A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 30.3. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and
2% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1985-12-21.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2
’23–24
2
’24–25
10
’25–26
3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Rodent (2) · Curb Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Street Light Condition (1).
Filed construction activity
$82,500 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1930)
Yes
Six or more residential units (20)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
157-161 WEST 105TH STREET HDFC
Head officer
YVROSE ARMAND
Managing agent
HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2025-07-09
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$2,419,000
$1,088,550
2026
$2,425,000
$1,091,250
2027
$2,548,000
$1,146,600
The city's market estimate has risen
5% 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 $492,222 a year
($27.56 per sq ft), operating expenses $209,141
($11.71 per sq ft), net operating income $283,081. These are the
city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance
charges.
Flood exposure
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
2018 (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.
Getting around
Subway
103 St — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 103 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 106 St / Amsterdam Av — M7 M116 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
W 104 St & Amsterdam Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $220,043 on
1991-07-24 (lender: City Of New York Hpd), 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
2024-08-05
RPTT&RET $525,000 — from MARIA GOMEZ, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF RAFAELA HERRERA to SAHD, MATTHEW; PHILLIPS, DAVID
$525,000
2024-07-30
Sold for $525,000
$525,000
$26,250
2021-06-10
RPTT&RET $520,000 — from BOLLE, CORNELIS; NELSON, KATHLEEN to BERNSTEIN, LEORA
$520,000
2021-05-14
Sold for $520,000
$520,000
$26,000
2015-03-17
RPTT&RET $399,000 — from FOSTER, URSULA to SZOKARSKI, LECH M; NELSEN, DEBRA J
$399,000
2012-07-18
RPTT&RET $235,000 — from FRASER, JUANITA to TURJEMAN, RAVIT
$235,000
2010-07-01
RPTT $350,000 — from FOESTE, AARON to CASEY, SARA E
$350,000
2008-12-22
RPTT&RET $350,000 — from BAPTISTE, ADELINE to ACOSTA, ISADORA; SEBASTIAN, MIGUEL
$350,000
2005-08-15
RPTT&RET $345,000 — from 157-161 WEST 105TH STREET HOUSING DEVELO to CAMPBELL, MARVIA
$345,000
1991-07-24
Mortgage $220,043 — from 157-161 WEST 105TH ETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
$220,043
1990-01-05
Mortgage $100,000 — from 157-161 W. 105TH STETAL to CITIBANK, N.A.
$100,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
22
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
0
3
3
2018
0
0
3
0
1
4
2019
0
0
1
0
1
2
2020
0
2
4
0
0
6
2021
0
0
9
2
0
11
2022
0
0
10
1
1
12
2023
0
4
4
1
2
11
2024
4
1
13
2
2
22
2025
0
1
17
0
3
21
2026
0
0
6
0
0
6
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Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-22
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-22
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-22
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-22
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-22
HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM
2025-12-22
HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2ER, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT
2025-12-19
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-19
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-14
DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-10-29
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
The full timeline
2026
2026-09-29311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2026-01-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025
2025-12-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-22HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT BOILER ROOM
2025-12-22HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2ER, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT
2025-12-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-06-04HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-12-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2024-12-18Job filed: Interior renovation to Apt 3EF; modification to interior non-load bearing partitions, and new interior finishes as per plans. No change to use, egress$41,250
2024-11-29Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-11-22HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-10-07Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2024-09-25Job filed: Interior renovation to Apt 3EF; modification to interior non-load bearing partitions, and new interior finishes as per plans. No change to use, egress$41,250
2024-08-05RPTT&RET $525,000 — from MARIA GOMEZ, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF RAFAELA HERRERA to SAHD, MATTHEW; PHILLIPS, DAVID$525,000
2024-08-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-07-30Sold for $525,000$525,000
2024-03-12City emergency repair (HWO): $25
2024-02-24HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE DEVICE PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING SELF-CLOSING KICKSTAND DOORSTOP INSTALLED AT THE BUILDING ENTRANCE , 1st S
2024-02-22311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-22Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-01-01Bedbug filing: 3 infested units
2023
2023-11-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-11-23HPD class A: § 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKIN
2011-11-18311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-11-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-09-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-01-08311: HEATING — HEAT
2011-01-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2010
2010-11-10311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2010-09-30Mortgage satisfied — from 157-161 WEST 105TH STREET HOUSING DEVELO to CITIBANK, N.A.
2010-08-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-07-01RPTT $350,000 — from FOESTE, AARON to CASEY, SARA E$350,000
2010-04-01RPTT&RET — from CORDOVA, ANGEL to CORDOVA , ANGELA R
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-12-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-12-22RPTT&RET $350,000 — from BAPTISTE, ADELINE to ACOSTA, ISADORA; SEBASTIAN, MIGUEL$350,000
2008-11-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-04Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2007
2007-02-07Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-02-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-11-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-08-15RPTT&RET $345,000 — from 157-161 WEST 105TH STREET HOUSING DEVELO to CAMPBELL, MARVIA$345,000
2004
2004-03-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1999
1999-05-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE FLOOR OF BULKHEAD LANDING TO ROOF.
