1,328 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 543 311 service requests, 313 HPD complaints, 247 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 56% 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 17.4. In ZIP 10452, 28% of residential buildings hold an A and 24% 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 | 38 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1979-06-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
148 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (99) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Water System (7) · APPLIANCE (6) · Illegal Parking (3) · Rodent (3).
$167,098 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1928) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (65) |
| 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) | PONT ELEVE ASSOCIATES, LP |
| Head officer | JOSEPH ZITOLO |
| Managing agent | LEMLE AND WOLFF INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,005,000 | $1,352,250 |
| 2026 | $3,208,000 | $1,443,600 |
| 2027 | $3,080,000 | $1,386,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 167 St — 4 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Ogden Av / W 168 St — Bx13 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | University Ave & W 168 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar. 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.
158 West 168 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 |
148 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 LEMLE & WOLFF, INC — 191 buildings, 6,389 units. Grades across the portfolio: A60 · B90 · C28 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 191 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $171,757 on 2002-11-18 (lender: Community Preservation Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-18 | Mortgage $171,758 — from PONT ELEVE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $171,758 | |
| 2002-11-18 | Mortgage $1,010,022 — from PONT ELEVE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $1,010,022 | |
| 1992-07-15 | Mortgage $3,110,000 — from PONT ELEVE ASSOCIATES to CHEMICAL CMMNTY DVLPINC | $3,110,000 | |
| 1992-07-15 | Mortgage $667,000 — from PONT ELEVE ASSOCIATES to CHEMICAL CMMNTY DVLPINC | $667,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 8 | 66 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 111 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 6 | 95 |
| 2022 | 11 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 5 | 99 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 44 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 79 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 69 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 67 |
Every one of the 1,328 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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