5,731 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,883 311 service requests, 1,837 HPD housing violations, 1,648 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 521.4. 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 | 58 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2007-04-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
167 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 59 · winter 2024–25: 69 · winter 2025–26: 32). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$12,530 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
311 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (81) · Noise (50) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (45) · WATER LEAK (28) · PAINT/PLASTER (19) · DOOR/WINDOW (14).
$57,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (48) |
| 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) | 161 HOLDING LTD |
| Head officer | SHIMON GREISMAN |
| Managing agent | SKYC MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,146,000 | $1,415,700 |
| 2026 | $3,035,000 | $1,365,750 |
| 2027 | $3,343,000 | $1,504,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 32/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 157 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 162 St — M4 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 160 St & Riverside Dr · 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.
657 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 |
311 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 81 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 SKYC MANAGEMENT — 29 buildings, 1,355 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B15 · C6 · D6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 317 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 118 | D |
| 2003 Gleason Avenue | BX | 80 | B |
| 955 Walton Avenue | BX | 68 | B |
| 1204 Shakespeare Avenue | BX | 67 | B |
| 1990 Creston Avenue | BX | 59 | B |
| 544 Academy Street | MN | 57 | B |
| 2188 Creston Avenue | BX | 54 | B |
| 1551 Sheridan Avenue | BX | 54 | C |
| 1153 Grand Concourse | BX | 52 | B |
| 3604 Olinville Avenue | BX | 49 | C |
| 657 West 161 Street | MN | 48 | D |
| 1174 Sheridan Avenue | BX | 48 | B |
| 671 West 162 Street | MN | 48 | D |
| 667 West 161 Street | MN | 47 | C |
| 2815 Grand Concourse | BX | 47 | D |
| 666 East 224 Street | BX | 46 | B |
| 1820 Morris Avenue | BX | 44 | B |
| 674 West 161 Street | MN | 43 | D |
| 1214 Shakespeare Avenue | BX | 43 | B |
| 1641 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 41 | A |
| 385 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 41 | B |
| 379 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 36 | B |
| 2005 Grand Avenue | BX | 30 | A |
| 901 East 217 Street | BX | 29 | C |
| 393 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 24 | C |
| 346 East 9 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 2246 Grand Concourse | BX | 21 | D |
| 157 West 228 Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 71 Post Avenue | MN | 20 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $527,705 on 2015-08-31 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-10 | Agreement $3,617,654 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 161 HOLDNG LTD. | $3,617,654 | |
| 2015-08-31 | Mortgage $527,706 — from 161 HOLDING LTD to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $527,706 | |
| 2015-08-31 | Agreement $4,000,000 — from 161 HOLDING LTD to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,000,000 | |
| 2012-04-09 | Mortgage $620,881 — from 161 HOLDING LTD. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $620,881 | |
| 2012-04-09 | Agreement $3,700,000 — from 161 HOLDING LTD. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,700,000 | |
| 2004-10-12 | M&CON $3,500,000 — from 161 HOLDING LTD. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $3,500,000 | |
| 2000-03-08 | Mortgage $1,252,562 — from 161 HOLDING LTD. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $1,252,562 | |
| 1992-03-04 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from 161 HOLDING LTD to CHASE MANHATTAN BANKNA | $2,000,000 | |
| 1988-04-11 | Mortgage $1,426,036 — from ZIEGELMAN, AARON INDV to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $1,426,036 | |
| 1985-07-11 | Mortgage $597,355 — from ROVAS, NIKOLAOS; LAGOS, ELEFTHERIOS to ATLANTIC BANK/NY | $597,355 | |
| 1983-03-18 | Mortgage $895,608 — from PLRIME REALTY CO. to FRIEDLAND, MELVIN; FRIEDLAND, LAWRENCE; FRIEDLAND, EVELYN | $895,608 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 0 | 3 | 222 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 390 | 0 | 7 | 400 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 341 | 0 | 12 | 358 |
| 2020 | 4 | 24 | 348 | 1 | 3 | 380 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 392 | 0 | 5 | 406 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 486 | 0 | 5 | 494 |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 | 350 | 0 | 3 | 361 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 504 | 0 | 4 | 514 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 311 | 0 | 9 | 327 |
| 2026 | 5 | 10 | 220 | 0 | 2 | 237 |
Every one of the 5,731 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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