2,383 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 752 HPD complaints, 690 HPD housing violations, 628 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 58.8. 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 | 74 total — 25 class C (immediately hazardous), 47 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2016-12-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
51 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 38 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
93 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (24) · Elevator (15) · Noise (11) · Illegal Parking (8) · PLUMBING (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (6).
$423,048 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1923) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (54) |
| 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) | ACQUISITION AMERICA VIII LLC |
| Head officer | RASIM RAMUSEVIC |
| Managing agent | EMPIRE MGMT AMERICA CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-02-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,107,000 | $2,748,150 |
| 2026 | $6,602,000 | $2,970,900 |
| 2027 | $6,594,000 | $2,967,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 51/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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 | 168 St — 1 A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Fort Washington Av / W 164 St — M4 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 163 St & Riverside Dr · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 128 Audubon 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.
652 West 163 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 |
93 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 24 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 EMPIRE MGMT AMERICA CORP — 8 buildings, 503 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 509 Cathedral Parkway | MN | 94 | A |
| 515 Cathedral Parkway | MN | 83 | B |
| 680 West End Avenue | MN | 63 | A |
| 603 West 140 Street | MN | 56 | B |
| 664 West 163 Street | MN | 54 | B |
| 652 West 163 Street | MN | 54 | B |
| 268 Cabrini Boulevard | MN | 53 | B |
| 517 West 113 Street | MN | 46 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $19,292,227 on 2024-01-25 (lender: Barclays Capital Real Estate INC), covering 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-25 | Mortgage $19,292,228 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA VII, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA XII, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA X, LLC; AC to BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC | $19,292,228 | |
| 2024-01-25 | Agreement $84,100,000 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA IX, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA VII, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA XI, LLC; AC to BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE INC | $84,100,000 | |
| 2018-05-23 | Agreement $13,510,000 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA VIII LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA IX, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $13,510,000 | |
| 2018-05-23 | Mortgage $2,106,922 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA IX, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA VIII LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,106,922 | |
| 2013-02-22 | Agreement $59,651,198 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA, XII, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA, VI, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA, VIII, LL to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $59,651,198 | |
| 2013-02-22 | Agreement $12,005,000 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA IX, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA VIII, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $12,005,000 | |
| 2013-02-22 | Agreement $12,500,000 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA IX, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA VIII, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $12,500,000 | |
| 2013-02-22 | Mortgage $495,000 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA VIII, LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA IX, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $495,000 | |
| 2010-07-22 | Agreement $60,280,082 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA XI LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA IX LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA VI LLC; ACQUIS to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $60,280,082 | |
| 2005-06-14 | Mortgage $66,270,000 — from AQUISITION AMERICA V LLC; AQUISITION AMERICA II LLC; AQUISITION AMERICA III LLC; AQUISITIO to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $66,270,000 | |
| 2003-06-04 | Mortgage $62,361,851 — from ACQUISITION AMERICA VIII LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA V LLC; ACQUISITION AMERICA II LLC; ACQUI to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $62,361,851 | |
| 1994-06-16 | Mortgage $2,602,284 — from BROMER, FLORENCE TRTE; SIMOWITZ, PHILIP L/W/T; SIMKOWITZ, ISIDORE B. TRTEE; CONGER, RICHAR to EAST NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK | $2,602,284 | |
| 1989-12-06 | Mortgage $981,079 — from SIMKOWITZ, ISIDORE BTR; KURRAS, HERBERT L. TR; SIMKOWITZ, PHILIP LWT; BROMER, FLORENCE TR to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS | $981,079 | |
| 1987-01-09 | Mortgage $1,150,000 — from KURRAS, HERBERT L TR; BROMER, FLORENCE TR; SIMKOWITZ, PHILIP LWT/; SIMKOWITZ, ISIDORE B. T to BAYSIDE FED S&L ASSN | $1,150,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 197 | 0 | 1 | 203 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 2 | 5 | 114 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 | 144 | 0 | 2 | 154 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 201 | 0 | 2 | 209 |
| 2022 | 1 | 10 | 159 | 0 | 3 | 173 |
| 2023 | 6 | 11 | 136 | 0 | 6 | 159 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 159 | 4 | 4 | 173 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 57 | 0 | 4 | 71 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
Every one of the 2,383 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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