLING, BRYAN to CHAMPION MORTGAGE CO. INC. | $243,000 | |
| 1998-06-22 | Mortgage $50,000 — from STARLING, GEORGE S. to HOMER GENERAL CONTRACTING, INC. | $50,000 | |
| 1997-02-25 | Mortgage $80,000 — from STARLING, GEORGE S. to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION | $80,000 | |
| 1996-07-17 | Mortgage $13,000 — from STARLING, GEORGE S. to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION/NEW | $13,000 | |
| 1995-11-17 | Mortgage $25,000 — from STARLING, GEORGE S. to HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION/NEW | $25,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 157 | 0 | 4 | 164 |
| 2018 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 12 | 62 |
| 2019 | 14 | 238 | 0 | 22 | 274 |
| 2020 | 10 | 135 | 1 | 4 | 150 |
| 2021 | 15 | 309 | 0 | 1 | 325 |
| 2022 | 7 | 432 | 1 | 2 | 442 |
| 2023 | 8 | 662 | 0 | 9 | 679 |
| 2024 | 3 | 665 | 0 | 6 | 674 |
| 2025 | 6 | 579 | 0 | 4 | 589 |
| 2026 | 1 | 280 | 1 | 5 | 287 |
Every one of the 4,913 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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