The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 65% 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 8.3. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and
13% 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 — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-06-04.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (4) · Noise (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Food Establishment (1).
Filed construction activity
$52,100 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 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (6)
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)
ZAMZAM REALTY INC
Head officer
MUHAMMAD L SHAHID
Managing agent
ZAMZAM REALTY INC
Last registered
2025-01-08
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
$700,800
$315,360
2026
$748,000
$336,600
2027
$789,000
$355,050
The city's market estimate has risen
13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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.
Getting around
Subway
135 St — 2 3 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 135 St — B C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 137 St — M7 M102 · 50 ft
Citi Bike
W 135 St & Lenox Terrace Pl · 650 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.
9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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: $1,254,821 on
2022-10-24 (lender: Connectone 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
2022-10-24
AL&R $2,340,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to CONNECTONE BANK
$2,340,000
2022-10-24
Mortgage $1,254,822 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to CONNECTONE BANK
$1,254,822
2022-10-24
Agreement $2,340,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to CONNECTONE BANK
$2,340,000
2015-03-18
AL&R $700,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$700,000
2015-03-18
Mortgage $700,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$700,000
2015-02-27
Mortgage $2,300,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$2,300,000
2015-02-27
AL&R $2,300,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
$2,300,000
2013-09-06
AL&R $2,282,500 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to THE RAMA FUND, LLC
$2,282,500
2013-09-06
Mortgage $2,282,500 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to THE RAMA FUND, LLC
$2,282,500
2013-05-02
Deed $280,019 — from 525 LENOX CORP. to ZAM ZAM REALTY INC.
$280,019
2010-09-08
Mortgage $1,145,000 — from 523 LENOX CORP.; 260 LENOX CORP.; 210 EAST 116 CORP.; 2797 3RD AVENUE CORP.; 525 LENOX COR to ZAMZAM REALTY, INC.
$1,145,000
2010-09-03
Deed $275,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to 525 LENOX CORP.
$275,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
13
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
2
0
1
0
1
4
2018
1
0
1
0
2
4
2019
0
0
2
0
4
6
2020
1
1
1
0
1
4
2021
4
0
1
0
0
5
2022
1
0
1
7
1
10
2023
2
1
7
0
3
13
2024
1
0
1
0
3
5
2025
0
0
8
0
3
11
2026
2
0
3
0
3
8
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HPD 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
2026-03-22
311: Noise - House of Worship — Loud Talking
2026-02-20
Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025-11-17
HPD 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
2026-04-29HPD 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
2026-03-22311: Noise - House of Worship — Loud Talking
2026-02-20Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025
2025-11-17HPD 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
2025-11-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-09-26311: Encampment — N/A
2025-09-26311: Homeless Person Assistance — Chronic
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
2025-05-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-11-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-05Restaurant inspection: DUNKIN — grade A
2024-02-20311: Noise - House of Worship — Loud Talking
2023-03-19311: Noise - House of Worship — Loud Music/Party
2022
2022-10-24TL&R — from CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to ZAMZAM REALTY, INC
2022-10-24AL&R $2,340,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to CONNECTONE BANK$2,340,000
2022-10-24TL&R — from CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to ZAMZAM REALTY, INC
2022-10-24Mortgage assigned — from CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to CONNECTONE BANK
2022-10-24Mortgage assigned — from CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to CONNECTONE BANK
2022-10-24Mortgage $1,254,822 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to CONNECTONE BANK$1,254,822
2022-10-24Agreement $2,340,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to CONNECTONE BANK$2,340,000
2022-09-29Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2022-07-24311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-05-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-21Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-12-15Job filed: PROPOSED RENOVATION AT AN EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT AT THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$6,000
2021-12-15Job filed: RENOVATION OF EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$46,100
2016-03-10311: Homeless Person Assistance — Status Call
2015
2015-12-28311: Food Poisoning — 3 or More
2015-11-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-07-27311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015-03-18AL&R $700,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$700,000
2015-03-18Mortgage $700,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$700,000
2015-02-27Mortgage $2,300,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$2,300,000
2015-02-27AL&R $2,300,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK$2,300,000
2015-01-16311: Food Poisoning — 1 or 2
2014
2014-12-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-07-21FDNY inspection (STRUC_INT)
2014-03-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-03-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-01-30TL&R — from RAMA FUND LLC
2014-01-30Mortgage satisfied — from RAMA FUND LLC to ZAMZAM REALTY INC A NEW YORK CORPORATION
2013
2013-09-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-09-06AL&R $2,282,500 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to THE RAMA FUND, LLC$2,282,500
2013-09-06Mortgage $2,282,500 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to THE RAMA FUND, LLC$2,282,500
2013-06-27311: Construction — Re-Inspect - Rslve Objections
2013-05-10Mortgage satisfied — from 525 LENOX CORP.; 260 LENOX CORP.; 210 EAST 116 CORP.; 2797 3RD AVENUE CORP.; 523 LENOX COR to ZAMZAM REALTY, INC.
2013-05-02Deed $280,019 — from 525 LENOX CORP. to ZAM ZAM REALTY INC.$280,019
2013-02-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-02-08DOB complaint, category ?
2012
2012-12-14Job filed: FILING TO ADD BOILER WORK TYPE. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS USE OR OCCUPANCY.$14,000
2012-10-03ECB CLASS - 2 violation: MC401-5.2 EXHAUST VENT NOT TERMINATED AS PER CODE.NOTED:THE EXHAUST VENT FROM THE DUNKIN DONUTS STORE LOCATED ON TEH GROUND FLOOR
2012-06-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-03-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Vent/Exhaust - Illegal/Improper
2012-03-20DOB complaint, category ?
