232 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 75 HPD housing violations, 38 311 service requests, 31 HPD complaints.
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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 172.5. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 | 12 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2021-01-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (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 (1910) |
| 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) | ZAMZAM REALTY INC. |
| Head officer | MUHAMMAD L SHAHID |
| Managing agent | ZAMZAM REALTY INC |
| Last registered | 2024-10-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $755,000 | $339,750 |
| 2026 | $906,000 | $407,700 |
| 2027 | $1,087,000 | $489,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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.
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 | 135 St — 2 3 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 135 St — B C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 137 St — M7 M102 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 135 St & Lenox Terrace Pl · 650 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.
523 Lenox Avenue
| 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 |
2 311 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.
Managed by ZAMZAM REALTY INC — 2 buildings, 10 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 525 Lenox Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| 523 Lenox Avenue | MN | 4 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,254,821 on 2022-10-24 (lender: Connectone Bank), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-24 | Agreement $2,340,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to CONNECTONE BANK | $2,340,000 | |
| 2022-10-24 | Mortgage $1,254,822 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to CONNECTONE BANK | $1,254,822 | |
| 2022-10-24 | AL&R $2,340,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to CONNECTONE BANK | $2,340,000 | |
| 2015-03-18 | AL&R $700,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $700,000 | |
| 2015-03-18 | Mortgage $700,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $700,000 | |
| 2015-02-27 | AL&R $2,300,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $2,300,000 | |
| 2015-02-27 | Mortgage $2,300,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $2,300,000 | |
| 2013-09-06 | Mortgage $2,282,500 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to THE RAMA FUND, LLC | $2,282,500 | |
| 2013-09-06 | AL&R $2,282,500 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to THE RAMA FUND, LLC | $2,282,500 | |
| 2013-05-02 | Deed $356,388 — from 523 LENOX CORP. to ZAM ZAM REALTY INC. | $356,388 | |
| 2010-09-08 | Mortgage $1,145,000 — from 523 LENOX CORP.; 260 LENOX CORP.; 210 EAST 116 CORP.; 2797 3RD AVENUE CORP.; 525 LENOX COR to ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. | $1,145,000 | |
| 2010-09-03 | Deed $350,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to 523 LENOX CORP. | $350,000 | |
| 1991-05-01 | Mortgage $67,500 — from 523 LENOX REALTY CORP to WEST SIDE REALTY CORP | $67,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 2023 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Every one of the 232 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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