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521 West 158 Street

156Records
11City systems
10Open violations
40Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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156 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 HPD complaints, 29 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)521 158TH STREET LLC
BBL1021170050
BIN1062776

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. 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 violations10 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2013-05-12.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Non (1) · Lead (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)521 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$2,084,000 $125,040
2026$1,891,000 $113,460
2027$1,969,000 $118,140

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% 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 · 600 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 · 350 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 160 St · 650 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

521 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

7 311 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: $1,300,000 on 2026-03-13 (lender: Oaktree Funding Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-13Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 521 158TH STREET LLC to OAKTREE FUNDING CORP $1,300,000
2008-01-18Mortgage $450,000 — from SIU, MEI-KAT to CITIBANK, N.A., $450,000
2007-09-28Mortgage $645,300 — from SUI, MEIKAT to MERS $645,300
2007-03-09Mortgage $324,000 — from SIU, MEI-KAT to NATIONAL CITY BANK $324,000
2006-07-28Deed $405,000 — from DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY to SIU, MEI-KAT $405,000
2006-06-21Deed $676,146 — from SICA, ESQ., AS REFEREE, ALFRED F to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY $676,146
2004-11-19Deed $335,000 — from NAZAR, ROSA M; THE ESTATE OF CARLOS A. GOMEZ; ARNOLD GONZALEZ AS EXECUTOR to PARKSIDE REALTY INVESTMENTS LLC $335,000
2004-05-06Mortgage $598,800 — from AZILLE, ASHTON to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $598,800
2004-05-06Deed $748,500 — from PARKSIDE REALTY INVESTMENT, LLC to AZILLE, ASHTON $748,500
2003-12-10Deed $749,000 — from PARKSIDE REALTY INVESTMENT, LLC to DVORAK, MICHELE $749,000
2003-12-10Mortgage $413,100 — from DVORAK, MICHELE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $413,100
1989-11-24Mortgage $18,000 — from NAZAR, ROSA M.; GOMEZ, CARLOS A. to FINEBROOK CORP $18,000
1989-11-20Mortgage $65,000 — from NAZAR, ROSA M.; GOMEZ, CARLOS A. to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBK $65,000
1987-04-22Mortgage $60,000 — from WILLIAMS, LINDA to FINBROOK CORP. $60,000
1983-12-28Mortgage $37,800 — from WILLIAMS, LINDA L. to DIME SAVINGS BANK/NY $37,800

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705016
201812014
201902002
202015208
202102002
202202013
202302013
202404015
202502013
2026063110
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 82Ownership & money 37Health & systems 17

Every one of the 156 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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