1,490 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 876 311 service requests, 294 HPD housing violations, 142 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 29.7. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 107 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 59 class B, 27 class A. Oldest open since 1979-04-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 8). 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.
393 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (369) · Illegal Parking (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PLUMBING (2) · Illegal Fireworks (2).
$311,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1907) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (26) |
| 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) | 499 WEST 158TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR |
| Head officer | ALBA TAVERAS |
| Managing agent | ARC MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,212,000 | $995,400 |
| 2026 | $2,318,000 | $1,043,100 |
| 2027 | $2,422,000 | $1,089,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% 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 $403,724 a year ($20.16 per sq ft), operating expenses $168,419 ($8.41 per sq ft), net operating income $235,306. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain Heights Cafe & Bar | Caribbean | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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: Amsterdam Av / W 158 St — M3 M100 M101 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Nicholas Ave & W 157 St · 400 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. 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.
499 West 158 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
393 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 ARC MANAGEMENT — 2 buildings, 30 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 499 West 158 Street | MN | 26 | A |
| 1905 Strang Avenue | BX | 4 | D |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-03 | RPTT&RET $65,000 — from EPPS, DAWN to LI, YAN | $65,000 | |
| 2014-11-28 | RPTT&RET $40,000 — from NELSON, ANTHONY to ABINADER, JOSE F | $40,000 | |
| 2014-01-23 | RPTT&RET $105,000 — from OWENS, JOANN to TAVERAS, ALBA | $105,000 | |
| 2013-12-05 | RPTT&RET $55,000 — from 499 WEST 158TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CHANG, SHIGE | $55,000 | |
| 2010-07-26 | RPTT&RET $75,000 — from DAY, BENITA DENISE; DAY, BRADFORD to TAVERAS, ALBA | $75,000 | |
| 2010-05-03 | RPTT&RET $65,000 — from 499 WEST 158TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to PAK, YUN SOOK | $65,000 | |
| 2009-10-09 | RPTT&RET $90,000 — from 499 WEST 158TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to GARAY, MIGDALIA | $90,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 17 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 2 | 133 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 7 | 142 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 44 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 36 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 3 | 48 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 6 | 68 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 337 | 13 | 353 |
Every one of the 1,490 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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