1,967 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 876 HPD complaints, 457 311 service requests, 365 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 84.2. 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 | 49 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 34 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1996-03-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Noise (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Water System (2) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · Illegal Dumping (1).
$132,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1909) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| 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) | 158 MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID HAKAKIAN |
| Managing agent | 158 MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,745,000 | $785,250 |
| 2026 | $1,845,000 | $830,250 |
| 2027 | $1,438,000 | $647,100 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 157 St — M4 M5 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 160 St · 500 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.
537 West 158 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 |
21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 158 MANAGEMENT LLC — 2 buildings, 48 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 537 West 158 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 533 West 158 Street | MN | 24 | A |
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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-11 | Agreement $2,462,347 — from VIGOR REALTY LLC; 158 MANAGEMENT, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK, SUCCESSOR TO TH | $2,462,347 | |
| 2009-06-11 | Deed $4,550,000 — from VIGOR REALTY LLC to 158 MANAGEMENT, LLC | $4,550,000 | |
| 2009-06-11 | AL&R $2,462,347 — from 158 MANAGEMENT, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK, SUCCESSOR TO TH | $2,462,347 | |
| 2002-10-11 | Mortgage $1,167,338 — from VIGOR REALTY LLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $1,167,338 | |
| 2000-09-29 | Mortgage $268,448 — from VIGOR REALTY LLC to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $268,448 | |
| 1999-01-12 | Mortgage $1,250,000 — from 533 ASTA REALTY GROUP CORP. to RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $1,250,000 | |
| 1995-08-24 | Mortgage $625,000 — from 533 ASTA REALTY GROUP CORP. to MONEY STORE/EMPIRE STATE, INC. | $625,000 | |
| 1988-08-26 | Mortgage $160,000 — from JOBE EQUITIES CORP; 604 WEST 162ND ST CORP to FIRST AMERICAN MTGECORP | $160,000 | |
| 1988-05-09 | Mortgage $141,838 — from JOBE EQUITY CORP AKA; JOBE EQUITIES CORP to GLOBE MORTGAGE CO | $141,838 | |
| 1987-07-21 | Mortgage $497,023 — from 604 W 162 ST CORP.; JOBE EQUITIES CORP to BELL SAVINGS BK PA | $497,023 | |
| 1986-09-02 | Mortgage $46,500 — from JOBE EQUITIES CORP.; 604 WEST 162ND STREET CP to HADAD, HENRY JR.; SAMARA, GLORIA; HADAD, FREDERICK G. | $46,500 | |
| 1986-07-14 | Mortgage $142,000 — from JOBE EQUITY CORP to CAMBRIDGE FACTORS INC | $142,000 | |
| 1985-12-05 | Mortgage $57,000 — from JOBE EQUITY CORP to AAM FINANCIAL SVCS LTD | $57,000 | |
| 1985-08-09 | Mortgage $300,000 — from JOBE EQUITIES CORP to ENSIGN BANK FSB | $300,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 16 | 71 | 2 | 92 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 101 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 1 | 118 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 45 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 64 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 48 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 18 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 65 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
Every one of the 1,967 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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