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515 Edgecombe Avenue

472Records
16City systems
6Open violations
7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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472 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 118 311 service requests, 84 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 61 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1923
Floors5
Res. units23
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)515 EDGECOMBE OWNERS CP
BBL1021080039
BIN1062507

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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 67% 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 7. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1999-07-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Illegal Parking (5) · Illegal Tree Damage (2) · Encampment (2) · Bus Stop Shelter Complaint (2) · Dirty Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$293,005 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1923)
YesSix or more residential units (23)
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)515 EDGECOMBE OWNERS CORP
Head officerCATHLEEN PRICE
Managing agentJ & M REALTY SERVICES
Last registered2026-01-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,793,000 $1,256,850
2026$2,849,000 $1,282,050
2027$2,804,000 $1,261,800

The city's market estimate has risen 0% 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 2021 estimate: gross income $551,741 a year ($25.42 per sq ft), operating expenses $237,236 ($10.93 per sq ft), net operating income $314,505. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Edgecombe Av / W 158 St — M2 · 50 ft
Citi BikeSt Nicholas Ave & W 157 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
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

515 Edgecombe Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 J&M REALTY SERVICES — 8 buildings, 146 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B3 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
343 St Nicholas Avenue MN50 B
515 Edgecombe Avenue MN23 A
553 West 144 Street MN21 B
1702 Woodbine Street QN16 B
9 West 69 Street MN12 A
135 East 93 Street MN9 C
665 10 Avenue MN8 C
107 Kane Street BK7 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $39,847 on 2021-07-08 (lender: Connectone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-10-12RPTT&RET $202,900 — from FANNIE MAE AKA FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE to TORCHON, JEAN-LUC $202,900
2022-07-27RPTT&RET $650,000 — from RUEBSTECK, SHARON ELIZABETH; HADEL, ANDREW JOSEPH to MCLEOD, COURTNEY $650,000
2022-07-15Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $28,261
2022-05-11RPTT&RET $400,000 — from TORCHON, JEAN LUC to DUERRBECK, CHRISTOPH $400,000
2022-04-25Sold for $400,000 $400,000 $17,391
2021-12-09RPTT&RET $375,000 — from DORSEY, SANDY to MORAN, DANIEL $375,000
2021-11-29Sold for $375,000 $375,000 $16,304
2021-07-08AL&R $500,000 — from 515 EDGECOMBE OWNERS CORP. to CONNECTONE BANK $500,000
2021-07-08Agreement $500,000 — from 515 EDGECOMBE OWNERS CORP. to CONNECTONE BANK $500,000
2021-07-08Mortgage $39,848 — from 515 EDGECOMBE OWNERS CORP. to CONNECTONE BANK $39,848
2021-01-22RPTT&RET $310,000 — from PEREZ, CARLOS to POIRIER, JENNIFER $310,000
2021-01-05Sold for $310,000 $310,000 $13,478
2019-08-15RPTT&RET $265,000 — from FRIEDMAN, REBECCA to DE BEUS, EMMA E $265,000
2019-07-26Sold for $265,000 $265,000 $11,522
2017-10-31RPTT&RET $390,000 — from ZELASKO, JOSEPH to REDDINGTON, HALEY $390,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003216
20185230313
20198092221
202000120113
20210078116
202201254232
2023101192133
202453150124
202501100314
202600130215
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The full timeline

Construction 86Enforcement 27Housing & tenants 243Ownership & money 90Health & systems 26

Every one of the 472 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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