161 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 34 DOB permits, 31 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 65% 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 8.3. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 | 3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-06-04. |
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.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (4) · Noise (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Food Establishment (1).
$52,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| 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) | ZAMZAM REALTY INC |
| Head officer | MUHAMMAD L SHAHID |
| Managing agent | ZAMZAM REALTY INC |
| Last registered | 2025-01-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $700,800 | $315,360 |
| 2026 | $748,000 | $336,600 |
| 2027 | $789,000 | $355,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkin | Donuts | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 2-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.
525 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
9 311 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 | AL&R $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 | Agreement $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 | Mortgage $2,300,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $2,300,000 | |
| 2015-02-27 | AL&R $2,300,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $2,300,000 | |
| 2013-09-06 | AL&R $2,282,500 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to THE RAMA FUND, LLC | $2,282,500 | |
| 2013-09-06 | Mortgage $2,282,500 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to THE RAMA FUND, LLC | $2,282,500 | |
| 2013-05-02 | Deed $280,019 — from 525 LENOX CORP. to ZAM ZAM REALTY INC. | $280,019 | |
| 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 $275,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to 525 LENOX CORP. | $275,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Every one of the 161 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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