1,117 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 335 HPD housing violations, 322 HPD complaints, 318 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 354.7. In ZIP 10455, 49% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% 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 | 50 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2011-03-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
102 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 32 · winter 2025–26: 58). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
58 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (45) · PLUMBING (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · GENERAL (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| 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) | SOBRO 522 REALTY, LLC |
| Head officer | JACOB SOLEIMANI |
| Managing agent | Monarch Management, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $528,000 | $237,600 |
| 2026 | $609,000 | $274,050 |
| 2027 | $626,000 | $281,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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.
| Subway | 3 Av-149 St — 2 5 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 149 St / Saint Ann's Av — Bx4 Bx19 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Brook Ave & E 148 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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 East 149 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 |
58 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 45 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 MONARCH MANAGEMENT, LLC — 9 buildings, 128 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C2 · D6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 429 Lenox Avenue | MN | 23 | B |
| 402 East 136 Street | BX | 20 | D |
| 317 East 150 Street | BX | 18 | C |
| 1881 Grand Concourse | BX | 18 | D |
| 553 Walton Avenue | BX | 14 | D |
| 522 East 149 Street | BX | 10 | D |
| 143 East 149 Street | BX | 9 | D |
| 206 Willis Avenue | BX | 8 | D |
| 222 Willis Avenue | BX | 8 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $106,568 on 2021-06-07 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-07 | Agreement $1,365,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to SOBRO 522 REALTY LLC | $1,365,000 | |
| 2021-06-07 | Mortgage $106,568 — from SOBRO 522 REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $106,568 | |
| 2016-01-27 | Agreement $1,380,000 — from SOBRO 522 REALTY, LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC | $1,380,000 | |
| 2016-01-27 | Mortgage $500,989 — from SOBRO 522 REALTY, LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC | $500,989 | |
| 2012-01-18 | Mortgage $950,000 — from SOBRO 522 REALTY LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $950,000 | |
| 2010-06-23 | Deed $670,791 — from MOSHE NEISS, ESQ., AS REFEREE to SOBRO 522 REALTY, LLC | $670,791 | |
| 2007-08-16 | Mortgage $375,000 — from SUNDAY REALTY INC. to MJA FINANCE | $375,000 | |
| 2007-08-16 | AL&R $375,000 — from SUNDAY REALTY INC. to MJA FINANCE | $375,000 | |
| 2002-09-04 | Mortgage $120,000 — from NIEVES, GUADALUPE to COLUMBUA CAPITAL CO. | $120,000 | |
| 1990-01-18 | Mortgage $80,000 — from NIEVES, GUADALUPE to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $80,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 60 |
| 2018 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2020 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 43 |
| 2022 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2023 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
| 2024 | 2 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 75 |
| 2025 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| 2026 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
Every one of the 1,117 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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