438 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 128 311 service requests, 126 HPD housing violations, 117 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 178.9. 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 | 62 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 48 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2015-06-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Abandoned Vehicle (5) · APPLIANCE (5) · GENERAL (5).
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 (1913) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| 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) | 513 WEST 159TH HDFC |
| 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 | $1,013,000 | $455,850 |
| 2026 | $1,160,000 | $522,000 |
| 2027 | $1,175,000 | $528,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 159 St — M4 M5 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & 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.
540 West 159 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 |
59 311 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 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: $421,676 on 2009-08-07 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-22 | Agreement $2,121,375 — from 513 WEST 159 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,121,375 | |
| 2009-08-07 | AL&R $421,676 — from 513 WEST 159 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $421,676 | |
| 2009-08-07 | Agreement $2,377,038 — from 513 WEST 159 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,377,038 | |
| 2009-08-07 | Mortgage $421,676 — from 513 WEST 159 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $421,676 | |
| 1996-02-26 | Mortgage $700,000 — from 528-538 WEST 159 STREET, L.L.C. to MOSES PENSION PLAN | $700,000 | |
| 1990-07-31 | Mortgage $2,377,038 — from 159TH ST BETTER LVNGETC to CITY NEW YORK HPD | $2,377,038 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2020 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| 2024 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 61 |
| 2025 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 65 |
| 2026 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
Every one of the 438 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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