520 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 198 311 service requests, 88 HPD complaints, 53 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 81% 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 89.3. In ZIP 10032, 36% 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 | 4 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-04-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Snow or Ice (4) · Noise (3) · Rodent (2) · SAFETY (1).
$1,896,419 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 (1913) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| 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) | 537 EDGECOMBE LLC |
| Head officer | ALBERT DWECK |
| Managing agent | Outpost Club INC |
| Last registered | 2026-06-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $923,000 | $415,350 |
| 2026 | $985,000 | $443,250 |
| 2027 | $1,039,000 | $467,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% 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 | 163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Edgecombe Av / W 158 St — M2 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 159 St & Edgecombe Ave · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Shared bike route mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 004 Duke Ellington 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.
537 Edgecombe 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 OUTPOST CLUB INC — 42 buildings, 324 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B14 · C10 · D8 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $900,000 on 2024-01-02 (lender: Citi Real Estate Funding INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-02 | AL&R $5,300,000 — from 537 EDGECOMBE LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $5,300,000 | |
| 2024-01-02 | Agreement $5,300,000 — from 537 EDGECOMBE LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $5,300,000 | |
| 2024-01-02 | Mortgage $900,000 — from 537 EDGECOMBE LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC. | $900,000 | |
| 2021-04-16 | Agreement $4,400,000 — from 537 EDGECOMBE LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK | $4,400,000 | |
| 2021-04-16 | Mortgage $2,935,542 — from 537 EDGECOMBE LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK | $2,935,542 | |
| 2021-04-16 | AL&R $4,400,000 — from 537 EDGECOMBE LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK | $4,400,000 | |
| 2021-04-09 | Deed $4,300,000 — from 537 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to 537 EDGECOMBE LLC | $4,300,000 | |
| 2021-03-26 | Sold for $4,300,000 | $4,300,000 | $477,778 |
| 2016-12-08 | Mortgage $633,275 — from 537 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $633,275 | |
| 2016-12-08 | Agreement $1,600,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 537 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC | $1,600,000 | |
| 2016-12-08 | SMTG $1,600,000 — from 537 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,600,000 | |
| 2006-12-28 | CORRM $640,000 — from 537 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to SAUL, JOSEPH | $640,000 | |
| 2006-12-28 | Mortgage $519,687 — from 537 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $519,687 | |
| 2006-12-28 | AL&R $1,100,000 — from SOVERIGN BANK to 537 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC | $1,100,000 | |
| 2002-10-22 | Mortgage $640,000 — from YAFFA, ROBERT to SAUL, JOSEPH | $640,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 46 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| 2019 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 4 | 95 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 32 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 32 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
Every one of the 520 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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