1999-05-19HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING NEWEL POST CAPS AT 5 STY AND AT LANDING TO ROOF.
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-10-15Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-10-15Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-07-24Mortgage $220,043 — from 157-161 WEST 105TH ETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD$220,043
1990
1990-01-05Mortgage $100,000 — from 157-161 W. 105TH STETAL to CITIBANK, N.A.$100,000
1989
1989-08-09HPD class B: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE BULKHEAD TO ROOF.
1989-08-09HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF METAL EYE FOR PADLOCK ON BULKHEAD DOOR.
1988
1988-05-12HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 1ST STY EAST APT 1EF. LOCATED AT APT 1EF
1988-05-12HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK INSTALLED AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO 9TH STY NO
1988-05-12HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ILLEGAL SCISSOR GATE AT KITCHEN DOOR TO REAR FIRE ESCAPE 1ST STY NORTH APT
1988-05-12HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK ENTRANCE DOOR 4TH STY SOUTHEAST APT 4EF.
1988-05-12HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYP
1988-05-12HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYP
1988-05-12HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYP
1988-05-12HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYP
1988-05-12HPD class C: D26-16.01 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS FROM WATER CLOSET CELLAR STY FRONT WEST APT AT BATHROOM ER1.
1988-05-12HPD class C: D26-16.01 ADM CODE REMOVE ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIR ALL DEFECTS IN WASTELINE CELLAR STY FRONT WEST APT AT BATHROOM WASHBASIN AND BATHTUB E
1988-05-12HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES ALL STYS AT REAR.
1988-05-12HPD class A: § 27-2014 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. SCRAPE AND REMOVE RUST SCALES AND PAINT WITH 2 COATS OF PAINT ALL STYS ALL PARTS BALCONI
1988-05-12HPD class B: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ENTRANCE 2 STY SOUTHEAST APT 2EF. L
1988-05-12HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT ENTRANCE DOOR TO 1ST STY FRONT EAST A
1988-05-12HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PADLOCKABLE SLIDE BOLT DEVICE BULKHEAD DOOR TO ROOF.
1988-01-25HPD class C: D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS CELLAR AT CENTER.
1988-01-25HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYP
1988-01-25HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CONCEALED WATER LEAK CLG OF BATHROOM 4 STY FRONT EAST APT 4EF. LOCATED AT APT 4EF
1988-01-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR KITCHEN THROUGHOUT 2ND STY SOUTHWEST APT 2FW. ,
1988-01-25HPD class C: SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS 2ND STY SOUTHWEST APT 2FW. , SECTION '' ''
1988-01-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS AND CEILINGS KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 2N
1988-01-25HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE FIRE EGRESS DEFECTIVE. REMOVE OBSTRUCTING BARS OR UNLAWFUL GATES FROM WINDOW TO FIRE ESCAPE OR PROVIDE APPROVED TYP
1985
1985-12-21HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING NORTH ROOM AT STEAM RISER 1ST WEST
1985-12-21HPD class C: D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS 1 STY WEST APT 1WF. , SECTION '' ''
1984
1984-06-14Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK to 157-161 W. 105 ST HDFC
1982
1982-08-09VAC — from CITY OF NEW YORK to IN REM TAX FORECLOSURE
1979
1979-12-19Mortgage assigned — from LOEB, HENRY to LASKY, ARMAND; RINDNER, JEROME
1978
1978-05-25Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1978-05-25Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY; COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE NY to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1978-02-16Mortgage assigned — from COHEN, CHARLES; COHEN, JOSEPH; COHEN, ANNIE N; COHEN, JEFFREY to LOEB, HENRY A
1977
1977-08-30Mortgage assigned — from AUBURN SAVINGS BANK to LOEB, HENRY A
1976
1976-08-17Mortgage — from 157-161 PROPERTIES INC to COHEN, JOSEPH; COHEN, CHARLES; COHEN, ANNIE N; COHEN, JEFFREY
1976-08-12Deed — from COHEN, ANNIE N; COHEN, JOSEPH; COHEN, CHARLES; COHEN, JEFFREY to 157-161 PROPERTIES INC
1976-03-08Deed — from COHEN, JOSEPH to COHEN, JEFFREY
1976-02-05Deed — from GARBARINI, STEPHEN A; ASHLEY-LISA CORP ETAL to COHEN, JOSEPH; COHEN, ANNIE N; COHEN, CHARLES
1970
1970-06-09Mortgage — from ASHLEY-LISA CORP to COHEN, CHARLES; COHEN, JOSEPH; COHEN, ANNIE W
1970-06-09Deed — from COHEN, CHARLES; COHEN, ANNIE W; COHEN, JOSEPH to ASHLEY-LISA CORP
1966
1966-04-07Deed — from COHEN, CHARLES to COHEN, ANNIE N