2,736 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,186 311 service requests, 655 HPD complaints, 615 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 264.5. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 60 total — 37 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1988-06-03. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
786 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (646) · Drinking (63) · WATER LEAK (8) · Air Quality (7) · Graffiti (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6).
$164,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | FARIBA ENTERPRIES INC |
| Head officer | NASIR SASOUNESS |
| Managing agent | SASSON RTY MGR |
| Last registered | 2025-07-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $912,000 | $410,400 |
| 2026 | $933,000 | $419,850 |
| 2027 | $907,000 | $408,150 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam Sushi | Sandwiches/Salads/Mixed Buffet | A | Mice evidence |
| Teng Dragon | Chinese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 137 St-City College — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only) 135 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 135 St / Amsterdam Av — M11 · under 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 136 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 161 Pedro Albizu Campos. 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.
1516 Amsterdam 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 |
786 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.
Managed by SASSON RTY MGR — 11 buildings, 104 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C5 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1516 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 20 | C |
| 464 East 115 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 2076 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 13 | F |
| 310 East 116 Street | MN | 9 | D |
| 304 East 112 Street | MN | 8 | C |
| 531 East 5 Street | MN | 8 | C |
| 2137 2 Avenue | MN | 7 | C |
| 305 East 115 Street | MN | 6 | C |
| 2240 2 Avenue | MN | 6 | D |
| 221 East 116 Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 308 East 116 Street | MN | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $230,000 on 1988-09-09 (lender: American Svgs & Ln Assn). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-09-09 | Mortgage $230,000 — from FARIBA ENTERPRISES INC to AMERICAN SVGS & LN ASSN | $230,000 | |
| 1985-01-24 | Mortgage $70,000 — from FARIBA ENTERPRISES INC. to IZZY'S ELECTRICAL ETC | $70,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 3 | 116 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 88 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 94 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 85 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 | 138 | 0 | 1 | 145 |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 | 114 | 0 | 3 | 126 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 0 | 6 | 228 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 528 | 1 | 11 | 541 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 0 | 11 | 272 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
Every one of the 2,736 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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