1,576 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 508 311 service requests, 458 HPD complaints, 425 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 158.5. 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 | 122 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 77 class B, 27 class A. Oldest open since 1989-03-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
96 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 58 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,562 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
109 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (45) · Noise (31) · PLUMBING (15) · DOOR/WINDOW (9) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).
$281,264 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 (1908) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | 512 WEST 156TH STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | MEGHAN ROBINSON |
| Managing agent | HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,297,000 | $583,650 |
| 2026 | $1,337,000 | $601,650 |
| 2027 | $1,428,000 | $642,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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 $332,842 a year ($18.72 per sq ft), operating expenses $149,708 ($8.42 per sq ft), net operating income $183,134. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| 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 | 157 St — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 155 St — C · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 156 St — M100 M101 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 156 St · 300 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.
512 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 |
109 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 45 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 HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC. — 13 buildings, 402 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B2 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 275 Greenwich Street | MN | 128 | A |
| 330 West 145 Street | MN | 77 | A |
| 342 West 56 Street | MN | 42 | A |
| 36 West 138 Street | MN | 35 | A |
| 555 Lenox Avenue | MN | 32 | A |
| 42 West 120 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 512 West 156 Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 61 Lenox Avenue | MN | 15 | A |
| 2257 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 10 | A |
| 506 East 119 Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 1018487504 | MN | 4 | B |
| 345 Lenox Avenue | MN | 4 | A |
| 141 West 123 Street | MN | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $175,000 on 1988-12-23 (lender: City Of New York Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-18 | RPTT&RET $180,000 — from ZULEIKA B. GARDNER,TEMPORARY CO-ADMINIST; CHRISTOPHER GARDNER,TEMPORARY CO-ADMINIS; ESTATE to MURSHED, ABDULRAHMAN N | $180,000 | |
| 2025-03-05 | Sold for $180,000 | $180,000 | $9,000 |
| 2021-06-01 | RPTT&RET $350,000 — from DARDEN, CARL to BIXLER, TAMARIA R; BIXLER, NATHAN D | $350,000 | |
| 2021-05-24 | Sold for $350,000 | $350,000 | $17,500 |
| 2019-08-06 | RPTT&RET $222,000 — from 512 WEST 156 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to BAJUZ, MICHAEL | $222,000 | |
| 2019-08-06 | RPTT&RET $285,000 — from KING, ETTA J to STOVER, ALISSA R; SIMPSON, HARLEY N | $285,000 | |
| 2019-08-01 | RPTT&RET $190,000 — from ESTATE OF BRUCE HOWARD; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COUNTY OF NE to MARCUCCI, NICOLA; ROBINSON, MEGHAN ALYSSA | $190,000 | |
| 2019-07-30 | Sold for $222,000 | $222,000 | $11,100 |
| 2019-07-29 | Sold for $190,000 | $190,000 | $9,500 |
| 2019-07-29 | Sold for $285,000 | $285,000 | $14,250 |
| 2017-07-07 | RPTT&RET $120,000 — from 512 WEST 156 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to MIAN, MARGARET REED | $120,000 | |
| 2017-06-28 | RPTT&RET $92,000 — from 512 WEST 156TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to WONG, KIT YI | $92,000 | |
| 2017-06-28 | RPTT&RET $150,000 — from 512 WEST 156 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to BAE, JI YEOUN | $150,000 | |
| 2017-06-28 | RPTT&RET $150,000 — from 512 WEST 156 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to MARACALLO, ANA | $150,000 | |
| 2017-06-28 | RPTT&RET $140,000 — from 512 WEST 156 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to AKRAM MIAN , KASHIF | $140,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 20 | 102 | 12 | 1 | 139 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 78 |
| 2019 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 67 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 57 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 66 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 0 | 2 | 122 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 0 | 3 | 137 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 74 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
Every one of the 1,576 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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