2,092 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 876 HPD complaints, 625 311 service requests, 396 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 94% 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 277.9. 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 | 56 total — 28 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1995-08-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
95 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 71). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
141 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (42) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (23) · DOOR/WINDOW (22) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · Dirty Condition (6) · GENERAL (6).
$118,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1910) |
| 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) | SPAR UPTOWN LLC |
| Head officer | ADAM VERNER |
| Managing agent | HFNYC Management LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-03-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,698,000 | $1,214,100 |
| 2026 | $2,650,000 | $1,192,500 |
| 2027 | $2,702,000 | $1,215,900 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 157 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 161 St — M3 M100 M101 · 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.
522 West 161 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 |
141 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 42 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 HFNYC MANAGEMENT LLC — 19 buildings, 649 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B9 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 136 East 117 Street | MN | 72 | B |
| 230 West 107 Street | MN | 67 | A |
| 220 West 107 Street | MN | 59 | B |
| 210 West 107 Street | MN | 53 | B |
| 244 East 117 Street | MN | 41 | A |
| 231 East 117 Street | MN | 35 | A |
| 1661 Park Avenue | MN | 34 | B |
| 235 East 117 Street | MN | 33 | A |
| 529 West 158 Street | MN | 31 | A |
| 215 East 117 Street | MN | 31 | A |
| 326 East 117 Street | MN | 29 | B |
| 322 East 117 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 504 West 159 Street | MN | 25 | B |
| 522 West 161 Street | MN | 24 | C |
| 516 West 159 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 316 East 117 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 1516 Bedford Avenue | BK | 16 | B |
| 508 West 158 Street | MN | 16 | D |
| 512 West 158 Street | MN | 16 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,402,000 on 2017-11-21 (lender: Greystone Servicing Corporation INC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-21 | Mortgage $2,688,000 — from SPARC UPTOWN LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION INC | $2,688,000 | |
| 2017-11-21 | Agreement $12,375,000 — from SPARC UPTOWN LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION, INC. | $12,375,000 | |
| 2017-11-21 | Mortgage $2,402,000 — from SPARC UPTOWN LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION INC | $2,402,000 | |
| 2017-11-21 | Agreement $5,090,000 — from SPARC UPTOWN LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING CORPORATION INC | $5,090,000 | |
| 2015-07-02 | AL&R $12,375,000 — from SPARC UPTOWN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $12,375,000 | |
| 2015-07-02 | Mortgage $5,161,481 — from SPARC UPTOWN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,161,481 | |
| 2015-07-02 | Deed $525,000 — from SP UPTOWN LLC to SPARC UPTOWN LLC | $525,000 | |
| 2015-07-02 | Agreement $12,375,000 — from SPARC UPTOWN LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $12,375,000 | |
| 2015-06-24 | Deed $5,250,000 — from 158-159-161 STREET, LLC; 215 OVERLOOK, LLC to SP UPTOWN LLC | $5,250,000 | |
| 2012-10-16 | Agreement $2,625,000 — from 215 OVERLOOK, LLC; 158-159-161 STREET, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $2,625,000 | |
| 2012-10-16 | Deed $3,500,000 — from LEV ZEHAV MENAHEM MENDEL S.F. MANAGEMENT to 215 OVERLOOK, LLC; 158-159-161 STREET, LLC | $3,500,000 | |
| 2012-10-16 | Mortgage $231,902 — from 158-159-161 STREET, LLC; 215 OVERLOOK, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $231,902 | |
| 2011-03-21 | Agreement $2,450,000 — from LEV ZEHAV MENAHEM MENDEL S.F. MANAGEMENT to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. | $2,450,000 | |
| 2011-03-21 | AL&R $2,450,000 — from LEV ZEHAV MENAHEM MENDEL S.F. MANAGEMENT to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. | $2,450,000 | |
| 2011-03-21 | Mortgage $52,128 — from LEV ZEHAV MENAHEM MENDEL S.F. MANAGEMENT to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. | $52,128 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 6 | 132 | 7 | 2 | 150 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 84 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 76 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 94 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 3 | 118 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 0 | 3 | 91 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 242 | 0 | 4 | 247 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
Every one of the 2,092 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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