459 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 200 311 service requests, 91 HPD housing violations, 80 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 50.1. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 16 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2019-07-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
80 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (23) · Noise (21) · Rodent (6) · Dirty Condition (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Water Maintenance (3).
$1,000 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2017) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (30) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | RSS SIG CRE 2023 - NY RI, LLC |
| Head officer | Adam Singer |
| Managing agent | Colliers International REMS |
| Last registered | 2026-02-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,566,356 | $2,954,860 |
| 2026 | $780,644 | $351,290 |
| 2027 | $6,798,356 | $3,059,260 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2019 estimate: gross income $1,170,240 a year ($35.45 per sq ft), operating expenses $496,485 ($15.04 per sq ft), net operating income $673,755. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 157 St — 1 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 159 St — M4 M5 · 450 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.
531 West 159th 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 |
80 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL — 50 buildings, 1,013 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B20 · C14 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | Deed $161,887 — from SOFIA BALILE, ESQ. to RSS SIG CRE 2023-NY RI, LLC | $161,887 | |
| 2026-01-22 | Deed $161,887 — from SOFIA BALILE, ESQ. to RSS SIG CRE 2023-NY RI, LLC | $161,887 | |
| 2026-01-06 | Sold for $161,887 | $161,887 | $5,396 |
| 2026-01-06 | Sold for $161,887 | $161,887 | $5,396 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 31 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 82 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 54 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 76 |
Every one of the 459 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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