820 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 253 311 service requests, 236 HPD housing violations, 187 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% 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 29.3. 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 | 87 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 53 class B, 20 class A. Oldest open since 1989-03-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · PLUMBING (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).
$102,248 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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) | 526 W 158TH STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | Ephraim Birney |
| Managing agent | ESRA MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,515,000 | $1,131,750 |
| 2026 | $2,674,000 | $1,203,300 |
| 2027 | $3,120,000 | $1,404,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 24% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $600,878 a year ($28.25 per sq ft), operating expenses $300,332 ($14.12 per sq ft), net operating income $300,545. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 157 St — M4 M5 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & 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.
526 West 158 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 |
20 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 ESRA MANAGEMENT — 63 buildings, 1,261 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B20 · C10 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 63 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $42,000 on 1989-10-18 (lender: Community Service Etal). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-10 | RPTT&RET $75,000 — from ROQUE, MARGARITA M to ZAMOR, MAYA NICOLE; ZAMOR, HANNAH ELIZABETH | $75,000 | |
| 2024-01-02 | RPTT&RET $160,000 — from CORDERO, LUIS E JR to FILS-AIME, MICHELE | $160,000 | |
| 2023-12-18 | Sold for $160,000 | $160,000 | $5,333 |
| 2023-12-11 | Sold for $75,000 | $75,000 | $2,500 |
| 2023-10-17 | RPTT&RET $172,000 — from TSIMAFEYEU, ILYA to USELMANN, MICHAEL | $172,000 | |
| 2023-10-10 | Sold for $172,000 | $172,000 | $5,733 |
| 2023-08-23 | RPTT&RET $155,000 — from HOWARD, SEREN; HOWARD, THOMAS YBARRA to BIRNEY, EPHRAIM | $155,000 | |
| 2023-08-08 | Sold for $155,000 | $155,000 | $5,167 |
| 2022-05-27 | RPTT&RET $115,000 — from 526 WEST 158TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to BELOTTE, MARIE D | $115,000 | |
| 2022-05-12 | Sold for $115,000 | $115,000 | $3,833 |
| 2022-02-24 | RPTT&RET $125,000 — from 526 WEST 158TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to MOROCHO, ZOILA | $125,000 | |
| 2022-01-14 | Sold for $125,000 | $125,000 | $4,167 |
| 2021-10-28 | RPTT $125,000 — from BAUTISTA, EMMA to GARCON, FARRELL E; GARCON, MARIE CARMEL; GARCON, ERNEST | $125,000 | |
| 2021-09-14 | Sold for $125,000 | $125,000 | $4,167 |
| 2021-08-05 | RPTT&RET $135,000 — from 526 WEST 158TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to HAMMIG-GERWIN, HARRISON | $135,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 | 112 | 4 | 1 | 123 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 62 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 31 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 35 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Every one of the 820 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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