1,178 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 500 HPD complaints, 341 311 service requests, 163 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 84.5. 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 | 10 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
64 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 34 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · Noise (14) · Illegal Parking (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · PLUMBING (2).
$345,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1922) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (30) |
| 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) | 505 W 161, LLC |
| Head officer | DOUGLAS PETERSON |
| Managing agent | LANGSAM PROP. SER. CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-10-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,738,000 | $782,100 |
| 2026 | $1,903,000 | $856,350 |
| 2027 | $1,722,000 | $774,900 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| 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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 157 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 161 St — M3 M100 M101 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 162 St · 300 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.
505 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 |
59 311 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 LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP — 215 buildings, 8,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B80 · C57 · D26 · F9. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 215 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $744,654 on 2018-05-18 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-18 | Mortgage $744,655 — from 505 W 161 LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $744,655 | |
| 2018-05-18 | Agreement $5,446,000 — from 505 W 161 LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $5,446,000 | |
| 2016-03-16 | AL&R $4,900,000 — from 505 W 161 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,900,000 | |
| 2016-03-16 | M&CON $4,900,000 — from 505 W 161 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,900,000 | |
| 2012-10-31 | Deed $2,900,000 — from AP-AMSTERDAM 505 WEST 161ST LLC to 505 W 161 LLC | $2,900,000 | |
| 2012-10-31 | Agreement $2,037,664 — from U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST to PETERSON, DOUGLAS; MAIDMAN, MITCHEL; 505 W 161 LLC; AP-AMSTERDAM 505 WEST 161ST LLC; ARLOS | $2,037,664 | |
| 2006-05-30 | AL&R $2,140,000 — from CIBC INC. to AP-AMSTERDAM 505 WEST 161ST LLC. | $2,140,000 | |
| 2006-05-30 | Agreement $2,140,000 — from AP-AMSTERDAM 505 WEST 161ST LLC. to CIBC INC. | $2,140,000 | |
| 2006-05-30 | Mortgage $364,328 — from AP-AMSTERDAM 505 WEST 161ST LLC. to CIBC INC. | $364,328 | |
| 2006-04-12 | Deed $3,100,000 — from 505 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC. to AP-AMSTERDAM 505 WEST 161ST LLC. | $3,100,000 | |
| 2005-01-06 | Mortgage $405,000 — from 505 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $405,000 | |
| 2003-10-31 | Mortgage $571,928 — from 505 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $571,928 | |
| 2001-05-24 | Mortgage $244,626 — from 505 REALTY ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $244,626 | |
| 2000-01-28 | Mortgage $85,424 — from RUN PROPERTIES, INC. to STAMFORD FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $85,424 | |
| 1998-07-14 | Mortgage $620,000 — from DANSKER, JEAN to RUN PROPERTIES | $620,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 62 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 43 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 2 | 4 | 112 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
Every one of the 1,178 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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