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533 West 158 Street

3,588Records
16City systems
76Open violations
23.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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3,588 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,098 HPD complaints, 681 311 service requests, 432 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1909
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)158 MANAGEMENT, LLC
BBL1021170056
BIN1062779

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 23.6. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations76 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 44 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 2006-08-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 26 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’24–25

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

$20,030 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

39 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Noise (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · PLUMBING (2) · GENERAL (2).

Filed construction activity

$148,780 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1909)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)158 MANAGEMENT LLC
Head officerDAVID HAKAKIAN
Managing agent158 MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,431,000 $643,950
2026$1,246,000 $560,700
2027$1,438,000 $647,100

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 450 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 157 St — M4 M5 · 400 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 160 St · 550 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

533 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

39 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by 158 MANAGEMENT LLC — 2 buildings, 48 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
537 West 158 Street MN24 B
533 West 158 Street MN24 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,167,338 on 2002-10-11 (lender: Roslyn Savings Bank), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-06-11Deed $4,550,000 — from VIGOR REALTY LLC to 158 MANAGEMENT, LLC $4,550,000
2009-06-11Agreement $2,462,347 — from VIGOR REALTY LLC; 158 MANAGEMENT, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK, SUCCESSOR TO TH $2,462,347
2009-06-11AL&R $2,462,347 — from 158 MANAGEMENT, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK, SUCCESSOR TO TH $2,462,347
2002-10-11Mortgage $1,167,338 — from VIGOR REALTY LLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $1,167,338
2000-09-29Mortgage $268,448 — from VIGOR REALTY LLC to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $268,448
1999-01-12Mortgage $1,250,000 — from 533 ASTA REALTY GROUP CORP. to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $1,250,000
1995-08-24Mortgage $625,000 — from 533 ASTA REALTY GROUP CORP. to MONEY STORE/EMPIRE STATE, INC. $625,000
1988-08-26Mortgage $160,000 — from JOBE EQUITIES CORP; 604 WEST 162ND ST CORP to FIRST AMERICAN MTGECORP $160,000
1988-05-09Mortgage $141,838 — from JOBE EQUITY CORP AKA; JOBE EQUITIES CORP to GLOBE MORTGAGE CO $141,838
1987-07-21Mortgage $497,023 — from 604 W 162 ST CORP.; JOBE EQUITIES CORP to BELL SAVINGS BK PA $497,023
1986-09-02Mortgage $46,500 — from JOBE EQUITIES CORP.; 604 WEST 162ND STREET CP to HADAD, HENRY JR.; SAMARA, GLORIA; HADAD, FREDERICK G. $46,500
1986-07-14Mortgage $142,000 — from JOBE EQUITY CORP to CAMBRIDGE FACTORS INC $142,000
1985-12-05Mortgage $57,000 — from JOBE EQUITY CORP to AAM FINANCIAL SVCS LTD $57,000
1985-08-09Mortgage $300,000 — from JOBE EQUITIES CORP to ENSIGN BANK FSB $300,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017011601162
20180060161
2019001200120
20200269071
2021001450145
20220090191
20230085186
20240031132
20253719130
2026447217
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 3,400Ownership & money 77Health & systems 36

Every one of the 3,588 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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