192 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 55 HPD housing violations, 39 311 service requests, 30 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 151.8. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 29 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2019-10-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (5) · PLUMBING (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Noise (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | LUACAW BROWNSTONES LP |
| Head officer | YVONNE STENNETT |
| Managing agent | CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $420,000 | $189,000 |
| 2026 | $504,000 | $226,800 |
| 2027 | $605,000 | $272,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 155 St — C · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 158 St — M3 M100 M101 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 156 St · 550 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.
521 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 |
17 311 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 CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC — 301 buildings, 7,382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B63 · C84 · D80 · F52. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 301 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,746,486 on 2006-07-19 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-06 | Agreement $1,683,240 — from LUACAW BROWNSTONES LP to NYC DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVEL | $1,683,240 | |
| 2007-01-17 | Agreement $1,746,486 — from LUACAW BROWNSTONES L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,746,486 | |
| 2006-07-19 | Mortgage $1,746,486 — from LUACAW BROWNSTONES L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,746,486 | |
| 1989-12-05 | Mortgage $70,000 — from GREENPOINT ELECTRICLETC to WRUBEL, HARVEY NOMINEE; BARENBAUM, MORRIS ENMEE; WRUBEL, BLANCHENOMINEE | $70,000 | |
| 1989-02-27 | Mortgage $330,000 — from GREENPOINT ELEC ETAL to MICHAELI, ASHER; WEISS, MARVIN CUST/; FEDERMAN, MARTHA; TEPLER, HARRIET; WEISS, STEVE CUST | $330,000 | |
| 1987-01-27 | Mortgage $100,000 — from GREENPOINT ELECTRICLETC to MARAL FUNDING CORP | $100,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| 2024 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 32 |
| 2025 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
Every one of the 192 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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