1,261 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 846 311 service requests, 119 HPD housing violations, 104 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 83.4. 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 | 13 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-08. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · PLUMBING (6) · Rodent (4) · Non (4).
$1,482,664 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1916) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (22) |
| 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) | WHR PHASE III |
| Head officer | PIERRE DOWNING |
| Managing agent | WAVECREST MGMT GROUP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,724,000 | $775,800 |
| 2026 | $1,810,000 | $814,500 |
| 2027 | $2,065,000 | $929,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: NYC HOUSING AUTH
| 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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 155 St — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 155 St — M4 M5 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 157 St · 350 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.
545 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 |
56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 362 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,450,000 on 2021-01-05 (lender: New York City Housing Authority), covering 38 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-05 | Mortgage $2,869,976 — from NYCHA MB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR; PACT RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,869,976 | |
| 2021-01-05 | Mortgage $1,378,712 — from PACT RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE LLC; NYCHA MB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,378,712 | |
| 2021-01-05 | Mortgage $3,100,235 — from PACT RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE LLC; NYCHA MB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $3,100,235 | |
| 2021-01-05 | Mortgage $2,481,457 — from NYCHA MB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR; PACT RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,481,457 | |
| 2021-01-05 | Mortgage $867,712 — from PACT RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE LLC; NYCHA MB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $867,712 | |
| 2021-01-05 | Mortgage $289,065,000 — from NYCHA MB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR; PACT RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE LLC to FANNIE MAE | $289,065,000 | |
| 2021-01-05 | Mortgage $1,951,178 — from NYCHA MB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR; PACT RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,951,178 | |
| 2021-01-05 | Mortgage $1,877,322 — from PACT RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE LLC; NYCHA MB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,877,322 | |
| 2021-01-05 | Mortgage $41,211,931 — from NYCHA MB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR; PACT RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; FANNIE MAE | $41,211,931 | |
| 2021-01-05 | Mortgage $247,853,069 — from PACT RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE LLC; NYCHA MB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR to FANNIE MAE; NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $247,853,069 | |
| 2021-01-05 | Mortgage $2,680,544 — from PACT RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE LLC; NYCHA MB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,680,544 | |
| 2021-01-05 | Mortgage $2,579,080 — from PACT RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE LLC; NYCHA MB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,579,080 | |
| 2021-01-05 | Mortgage $1,547,918 — from PACT RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE LLC; NYCHA MB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,547,918 | |
| 2021-01-05 | Mortgage $2,027,940 — from NYCHA MB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR; PACT RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,027,940 | |
| 2021-01-05 | Mortgage $2,107,721 — from NYCHA MB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR; PACT RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,107,721 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 85 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 67 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 171 | 1 | 5 | 182 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 194 | 54 | 11 | 266 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 193 | 0 | 3 | 202 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 8 | 121 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 43 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
Every one of the 1,261 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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