1,321 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 708 HPD complaints, 262 311 service requests, 115 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 139. 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 | 20 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2023-03-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
41 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 31). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
83 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · Noise (12) · ELECTRIC (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| 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) | 18 HOLDINGS GROUP LLC |
| Head officer | MARIEL I ARISMENDY |
| Managing agent | AMSTERDAM 159 LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,351,000 | $607,950 |
| 2026 | $1,450,000 | $652,500 |
| 2027 | $1,480,000 | $666,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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 | 163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 157 St — 1 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 158 St — M3 M100 M101 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 160 St & St Nicholas Ave · 450 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.
511 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 |
83 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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 AMSTERDAM 159 LLC — 3 buildings, 61 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 509 West 159 Street | MN | 22 | B |
| 2002 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 21 | B |
| 511 West 159 Street | MN | 18 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2017-11-13 (lender: Signature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-03 | Agreement $1,488,010 — from 18 HOLDINGS GROUP LLC; AMSTERDAM 159 LLC; ITAMAR HOLDINGS LLC; JP 159 HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,488,010 | |
| 2019-05-03 | Agreement $12,558,294 — from 18 HOLDINGS GROUP LLC; ITAMAR HOLDINGS LLC; AMSTERDAM 159 LLC; JP 159 HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $12,558,294 | |
| 2017-11-13 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from AMSTERDAM 159 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2017-11-13 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from AMSTERDAM 159 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,500,000 | |
| 2015-06-22 | AL&R $13,000,000 — from AMSTERDAM 159 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $13,000,000 | |
| 2015-06-22 | M&CON $13,000,000 — from AMSTERDAM 159 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $13,000,000 | |
| 2014-05-07 | AL&R $10,500,000 — from AMSTERDAM 159 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,500,000 | |
| 2014-05-07 | M&CON $10,500,000 — from AMSTERDAM 159 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,500,000 | |
| 2012-11-29 | AL&R $7,500,000 — from AMSTERDAM 159 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,500,000 | |
| 2012-11-29 | M&CON $7,500,000 — from AMSTERDAM 159 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,500,000 | |
| 2012-05-11 | Agreement $4,940,594 — from AMSTERDAM 159 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,940,594 | |
| 2008-04-28 | Agreement $5,200,000 — from AMSTERDAM 159 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,200,000 | |
| 2008-04-28 | AL&R $5,200,000 — from AMSTERDAM 159 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,200,000 | |
| 2008-04-28 | Mortgage $1,495,473 — from AMSTERDAM 159 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,495,473 | |
| 2005-01-24 | Mortgage $833,150 — from AMSTERDAM 159 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR TO THE | $833,150 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 93 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 84 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
Every one of the 1,321 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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