984 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 449 311 service requests, 215 HPD complaints, 147 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 48. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% 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 | 97 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 43 class B, 45 class A. Oldest open since 1972-01-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
228 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 210 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$10,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
286 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (113) · Noise (36) · Homeless Person Assistance (21) · Illegal Parking (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · Dirty Condition (11).
$365,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1924) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (53) |
| 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) | VARMA COOPERATIVE HOMES, INC. |
| Head officer | RONALD STEWART |
| Managing agent | HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,272,000 | $1,022,400 |
| 2026 | $2,153,000 | $968,850 |
| 2027 | $2,427,000 | $1,092,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $593,231 a year ($13.39 per sq ft), operating expenses $255,191 ($5.76 per sq ft), net operating income $338,040. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO6FUEL |
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 | 161 St-Yankee Stadium — 4 B D · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 149 St-Hostos — 2 4 5 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: River Av / E 157 St — Bx13 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 157 St & River Ave · 600 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.
825 Walton Avenue
| 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 |
286 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 113 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 HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 74 buildings, 1,852 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B17 · C10 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2025-06-05 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | RPTT&RET $240,000 — from LI, KENG PUI; LI, XIAO LIAN; LI, ANDY XIAOYI to DUKE, MAUREEN; SCHMIDT, ANDREAS | $240,000 | |
| 2026-09-24 | Sold for $240,000 | $240,000 | $4,528 |
| 2026-08-04 | RPTT&RET $135,000 — from LI, SELSY to JAGELSKI, DANIELLE | $135,000 | |
| 2026-07-29 | Sold for $135,000 | $135,000 | $2,547 |
| 2025-07-29 | RPTT&RET $185,000 — from ZHOU, YOU to CASTILLO, JOGENE | $185,000 | |
| 2025-07-18 | Sold for $185,000 | $185,000 | $3,491 |
| 2025-06-05 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from VARMA CO-OPERATIVE HOMES, INCORPORATED; AKA VARMA CO-OPERATIVE HOMES, INC. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2024-10-07 | RPTT&RET $220,000 — from HARRELL, KENDALLE to COLLINS, BRANDON MICHAEL | $220,000 | |
| 2024-10-04 | Sold for $220,000 | $220,000 | $4,151 |
| 2024-08-16 | RPTT&RET $215,000 — from SALGADO, MAURICIO T; WELIK-SALGADO, CYNTHIA to YANG, SHU-FAN | $215,000 | |
| 2024-08-09 | Sold for $215,000 | $215,000 | $4,057 |
| 2024-06-20 | RPTT&RET $175,000 — from ELHADIDI, SAMEH to HOANG, CHAU | $175,000 | |
| 2024-06-14 | Sold for $175,000 | $175,000 | $3,302 |
| 2024-06-07 | RPTT&RET $174,000 — from DIAZ DE LEON, MARIO to MULLALY, BRIDGET TINA | $174,000 | |
| 2024-05-31 | Sold for $174,000 | $174,000 | $3,283 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 29 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 36 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 10 | 2 | 75 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 5 | 65 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 | 301 | 8 | 2 | 319 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 8 | 3 | 139 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 49 |
Every one of the 984 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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