1,288 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 488 311 service requests, 355 HPD complaints, 331 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 293. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% 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 | 31 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2021-09-15. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
43 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 37). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
152 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (40) · HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · FLOORING/STAIRS (14) · GENERAL (13) · ELECTRIC (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (9).
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 (1913) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| 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) | NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HDFC |
| Head officer | SALVATORE DAVOLA |
| Managing agent | BANANA KELLY CIA INC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $704,000 | $316,800 |
| 2026 | $789,000 | $355,050 |
| 2027 | $678,000 | $305,100 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | 3 Av-149 St — 2 5 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Melrose Av / E 158 St — Bx41 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 158 St & Melrose Ave · 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.
421 East 157 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 |
152 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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 BANANA KELLY CIA INC. — 50 buildings, 1,285 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B19 · C16 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-23 | RPTT&RET $26,000 — from DAVILA, ANGELA; VELASQUEZ, ELI M to GOMEZ, LUIS GUILLERMO | $26,000 | |
| 2015-10-23 | RPTT&RET $26,000 — from ANDINO, MARGARITA to GOMEZ, MELISA J | $26,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 77 |
| 2018 | 0 | 103 | 4 | 2 | 109 |
| 2019 | 0 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 131 |
| 2020 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 1 | 115 |
| 2021 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| 2022 | 1 | 115 | 0 | 4 | 120 |
| 2023 | 2 | 141 | 0 | 6 | 149 |
| 2024 | 1 | 179 | 0 | 6 | 186 |
| 2025 | 0 | 126 | 1 | 2 | 129 |
| 2026 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 3 | 119 |
Every one of the 1,288 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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