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157 West 228 Street

497Records
15City systems
10Open violations
139.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10463 · Neighborhood: Kingsbridge-Marble Hill
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497 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 189 311 service requests, 134 HPD complaints, 110 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10463
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP
BBL1022150195
BIN1064540

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 139.9. In ZIP 10463, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1988-09-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

64 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 13 · winter 2025–26: 47). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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13
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47
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

66 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (30) · Noise (11) · ELECTRIC (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP
Head officerSHIMON GREISMAN
Managing agentSKYC MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-06

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,009,000 $454,050
2026$1,110,000 $499,500
2027$1,045,000 $470,250

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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.

Getting around

SubwayMarble Hill-225 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Kingsbridge Av / W 230 St — Bx7 Bx20 · 450 ft
Citi BikeMarble Hill Ave & W 227 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. X037 - Multiple Intelligence School
Middle: In-Tech Academy (M.S. / High School 368). 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.

Report a problem to 311

157 West 228 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

66 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 30 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SKYC MANAGEMENT — 29 buildings, 1,355 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B15 · C6 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
317 Edgecombe Avenue MN118 D
2003 Gleason Avenue BX80 B
955 Walton Avenue BX68 B
1204 Shakespeare Avenue BX67 B
1990 Creston Avenue BX59 B
544 Academy Street MN57 B
2188 Creston Avenue BX54 B
1551 Sheridan Avenue BX54 C
1153 Grand Concourse BX52 B
3604 Olinville Avenue BX49 C
657 West 161 Street MN48 D
1174 Sheridan Avenue BX48 B
671 West 162 Street MN48 D
667 West 161 Street MN47 C
2815 Grand Concourse BX47 D
666 East 224 Street BX46 B
1820 Morris Avenue BX44 B
674 West 161 Street MN43 D
1214 Shakespeare Avenue BX43 B
1641 St Nicholas Avenue MN41 A
385 Edgecombe Avenue MN41 B
379 Edgecombe Avenue MN36 B
2005 Grand Avenue BX30 A
901 East 217 Street BX29 C
393 Edgecombe Avenue MN24 C
346 East 9 Street MN21 B
2246 Grand Concourse BX21 D
157 West 228 Street MN20 C
71 Post Avenue MN20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $337,912 on 2015-09-10 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-07-28Agreement $813,972 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP. $813,972
2015-09-10Agreement $900,000 — from ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $900,000
2015-09-10Mortgage $337,913 — from ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $337,913
2012-03-14Agreement $600,000 — from ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $600,000
2012-03-14Mortgage $216,583 — from ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $216,583
2004-10-12M&CON $435,000 — from ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $435,000
2001-12-28Mortgage $117,361 — from ABBY ASSOCIATES CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $117,361
1996-12-12Mortgage $250,000 — from ABBY ASSOCIATES CORPORATION to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $250,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201707029
20180130114
201906017
20200331135
20210240125
20220100212
20230350237
20240270229
20250590160
20261640166
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The full timeline

Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 447Ownership & money 25Health & systems 16

Every one of the 497 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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