1,597 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 637 HPD complaints, 451 311 service requests, 332 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 80% 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 81.7. 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 | 17 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1997-06-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (12) · FLOORING/STAIRS (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · PLUMBING (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (4).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1908) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (22) |
| 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) | WEST 156 HOLDING LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID ESHAGHOFF |
| Managing agent | ESHCO REAL ESTATE |
| Last registered | 2025-11-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,497,000 | $673,650 |
| 2026 | $1,758,000 | $791,100 |
| 2027 | $1,636,000 | $736,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% 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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 155 St — C · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 156 St — M100 M101 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 156 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.
520 West 156 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 |
55 311 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 ESHCO REAL ESTATE — 9 buildings, 207 units. Grades across the portfolio: B6 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 945 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 30 | B |
| 105-05 Otis Avenue | QN | 24 | B |
| 516 West 156 Street | MN | 22 | D |
| 1590 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 22 | C |
| 579 West 177 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 520 West 156 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 575 West 177 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 583 West 177 Street | MN | 22 | C |
| 587 West 177 Street | MN | 21 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,682,796 on 2015-06-12 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-20 | Deed $9,500,000 — from CRP 520 WEST 156TH ANNEX LLC; CRP 520 WEST 156TH LLC to WEST 156 HOLDING LLC | $9,500,000 | |
| 2016-07-20 | Agreement $4,535,000 — from WEST 156 HOLDING LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,535,000 | |
| 2016-07-08 | Sold for $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $431,818 |
| 2015-06-12 | Mortgage $1,682,796 — from CRP 520 WEST 156TH LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,682,796 | |
| 2015-06-12 | AL&R $4,535,000 — from CRP 520 WEST 156TH LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,535,000 | |
| 2015-06-12 | Agreement $4,535,000 — from CRP 520 WEST 156TH LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,535,000 | |
| 2012-10-17 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from CRP 520 WEST 156TH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,000,000 | |
| 2012-10-17 | ASPM $3,000,000 — from CRP 520 WEST 156TH LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,000,000 | |
| 2012-10-17 | Deed $4,850,000 — from 516-520 WEST 156TH STREET, L.L.C. to CRP 520 WEST 156TH LLC | $4,850,000 | |
| 2012-08-02 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from 516-520 WEST 156TH STREET L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,000,000 | |
| 2012-08-02 | Mortgage $528,698 — from 516-520 WEST 156TH STREET L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $528,698 | |
| 2012-08-02 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from 516-520 WEST 156TH STREET L.L.C. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $3,000,000 | |
| 2009-08-04 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from 516-520 WEST 156TH STREET, L.L.C. to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $2,500,000 | |
| 2009-08-04 | Deed $3,650,000 — from PRANA NINE PROPERTIES, LLC to 516-520 WEST 156TH STREET, L.L.C. | $3,650,000 | |
| 2009-08-04 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from 516-520 WEST 156TH STREET, L.L.C. to STATE BANK OF LONG ISLAND | $2,500,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| 2018 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2019 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2020 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2023 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 50 |
| 2024 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| 2025 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2026 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 54 |
Every one of the 1,597 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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