1,388 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 451 311 service requests, 404 HPD complaints, 360 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 217.6. 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 | 86 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 64 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 2011-07-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
59 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 35). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
89 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · Noise (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · APPLIANCE (7) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6).
$63,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | 515 NEW LIFE HDFC |
| Head officer | YVONNE STENNETT |
| Managing agent | CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,039,000 | $467,550 |
| 2026 | $1,110,000 | $499,500 |
| 2027 | $1,139,000 | $512,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 157 St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 158 St — M3 M100 M101 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 160 St & St Nicholas Ave · 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.
517 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 |
89 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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 CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC — 301 buildings, 7,382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B63 · C84 · D80 · F52. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 301 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $105,000 on 2013-07-27 (lender: Department Of H.p.d. and The City Of New York), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-27 | RPTT&RET $3,512,547 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1994 LIMITED PARTNE to 515 NEW LIFE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO | $3,512,547 | |
| 2013-07-27 | Mortgage $105,000 — from 515 NEW LIFE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF H.P.D. | $105,000 | |
| 1995-07-21 | Mortgage $3,533,889 — from 515, 517 & 521 WEST159 ST., L.P. to NYC HPD | $3,533,889 | |
| 1989-06-26 | Mortgage $49,417 — from L. MARK II CORP to 159 STREET CORP | $49,417 | |
| 1989-06-26 | Mortgage $301,000 — from PENNINGTON DVLP CORP; L. MARK II CORP to VITA, CHARLES | $301,000 | |
| 1986-08-08 | Mortgage $240,000 — from STEINFELD, C.; STEINFELD, E. J. to HFW ASSOCIATES; ASW REALTY CO.; JLF ASSOCIATES; HDF REALTY CO.; MBW ASSOCIATES; HDWW REALT | $240,000 | |
| 1983-05-20 | Mortgage $17,727 — from STEINFELD, E.J.; STEINFELD, C. to SHAWBRAD REALTY CORP; GRANT LEEN REALTY CORP; LARK, ANNA | $17,727 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 30 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 62 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 86 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 0 | 5 | 208 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 68 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 2 | 145 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 10 | 71 |
Every one of the 1,388 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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