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535 West 151 Street

2,244Records
17City systems
45Open violations
202.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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2,244 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 781 311 service requests, 575 HPD complaints, 572 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units33
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)WESTBRIDGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP ORATION
BBL1020830008
BIN1062177

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 202.4. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations45 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2009-07-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

235 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 161 · winter 2025–26: 56). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

16
’23–24
161
’24–25
56
’25–26

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

$1,562 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

284 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (115) · Noise (75) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · PLUMBING (14) · DOOR/WINDOW (13) · Elevator (11).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (33)
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)BROADWAY 151 MANAGER LLC
Head officerLARRY HIRSCFIELD
Managing agentELH MGMT.LLC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,401,000 $1,080,450
2026$2,730,000 $1,228,500
2027$2,989,000 $1,345,050

The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $657,066 a year ($20.63 per sq ft), operating expenses $391,755 ($12.30 per sq ft), net operating income $265,311. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 25/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)

Flood exposure

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 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.

Getting around

Subway155 St — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
157 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 151 St — M4 M5 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 153 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 028 Wright Brothers
Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. 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

535 West 151 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

284 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 115 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ELH MGMT.LLC — 110 buildings, 3,367 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B29 · C34 · D17 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Amsterdam Avenue MN1272 B
600 Bergen Avenue BX280 B
556 Bergen Avenue BX214 B
2954 West 29 Street BK195 C
80 Greene Avenue BK97 A
1366 East New York Avenue BK72 A
1160 Evergreen Avenue BX69 B
1416 Walton Avenue BX60 C
2518 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN41 D
212 West 133 Street MN40 C
519 St Marks Avenue BK38 B
1198 Pacific Street BK35 B
535 West 151 Street MN33 C
33 St Felix Street BK32 A
221 Ashland Place BK32 B
53 St Felix Street BK32 A
523 West 134 Street MN25 A
527 West 134 Street MN25 A
22 Mt Morris Park West MN21 D
150 Tompkins Avenue BK20 D
510 West 152 Street MN20 C
420 East 73 Street MN20 A
505 West 134 Street MN19 A
520 West 151 Street MN19 C
611 Willoughby Avenue BK17 C
2540 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN17 B
607 Willoughby Avenue BK16 C
216 West 135 Street MN16 B
1051 Eastern Parkway BK16 A
361 Court Street BK15 B
519 West 152 Street MN15 B
208 West 133 Street MN15 B
508 West 151 Street MN14 D
24 Mt Morris Park West MN14 C
403 Kosciuszko Street BK13 C
124 Kingston Avenue BK12 C
399 Kosciuszko Street BK12 D
1772 2 Avenue MN12 C
488 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 D
490 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 A
424 East 83 Street MN10 C
1434 Broadway BK9 C
1138 Dean Street BK9 B
609 Willoughby Avenue BK9 C
235 West 135 Street MN8 D
816 Washington Ave BK8 D
1446 Pacific Street BK8 B
229 West 135 Street MN8 C
213 Sackett Street BK8 C
1324 St Johns Place BK8 D
295A Bainbridge Street BK8 D
239 Carroll Street BK8 B
815 Park Place BK8 C
771 Monroe Street BK8 C
1272 Pacific Street BK8 C
364 Montgomery Street BK8 C
315 Pulaski Street BK8 D
104 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
767 Monroe Street BK8 C
286 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C

showing 60 of 110 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,000,000 on 2024-01-02 (lender: Newpoint Real Estate Capital 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
2024-01-02Mortgage $7,000,000 — from BROADWAY 151 MANAGER LLC; BROADWAY 151 LLC; WESTBRIDGWE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to NEWPOINT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC $7,000,000
2018-03-16Deed $16,850,000 — from WEST BRIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to BROADWAY 151 MANAGER LLC; BROADWAY 151 LLC; WESTBRIDGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP $16,850,000
2018-03-16Mortgage $5,307,000 — from BROADWAY 151 MANAGER LLC; BROADWAY 151 LLC; WESTBRIDGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $5,307,000
2018-03-16AL&R $5,307,000 — from BROADWAY 151 LLC; BROADWAY 151 MANAGER LLC; WESTBRIDGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $5,307,000
2001-06-20Mortgage $1,467,400 — from WEST BRIDGE ASSOCIATES,L.P. to NYC HPD $1,467,400
1997-08-28Mortgage $8,103,318 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST BRIDGE REALTY CORP. to FLEET BANK $8,103,318
1997-08-28Mortgage $1,621,562 — from WEST BRIDGE REALTY CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to FLEET BANK $1,621,562

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017286032120
201822091013234
20190114015129
20200660268
2021213003135
2022121303217
20236116115138
2024317479193
2025427304281
2026011806124
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 1,971Ownership & money 44Health & systems 159

Every one of the 2,244 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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