1,609 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 729 311 service requests, 517 HPD complaints, 180 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 149.7. 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 | 62 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2023-02-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
323 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 108 · winter 2025–26: 187). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$4,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
360 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (156) · PLUMBING (27) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (26) · DOOR/WINDOW (20) · PAINT/PLASTER (19) · Noise (18).
$701,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1928) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (44) |
| 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 157TH ST, LLC |
| Head officer | DOUGLAS PETERSON |
| Managing agent | LANGSAM PROP. SER CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-10-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,835,000 | $2,175,750 |
| 2026 | $5,541,000 | $2,493,450 |
| 2027 | $6,219,000 | $2,798,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 29% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 95/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 155 St — C · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 158 St — M3 M100 M101 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 156 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.
522 West 157 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 |
360 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 156 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 LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP — 215 buildings, 8,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B80 · C57 · D26 · F9. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 215 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,000,000 on 2017-06-19 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-13 | AL&R $11,500,000 — from WEST 157TH ST LLC; PETERSON CAPITAL 3 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $11,500,000 | |
| 2019-12-13 | M&CON $11,500,000 — from WEST 157TH ST LLC; PETERSON CAPITAL 3 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $11,500,000 | |
| 2018-05-10 | AL&R $2,500,000 — from WEST 157TH ST LLC; PETERSON CAPITAL 3 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2018-05-10 | M&CON $2,500,000 — from PETERSON CAPITAL 3 LLC; WEST 157TH ST LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,500,000 | |
| 2017-06-19 | Mortgage $8,000,000 — from WEST 157TH ST LLC; PETERSON CAPITAL 3 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $8,000,000 | |
| 2017-06-19 | Deed $15,150,000 — from 522 WEST 157TH, LLC to PETERSON CAPITAL 3 LLC; WEST 157TH ST LLC | $15,150,000 | |
| 2017-06-19 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from PETERSON CAPITAL 3 LLC; WEST 157TH ST LLC to PRIME ASSET FUNDING LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2017-06-19 | AL&R $8,000,000 — from PETERSON CAPITAL 3 LLC; WEST 157TH ST LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $8,000,000 | |
| 2017-06-19 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from WEST 157TH ST LLC; PETERSON CAPITAL 3 LLC to PRIME ASSET FUNDING LLC | $2,000,000 | |
| 2017-06-07 | Sold for $15,150,000 | $15,150,000 | $344,318 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 54 |
| 2018 | 12 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 66 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 60 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 86 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 0 | 2 | 118 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 3 | 3 | 123 |
| 2025 | 0 | 9 | 458 | 0 | 2 | 469 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 204 | 0 | 2 | 209 |
Every one of the 1,609 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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