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535 West 155 Street

1,901Records
17City systems
43Open violations
143.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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1,901 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 774 HPD complaints, 536 311 service requests, 430 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1906
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)535 - 539 WEST 155 BCR, LLC
BBL1021140066
BIN1062695

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 143.7. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations43 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1999-12-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

22 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
8
’24–25

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

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

76 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (42) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · WATER LEAK (3) · PLUMBING (2).

Filed construction activity

$51,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1906)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)535-539 WEST 155 BCR LLC
Head officerDavid Wallace
Managing agentESTATE REALTY GROUP INC
Last registered2025-10-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,827,000 $822,150
2026$1,844,000 $829,800
2027$1,902,000 $855,900

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO4FUEL

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

Subway157 St — 1 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
155 St — C · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 155 St / Broadway — Bx6 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 157 St · 500 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.

Report a problem to 311

535 West 155 Street

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

76 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ESTATE REALTY GROUP INC — 28 buildings, 648 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B8 · C11 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
580 St Nicholas Avenue MN92 B
736 Riverside Drive MN60 D
2363 7 Avenue MN46 C
245 Sullivan Place BK40 C
3820 Broadway MN37 A
106 Convent Avenue MN34 A
3750 Broadway MN34 C
3760 Broadway MN32 B
510 West 134 Street MN32 C
3336 Perry Avenue BX27 D
605 West 141 Street MN24 C
535 West 155 Street MN21 C
521 West 180 Street MN21 B
539 West 155 Street MN21 B
320 East 126 Street MN20 A
513 West 134 Street MN20 B
145 West 138 Street MN13 C
145 Allen Street MN10 B
419 East 114 Street MN10 C
247 New York Avenue BK9 B
212 Hull Street BK8 C
214 Hull Street BK8 C
683 East 234 Street BX6 D
60 West 130 Street MN6 B
685 East 234 Street BX6 C
22 East 130 Street MN4 D
20 East 130 Street MN4 F
2056 Madison Avenue MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,283,903 on 2014-09-05 (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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-09-05AL&R $7,000,000 — from 535 - 539 WEST 155 BCR, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $7,000,000
2014-09-05Agreement $7,000,000 — from 535 - 539 WEST 155 BCR, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $7,000,000
2014-09-05Mortgage $4,283,903 — from 535 - 539 WEST 155 BCR, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $4,283,903
2014-09-05Deed $10,100,000 — from LH 155 REALTY, INC. to 535 - 539 WEST 155 BCR, LLC $10,100,000
2008-03-05Mortgage $2,558,641 — from LH 155 REALTY, INC., to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,558,641
2008-03-05Agreement $3,000,000 — from LH 155 REALTY, INC., to SOVEREIGN BANK $3,000,000
2002-07-29Mortgage $27,407 — from LH 155 REALTY INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $27,407
2001-07-24Mortgage $691,562 — from LH 155 REALTY, INC. to NYC HPD $691,562
1999-03-11Mortgage $490,000 — from LH 155 REALTY, INC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $490,000
1994-06-13Mortgage $485,000 — from LH 155 REALTY, INC. to HOBARON 155 ASSOCIATES $485,000
1994-03-23Mortgage $249,326 — from LH 155 REALTY INC. to BARON 1991 ASSOCIATES; PARNES, HOWARD $249,326
1988-04-19Mortgage $153,206 — from OLINER, S. DAVID to RONBARST REALTY CORP $153,206
1987-10-07Mortgage $255,425 — from RONBARST REALTY CORP. to 535-155 ASSOCIATES $255,425
1983-08-25Mortgage $88,236 — from HAMILTON GRANGE ASSOC. to MUSE ASSOCIATES $88,236

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710480150
201830420146
201900130114
202010350036
202100650065
202200190120
202302430146
20240211102115
202501422146
202601210123
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 1,780Ownership & money 62Health & systems 20

Every one of the 1,901 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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