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524 West 152 Street

253Records
15City systems
10Open violations
2.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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253 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 113 311 service requests, 45 rodent inspections, 25 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)524 WEST 152ND STREET HDFC
BBL1020830047
BIN1062198

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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 82% 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 2.3. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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

Open HPD violations10 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1998-05-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (2) · Noise (2) · Water System (2) · Rodent (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Illegal Fireworks (1).

Filed construction activity

$256,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)524 WEST 152ND STREET HFDC; JEAN GEE
Head officerDOROTHY BENNETT
Managing agentVERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,034,000 $465,300
2026$1,171,000 $526,950
2027$1,232,000 $554,400

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $241,797 a year ($16.03 per sq ft), operating expenses $113,583 ($7.53 per sq ft), net operating income $128,214. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUELB2

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 · 400 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 152 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

524 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

12 311 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 VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 140 buildings, 5,208 units. Grades across the portfolio: A120 · B18. See the whole portfolio

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527 East 12 Street MN48 B
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175 Claremont Avenue MN36 A
319 East 105 Street MN36 A
3115 Broadway MN36 A

showing 60 of 140 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-05-02RPTT&RET $200,000 — from 524 WEST 152 STREET HDFC to LARZELIER, STEPHANIE; CHAIDEZ, EDUARDO $200,000
2023-04-20Sold for $200,000 $200,000 $8,333
2022-07-20RPTT&RET $310,000 — from 524 WEST 152 STREET HDFC to GULLY, KRISTINA $310,000
2022-07-08Sold for $310,000 $310,000 $12,917

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000011
20180080412
2019025029
2020004015
202100180220
2022004228
20230332311
20240170412
2025002046
20263070212
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 159Ownership & money 13Health & systems 53

Every one of the 253 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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