479 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 122 311 service requests, 108 HPD housing violations, 101 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 113.8. In ZIP 10452, 28% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% 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 | 28 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2005-11-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 21).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · WATER LEAK (6) · Noise (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · PLUMBING (3).
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 (1919) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | SHERMAN CLUSTER HDFC |
| Head officer | LEONARD J SCHWARTZ |
| Managing agent | RENTAL & MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $879,000 | $395,550 |
| 2026 | $886,000 | $398,700 |
| 2027 | $863,000 | $388,350 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C · J51
| 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 | 167 St — B D · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 167 St — 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 165 St — Bx1 Bx2 BxM4 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Gerard Ave & E 165 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 114, 218. 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.
149 East 165 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 |
38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 RENTAL & MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES — 14 buildings, 548 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B5 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1130 Colgate Avenue | BX | 155 | C |
| 1060 Sherman Avenue | BX | 64 | C |
| 1890 Andrews Avenue South | BX | 58 | A |
| 1133 Boston Road | BX | 50 | D |
| 448 West 163 Street | MN | 40 | B |
| 1194 Sherman Avenue | BX | 37 | A |
| 1345 Teller Avenue | BX | 26 | B |
| 1320 Morris Avenue | BX | 26 | B |
| 200 East 166 Street | BX | 24 | B |
| 321 West 13 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 149 East 165 Street | BX | 20 | B |
| 2075 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 18 | A |
| 16 West 87 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 136 West 11 Street | MN | 3 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,787,891 on 2002-12-31 (lender: Sherman Associates,l.p.), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-11 | Deed $13,218,741 — from SHERMAN ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SHERMAN CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $13,218,741 | |
| 2021-06-30 | Sold for $13,218,741 | $13,218,741 | $660,937 |
| 2002-12-31 | Mortgage $12,787,891 — from NYC HPD to SHERMAN ASSOCIATES,L.P. | $12,787,891 | |
| 2002-12-31 | Mortgage $2,034,101 — from SHERMAN ASSOCIATES,L.P. to NYC HPD | $2,034,101 | |
| 1999-12-15 | Mortgage $957,448 — from BRONX HOUSING INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to BANK OF NEW YORK | $957,448 | |
| 1999-12-15 | Mortgage $957,448 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; BRONX HOUSING INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C. to BANK OF NEW YORK | $957,448 | |
| 1999-12-15 | Mortgage $9,176,013 — from BRONX HOUSING INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to BANK OF NEW YORK | $9,176,013 | |
| 1999-12-15 | Mortgage $8,437,363 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; BRONX HOUSING INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C. to BANK OF NEW YORK | $8,437,363 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2018 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 2019 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 25 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 42 |
| 2022 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 60 |
| 2023 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 21 |
| 2024 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 42 |
| 2025 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 72 |
Every one of the 479 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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