2012-03-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK DOES NOT CONFORM TO APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND/OR APPROVED AMENDMENTS. JOB #120233185 DATED 12.30.09. NOTED: 1) FRON$2,500
2012-02-29DOB complaint, category ?
2012-02-27DOB complaint, category ?
2011
2011-11-14Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2011-04-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-10-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-09-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Failure To Maintain
2010-09-09DOB complaint, category ?
2010-09-08Mortgage $1,145,000 — from 523 LENOX CORP.; 260 LENOX CORP.; 210 EAST 116 CORP.; 2797 3RD AVENUE CORP.; 525 LENOX COR to ZAMZAM REALTY, INC.$1,145,000
2010-09-08ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD ALL PERSON AND PROPERTY AFFECTED BY CONSTRUCTION OPERATION DEFECTS NOTED AT TIME OF INSP PIPE SCAFFOLD ERECTE$1,200
2010-09-03Deed $275,000 — from ZAMZAM REALTY, INC. to 525 LENOX CORP.$275,000
2010-08-20Permit AL — ISSUED
2010-08-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-07-17311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010-06-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-06-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2010-04-20Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD.NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2010-04-20Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER
2010-04-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-03-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-02-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-01-15Permit SG — ISSUED
2009
2009-12-31Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-12-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-12-30Job filed: REMOVE INTERIOR PARTITION, FINISHES, CEILING. INSTALL TEMPORARY FENCE AND MOD IFICATION OF EXISTING STOREFRONT. INSTALL NEW PARTITION, FINISHES, CEI$76,300
2009-10-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-08-21Job filed: REPAIR EXISTING BUILDING FRONT FACADE, INSTALL STUCO AND REPLACE EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER DRAWINGS HEREWITH FILED. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS USE, OR$37,000
2009-08-21Job filed: REPAIR EXISTING BUILDING FRONT FACADE, INSTALL STUCO AND REPLACE EXISTING SPRINKLER SYSTEM AS PER DRAWINGS HEREWITH FILED. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS USE, OR$37,000
2009-07-16Permit AL — ISSUED
2009-04-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-03-16DOB complaint, category ?
2009-03-09ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROVED/ACCEPTED PLANS AT JOB SITE AT TIME OF INSPNO PLANS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION FOR SIDEWALK SHED UNDE$2,500
2009-03-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: NO RECORD OF DAILY INSPECTION OF SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD PERFORMED AT SITE.NOTED: NO RECORDS ON SITE FOR INSPECTION. REMEDY: MAINTAIN D$12,000
2009-03-07DOB violation C:
2009-03-07DOB violation C: MATTERS NOT PROVIDED FOR: DUE TO C OF O SIDEWALK SHED. SECTION OF SHED COLLAPSED ONTO CANOPY
2009-02-14DOB complaint, category ?
2009-02-07ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SIDEWALK SHED THE UNDERSIDE OF SHED SHALL BE LIGHTED AT ALL TIME. NOTED: INOPERABLE LIGHTS UNDER SHED AT TIME $2,400
2008
2008-11-14DOB complaint, category ?
2008-08-25Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-08-22Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-08-21Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVYDDUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. LI
2008-07-28Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-06-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2004
2004-05-13Deed — from SHAHID, MUHAMMAD L to ZAMZAM REALTY INC
2003
2003-12-03Job filed: THIS APPLICATION IS FOR A NEW C OF O, AND THE LEGALIZATION OF EXISTING PARTITIONS, STEEL STAIR CASE, PLUMBING AND FIXTURES.$25,000
2003-06-23ECB Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING NOTED DEFECT FACADE DEFECTIVE W/ LOOSE BROKEN DETACHED CRACKED MASONNRY BRICKWORK IN CHANGER$800
2003-04-21DOB complaint, category ?
2003-04-14ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. WORK NOTED INSTALLED NEW STEEL STAIES FROM FIRST THRU FIFTH FLOORS AT EACH ERECTING FULL HEIGHT PARTITION W$500
2003-04-10DOB complaint, category ?
2003-04-10DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-10-19Deed — from 525 J S REALTY CORP. to SHAHID, MUHAMMAD L.
2001-10-19Mortgage satisfied — from OLIFF, FLORENCE LOUISE to CHEMICAL BANK
1999
1999-04-13Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-07-28DOB violation ES:
1988
1988-08-31Deed — from SINGLETON, JOHN W. to 525 J S REALTY CORP
1985
1985-06-06Deed — from OLIFF,FLORENCE ETALDEF; COHEN, BONNIE R. REF to SINGLETON, JOHN
1983
1983-07-26Mortgage assigned — from CHEMICAL BANK to SINGLETON, JOHN
1977
1977-08-31Mortgage — from CLIFF, FLORENCE L to CHEMICAL BANK
1975
1975-09-25Mortgage — from OLIFF, FLORENCE L to BERKOWITZ, LAURA; KEBLANG, EDITH M; BERKOWITZ, WALTER DTR
1971
1971-06-17Mortgage — from OLIFF, FLORENCE LOUISE to LEBLANG, ALFRED M TR; BERKOWITZ, PHILIP TR; I LEBLANG SON PR TRETAL; MC MANUS, THOMAS H TR
1966
1966-10-14Mortgage — from OLIFF, FLORENCE L to BERKOWITZ, SABINA; BAUMGARTEN, ALBERT