645 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 169 HPD complaints, 167 311 service requests, 113 rodent inspections.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 181.5. 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 | 28 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2004-09-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
83 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (24) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Food Establishment (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).
$50,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | TOWER 157, LLC |
| Head officer | ROBERT SEIDEN |
| Managing agent | ARKAR, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,025,000 | $461,250 |
| 2026 | $820,000 | $369,000 |
| 2027 | $984,000 | $442,800 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | 155 St — C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 157 St — 1 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 158 St — M3 M100 M101 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Nicholas Ave & W 157 St · 250 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.
1961 Amsterdam 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 |
83 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 ARKAR, INC — 13 buildings, 301 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B5 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 331 East Houston Street | MN | 78 | A |
| 204 West 108 Street | MN | 48 | A |
| 3671 Broadway | MN | 47 | B |
| 1969 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 33 | A |
| 1973 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 30 | B |
| 2722 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 26 | B |
| 135 Christopher Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 1961 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 8 | C |
| 68 Reade Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 1967 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 6 | B |
| 1965 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 6 | B |
| 1963 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 3 | C |
| 67 Remsen Street | BK | 1 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,088,041 on 2019-01-16 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 4 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-16 | AL&R $7,400,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,400,000 | |
| 2019-01-16 | Agreement $7,400,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,400,000 | |
| 2019-01-16 | Mortgage $3,088,042 — from TOWER157, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,088,042 | |
| 2013-11-19 | Agreement $4,850,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $4,850,000 | |
| 2013-11-19 | Mortgage $1,387,131 — from TOWER157, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $1,387,131 | |
| 2013-11-19 | AL&R $4,850,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $4,850,000 | |
| 2009-01-30 | AL&R $3,750,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $3,750,000 | |
| 2009-01-30 | M&CON $3,750,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $3,750,000 | |
| 2008-12-18 | Deed $5,737,000 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to TOWER157, LLC | $5,737,000 | |
| 2005-01-04 | Mortgage $1,517,500 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,517,500 | |
| 2005-01-04 | AL&R $2,662,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC | $2,662,500 | |
| 2005-01-04 | Agreement $2,662,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC | $2,662,500 | |
| 2005-01-04 | DEEDO $3,550,000 — from 1961 AMSTERDAM LLC to AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC | $3,550,000 | |
| 2003-09-18 | Mortgage $1,150,000 — from 1961 AMSTERDAM, LLC to HUDSON UNITED BANK | $1,150,000 | |
| 2003-09-18 | DEEDO $375,000 — from JULIET REALTY CORP. to 1961 AMSTERDAM LLC | $375,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 30 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 0 | 12 | 102 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 17 | 44 |
Every one of the 645 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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