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518 West 152 Street

328Records
15City systems
0Open violations
4.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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328 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 129 311 service requests, 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 43 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ROSK RLTY CORP
BBL1020830043
BIN1062196

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 4.5. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Illegal Parking (2) · Blocked Driveway (1) · GENERAL (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
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)ROSK REALTY CORP
Head officerSTEPHEN D KESSLER
Managing agentTristar Equities
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,101,000 $945,450
2026$2,402,000 $1,080,900
2027$2,029,000 $913,050

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

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.

Getting around

Subway155 St — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
157 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 152 St — M100 M101 · 350 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 152 St · 400 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

518 West 152 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

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 TRISTAR EQUITIES — 19 buildings, 248 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B5 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
180 Thompson Street MN39 A
648 East 11 Street MN35 A
149 Sullivan Street MN33 B
192 Bleecker Street MN22 A
518 West 152 Street MN21 A
55 West 83 Street MN21 A
246 West 73 Street MN12 A
341 West 88 Street MN10 A
239 East 73 Street MN8 B
924 3 Avenue MN8 A
491 West 22 Street MN7 A
316 West 90 Street MN6 A
464 Broome Street MN5 A
200 Avenue of the Americas MN5 B
462 Broome Street MN4 A
77 Warren Street MN4 B
958 Madison Avenue MN4 B
34 Avenue B MN2 A
181 Bleecker Street MN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $972,255 on 2016-04-18 (lender: Greystone Servicing Corporation, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-04-18Agreement $1,800,000 — from ROSK REALTY CORP. to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $1,800,000
2016-04-18Mortgage $972,255 — from ROSK REALTY CORP. to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. $972,255
2011-06-17Mortgage $490,686 — from ROSK REALTY CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $490,686
2011-06-17AL&R $900,000 — from ROSK REALTY CORP. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $900,000
2011-06-17Agreement $900,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMBURGH to ROSK REALTY CORP. $900,000
2002-10-07Mortgage $217,041 — from ROSK REALTY CORP. to STAMFORD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $217,041
1998-07-27Mortgage $84,535 — from ROSK REALTY CORP. to STAMFORD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $84,535
1989-10-27Mortgage $230,000 — from ROSK REALTY CORP to GLOBE MTGE COMPANY $230,000
1988-10-31Mortgage $140,000 — from ROSK REALTY CORP to APPLE PIE INC $140,000
1988-10-31Mortgage $140,000 — from ROSK REALTY CORP to APPLE PIE INC $140,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170021324
2018315413
20190112821
202000617
202101629
202200426
202300033
202400639
2025009312
202600235
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 222Ownership & money 48Health & systems 41

Every one of the 328 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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