1,903 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 662 HPD complaints, 590 311 service requests, 284 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 105.3. 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 | 12 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2000-11-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
117 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · ELECTRIC (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Illegal Parking (8) · Noise (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (7).
$199,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1928) |
| 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) | 615-617 WEST 152 STREET, LLC |
| Head officer | EFSTATHIOS VALIOTIS |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $946,000 | $425,700 |
| 2026 | $930,000 | $418,500 |
| 2027 | $968,000 | $435,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | 157 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 155 St — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 152 St — M4 M5 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 153 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.
615 West 152 Street
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
117 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 155 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $490,000 on 2019-01-04 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-17 | Agreement $874,125 — from 615-617 WEST 152ND STREET, LLC to 620 W 153 REALTY LLC | $874,125 | |
| 2019-02-12 | Agreement $1,010,000 — from 615-617 WEST 152 STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,010,000 | |
| 2019-01-04 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from 615-617 WEST 152 STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2019-01-04 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from 615-617 WEST 152 STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2019-01-04 | Agreement $1,010,000 — from 615-617 WEST 152 STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,010,000 | |
| 2019-01-04 | Mortgage $490,000 — from 615-617 WEST 152 STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $490,000 | |
| 2019-01-03 | Agreement $5,325,000 — from 2009-2011 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 645-650 WEST 160 STREET, LLC; 646-650 WEST 160 STREET, LL to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,325,000 | |
| 2013-11-15 | Mortgage $1,242,409 — from 1461 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 2009-2011 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 615-617 WEST 152 STREET, LLC; to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,242,409 | |
| 2013-11-15 | AL&R $5,325,000 — from 1461 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 615-617 WEST 152 STREET, LLC; 645-650 WEST 160 STREET, LLC; 20 to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,325,000 | |
| 2013-11-15 | Agreement $5,325,000 — from 2009-2011 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 615-617 WEST 152 STREET, LLC; 645-650 WEST 160 STREET, LL to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,325,000 | |
| 2011-03-28 | Mortgage $100,131 — from 1461 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 2009-2011 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 645-650 WEST 160 STREET, LLC; to SIGNATURE BANK | $100,131 | |
| 2011-03-28 | Agreement $4,275,000 — from 1461 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 2009-2011 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, LLC; 615-617 WEST 152 STREET, LLC; to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,275,000 | |
| 2011-03-28 | Deed $1,820,000 — from NEW YORK CITY EQUITIES LLC to 615-617 WEST 152 STREET, LLC | $1,820,000 | |
| 2002-10-28 | Mortgage $659,952 — from NEW YORK CITY EQUITIES LLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $659,952 | |
| 1999-10-29 | Mortgage $371,250 — from NEW YORK CITY EQUITIES INC. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $371,250 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | 150 | 0 | 7 | 175 |
| 2018 | 14 | 26 | 57 | 0 | 11 | 108 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 | 62 | 7 | 3 | 80 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 88 |
| 2021 | 1 | 8 | 107 | 4 | 5 | 125 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 4 | 81 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 32 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 2 | 4 | 103 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 4 | 3 | 66 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 80 |
Every one of the 1,903 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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