1,876 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 689 311 service requests, 652 HPD complaints, 334 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 135. In ZIP 10468, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 123 total — 38 class C (immediately hazardous), 64 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 1996-12-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
59 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 29 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$21,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
164 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (60) · HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · Illegal Parking (11) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · Elevator (6).
$167,931 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 (1928) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (31) |
| 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) | 197TH STREET APARTMENTS LLC |
| Head officer | John Baila |
| Managing agent | FRIEDMAN MGMT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-07-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,444,000 | $649,800 |
| 2026 | $1,461,000 | $657,450 |
| 2027 | $1,440,000 | $648,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 37/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
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 | Kingsbridge Rd — 4 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Marble Hill-225 St — 1 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Sedgwick Av / W 197 St — Bx3 BxM3 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Sedgwick Ave & W 195 St · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 340 Middle: The New School for Leadership and Journalism. 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.
150 West 197 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 |
164 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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 FRIEDMAN MANAGEMENT CORP — 95 buildings, 1,987 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B38 · C17 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 95 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $565,000 on 1996-11-01 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-05 | Agreement $288,726 — from 197TH ST. APARTMENTS LLC to FLUSHING BANK | $288,726 | |
| 2012-11-09 | Agreement $407,840 — from 197TH ST. APARTMENTS LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $407,840 | |
| 1996-11-01 | Mortgage $565,000 — from 197TH ST APARTMENTSLLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $565,000 | |
| 1986-04-07 | Mortgage $303,336 — from PREMINGER, MARLYS/D/B/A; ZACHARY REALTY COMPANY to GLOBE MORTGAGE COMPANY | $303,336 | |
| 1985-01-23 | Mortgage $79,024 — from PREMINGER, MARLYS/D/B/A; ZACHARY REALTY COMPANY to APLINE COMPANY | $79,024 | |
| 1983-11-10 | Mortgage $133,608 — from ALPINE COMPANY to 3C ASSOCIATES | $133,608 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 140 | 0 | 4 | 149 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 0 | 2 | 139 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 4 | 139 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 66 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 42 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 0 | 3 | 138 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 88 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 172 | 0 | 4 | 182 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 95 | 0 | 4 | 112 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 67 |
Every one of the 1,876 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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