392 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 111 311 service requests, 72 rodent inspections, 44 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 63.5. 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 | 11 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1999-05-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Rodent (5) · Sewer (2) · Water System (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Illegal Fireworks (2).
$68,040 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (13) |
| 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) | 500 WEST 157TH STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | JEANNOT DORIN |
| Managing agent | FINGER MANAGEMENT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-08-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,294,000 | $582,300 |
| 2026 | $1,376,000 | $619,200 |
| 2027 | $1,415,000 | $636,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Luck Garden | Chinese | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | 155 St — C · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 157 St — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 158 St — M3 M100 M101 · 250 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.
500 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 FINGER MANAGEMENT REALTY LLC — 117 buildings, 3,532 units. Grades across the portfolio: A79 · B31 · C6 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $382,390 on 2009-12-21 (lender: New York Stste Affordable Housing Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-11 | RPTT&RET $37,217 — from AMSTERDAM GATES HDFC to JACKSON, PENNY M | $37,217 | |
| 2021-11-04 | Sold for $37,217 | $37,217 | $2,863 |
| 2021-10-04 | RPTT&RET $37,217 — from MILLER, SHIRLEY C to AMSTERDAM GATES HDFC | $37,217 | |
| 2021-08-30 | Sold for $37,217 | $37,217 | $2,863 |
| 2019-02-15 | RPTT&RET $34,058 — from AMSTERDAM GATES HDFC to GERLIN, CARL HENRY | $34,058 | |
| 2019-02-07 | Sold for $34,058 | $34,058 | $2,620 |
| 2010-07-02 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to PIERRE, LUCIEN; PIERRE, CONCHELEDAD | $2,500 | |
| 2010-07-02 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HDFC to ANTOINE, A;LEXANDER | $2,500 | |
| 2010-05-14 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from URBAN HOMESTEADING ASSISTANCE BOARD HDFC to CANTRELL, ROBERT | $2,500 | |
| 2010-05-14 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from URBAN HOMESTEADING ASSISTANCE BOARD HDFC to BERNARD, WESLEY | $2,500 | |
| 2010-05-14 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from URBAN HOMESTEADING ASSISTANCE BOARD HDFC to ANTOINE, CHANTEL | $2,500 | |
| 2010-05-14 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from URBAN HOMESTEADING ASSISTANCE BOARD HDFC to HUMPHREY, ANNIE | $2,500 | |
| 2010-05-14 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from URBAN HOMESTEADING ASSISTANCE BOARD HDFC to FIGARO, MARCEL | $2,500 | |
| 2010-05-14 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from URBAN HOMESTEADING ASSISTANCE BOARD HDFC to MOON , SHARA | $2,500 | |
| 2010-05-14 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from URBAN HOMESTEADING ASSISTANCE BOARD HDFC to DORCIN, JEANNOT | $2,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 2018 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 29 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 31 |
Every one of the 392 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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