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515 West 158 Street

212Records
13City systems
12Open violations
41.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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212 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 89 311 service requests, 27 HPD complaints, 21 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)515 158TH STREET LLC
BBL1021170047
BIN1062773

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 41.3. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations12 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2011-03-30.

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

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · Dirty Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · PLUMBING (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Illegal Fireworks (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)515 158TH STREET LLC
Head officerMEI SIU
Managing agentIMPACT MANAGEMENT
Last registered2022-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,538,000 $92,280
2026$1,396,000 $83,760
2027$1,187,000 $71,220

The city's market estimate has fallen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 158 St — M3 M100 M101 · 300 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 160 St · 700 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

515 West 158 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

25 311 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 IMPACT MGMT — 6 buildings, 87 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1125 Lorimer Street BK60 A
9 Argyle Road BK12 A
5 East 131 Street MN9 A
521 West 158 Street MN3 C
515 West 158 Street MN3 D
4097360153 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,166 on 2014-05-20 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-05-20Mortgage $9,166 — from SIU, MEI KAT to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR COLE TAYLOR BANK $9,166
2014-05-20Agreement $530,000 — from SIU, MEI KAT to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR COLE TAYLOR BANK $530,000
2009-07-01Mortgage $562,500 — from SIU, MEIKAT to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $562,500
2008-06-27Deed $456,176 — from MACKEY, ESQ., REFEREE, WILLIAM to SIU, MEI-KAT $456,176
2005-05-09Mortgage $96,000 — from JOHNSON, YEMISI to MERS $96,000
2005-05-06Deed $480,000 — from BENNETT, ANNETTA to JOHNSON, YEMISI $480,000
2005-05-06Mortgage $384,000 — from JOHNSON, YEMISI to MERS $384,000
2003-08-01Mortgage $200,000 — from BENNETT, ANNETTA to U. S. MORTGAGE CORP. $200,000
2001-03-13Mortgage $94,250 — from BENNETT, ANNETTA to EQUICREDIT $94,250

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017090110
201842017
201933006
20202252332
20210100010
20226100218
202344019
202402013
2025190111
20261180120
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 25Housing & tenants 137Ownership & money 21Health & systems 21

Every one of the 212 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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