1,693 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 765 HPD complaints, 490 311 service requests, 274 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 194.7. 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 | 49 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 27 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2015-03-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
83 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · PLUMBING (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).
$72,700 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (30) |
| 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) | RH 515-519 WEST 156 STREET LLC |
| Head officer | ISAAC SCHWED |
| Managing agent | EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-06-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,441,000 | $1,098,450 |
| 2026 | $2,870,000 | $1,291,500 |
| 2027 | $2,854,000 | $1,284,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% 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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 155 St — C · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-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 · 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.
515 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 |
83 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT LLC — 9 buildings, 190 units. Grades across the portfolio: C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 515 West 171 Street | MN | 31 | C |
| 507 West 171 Street | MN | 30 | C |
| 515 West 156 Street | MN | 30 | C |
| 608 West 191 Street | MN | 24 | C |
| 608 West 189 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 612 West 189 Street | MN | 20 | D |
| 111 Audubon Avenue | MN | 18 | D |
| 22 Bradhurst Avenue | MN | 10 | C |
| 243 West 135 Street | MN | 6 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,026,112 on 2012-02-29 (lender: Investors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-14 | M&CON $7,400,000 — from RH 515 WEST 156 STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,400,000 | |
| 2015-12-14 | Deed $8,377,904 — from 515-519 WEST 156TH STREET LLC; LAZAR, GABRIEL ISAAC to RH 515 WEST 156 STREET LLC | $8,377,904 | |
| 2015-12-14 | AL&R $7,400,000 — from RH 515 WEST 156 STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,400,000 | |
| 2012-03-08 | Deed $4,525,000 — from MUS REALTY LLC to 515-519 WEST 156TH STREET LLC | $4,525,000 | |
| 2012-02-29 | AL&R $3,390,000 — from 515-519 WEST 156TH STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $3,390,000 | |
| 2012-02-29 | Agreement $3,390,000 — from 515-519 WEST 156TH STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $3,390,000 | |
| 2012-02-29 | Mortgage $1,026,113 — from 515-519 WEST 156TH STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,026,113 | |
| 2012-02-29 | Agreement $3,390,000 — from 515-519 WEST 156TH STREET LLC; 22 BRADHURST LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $3,390,000 | |
| 2008-03-21 | Mortgage $420,000 — from MUS REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $420,000 | |
| 2005-08-03 | DEEDO $2,935,000 — from J & TE REALTY CORP. to MUS REALTY LLC | $2,935,000 | |
| 2005-08-03 | Mortgage $1,740,685 — from MUS REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $1,740,685 | |
| 2005-08-03 | Agreement $2,200,000 — from MUS REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $2,200,000 | |
| 2003-06-04 | Agreement $489,184 — from J & TE REALTY CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN | $489,184 | |
| 1998-12-14 | Mortgage $106,051 — from J & TE REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $106,051 | |
| 1988-03-29 | Mortgage $460,000 — from J & TE REALTY CORP to EASTBANK N A | $460,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 65 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 90 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 4 | 4 | 126 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 92 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 57 |
Every one of the 1,693 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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