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542 West 159 Street

455Records
19City systems
7Open violations
156.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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455 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 HPD housing violations, 94 HPD complaints, 87 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1913
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)CLOTH SCATTERED SITES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN T FUNDCORP
BBL1021170014
BIN1062750

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 156.1. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-02-27.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · APPLIANCE (4) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Animal (1) · GENERAL (1).

Filed construction activity

$890,277 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1913)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SCATTERED SITES, LP
Head officerYVONNE STENNETT
Managing agentCONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY, LLC
Last registered2025-10-09

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,320,000 $594,000
2026$1,328,000 $597,600
2027$1,409,000 $634,050

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway157 St — 1 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 159 St — M4 M5 · 300 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 160 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 004 Duke Ellington
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.

Report a problem to 311

542 West 159 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

15 311 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.

The landlord's report card

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

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
85 Willis Avenue BX419 F
951 Hoe Avenue BX300 F
1939 West Farms Road BX181 C
303 East 158 Street BX167 F
404 East 158 Street BX165 F
527 East 98th Street BK160 C
3077 Cross Bronx Expwy BX143 A
675 Morris Avenue BX137 D
488 East 163 Street BX136 D
640 Riverside Drive MN134 B
3213 3 Avenue BX131 C
110 Rochester Avenue BK107 C
142 South Portland Avenue BK104 A
1761 Walton Avenue BX103 A
210 Kosciuszko Street BK101 D
514 East 163 Street BX100 D
644 Riverside Drive MN98 B
1926 Crotona Parkway BX98 B
42 Vanderbilt Avenue BK98 B
625 Quincy Street BK94 B
100 East 111 Street MN93 A
508 East 163 Street BX85 B
507 East 161 Street BX80 C
505 East 161 Street BX80 B
501 East 161 Street BX77 B
3000 Park Avenue BX72 B
29 East 104 Street MN66 B
811 Lexington Avenue BK64 A
244 West 112 Street MN62 A
58 East 132 Street MN61 C
2501 Pitkin Avenue BK60 B
778 Myrtle Avenue BK60 A
27-19 14 Street QN60 B
850 Southern Boulevard BX58 A
101 South 5th Street BK55 B
137 Jamaica Avenue BK54 A
300 Putnam Avenue BK52 C
111 East 100 Street MN51 D
15 Quincy Street BK48 A
50 West 132 Street MN47 B
218 Gates Avenue BK44 B
14-15 Mott Avenue QN43 B
801 St Nicholas Avenue MN42 B
520 West 159 Street MN38 D
177 East 101 Street MN38 D
1925 Fulton Street BK36 F
680 East 140 Street BX36 C
273 Gates Avenue BK35 D
21 East 104 Street MN32 C
630 Union Street BK30 A
441 East 116 Street MN30 B
121 St Nicholas Avenue MN28 A
53 East 131 Street MN28 F
1996 Amsterdam Avenue MN25 B
2321 2 Avenue MN25 C
654 St Nicholas Avenue MN24 C
208 East 118 Street MN24 C
346 Bergen Street BK24 B
1299 Dean Street BK24 B
685 Nostrand Avenue BK24 B

showing 60 of 301 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,900,000 on 2025-04-07 (lender: The Community Preservation Corporation), covering 5 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-04-07Agreement $2,750,000 — from CLOTH SCATTERED SITES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,750,000
2025-04-07Agreement $1,749,140 — from CLOTH SCATTERED SITES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,749,140
2025-04-07Mortgage $1,900,000 — from CLOTH SCATTERED SITES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,900,000
2025-04-07AL&R $1,900,000 — from CLOTH SCATTERED SITES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,900,000
2022-06-13Agreement $4,962,745 — from CLOTH SCATTERED SITES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,962,745
2022-06-13Mortgage $738,990 — from CLOTH SCATTERED SITES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $738,990
2022-06-13Mortgage $1,058,001 — from CLOTH SCATTERED SITES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $1,058,001
2022-06-13Agreement $3,213,605 — from CLOTH SCATTERED SITES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,213,605
2022-06-13Mortgage $2,750,000 — from CLOTH SCATTERED SITES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,750,000
2022-06-13Mortgage $3,213,605 — from CLOTH SCATTERED SITES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,213,605
2022-06-13Mortgage $1,749,140 — from CLOTH SCATTERED SITES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,749,140
2022-06-13AL&R $1,796,991 — from CLOTH SCATTERED SITES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to CPC FUNDING SPE 1 LLC $1,796,991
2022-06-13Deed $4,978,192 — from SCATTERED SITES, L.P. to CLOTH SCATTERED SITES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN $4,978,192
2022-05-20Sold for $4,978,192 $4,978,192 $331,879
2020-12-22RPTT&RET $5,422,065 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1995 LIMITED PARTNE to CLOTH SCATTERED SITES HOUSING DEVELOPMEN $5,422,065

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
80
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017005027
2018000022
201901190121
202000352138
202130190123
2022705515380
202351371347
202400170118
2025011415232
202600250227
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 334Ownership & money 49Health & systems 43

Every one of the 455 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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