The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.3. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and
14% 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
10 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1998-05-14.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (2) · Noise (2) · Water System (2) · Rodent (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Illegal Fireworks (1).
Filed construction activity
$256,000 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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1900)
Yes
Six or more residential units (24)
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)
524 WEST 152ND STREET HFDC; JEAN GEE
Head officer
DOROTHY BENNETT
Managing agent
VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-09-11
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
$1,034,000
$465,300
2026
$1,171,000
$526,950
2027
$1,232,000
$554,400
The city's market estimate has risen
19% 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 $241,797 a year
($16.03 per sq ft), operating expenses $113,583
($7.53 per sq ft), net operating income $128,214. These are the
city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance
charges.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUELB2
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.
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
155 St — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 157 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 152 St — M100 M101 · 400 ft
Citi Bike
Amsterdam Ave & W 152 St · 450 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.
12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE
2026-08-26
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-12
Job filed: FACADE REPAIR TO INCLUDE MASONRY REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT. NO CHANGES OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2026-07-11
311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2026-07-03
311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-07-03
311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-03-03
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-05
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-01-02
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-02
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-09-28Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 LBS PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER #33 OF THE $6,000
2026-08-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-12Job filed: FACADE REPAIR TO INCLUDE MASONRY REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT. NO CHANGES OF USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$250,000
2026-07-11311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2026-07-03311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-07-03311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2026-03-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-01-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-08-24311: PLUMBING — STEAM PIPE/RISER
2021-08-24311: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2021-08-24311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2021-08-24311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2021-08-24HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS PANE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH. IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 7, 2nd STORY, 2nd
2021-08-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 7,
2021-08-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 7,
2021-08-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER BALANCE AT LOWER WINDOW SASH . IN THE 5th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT
2021-08-24Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — OUTLET/SWITCH
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-10-25HPD 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
2016-10-27HPD 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
2010-07-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2010-07-15311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2010-07-06311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2010-05-25311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2010-05-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-04-09311: Dead Tree — Dead/Dying Tree
2010-02-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-10-21DOB complaint, category ?
2009-10-21DOB complaint, category ?
2005
2005-07-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2005-07-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2005-07-27Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2005-03-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-03-03Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2005-03-03Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2004
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-10-10HPD class B: SECTION 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS , IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAS
2003-10-10HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FRO
2003-10-10HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT
2003-10-06Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-08-25Deed — from NYC HPD to 524 WEST 152 STREETHOUSING DEVELOPMENT F
1998-05-14HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING AT NORTH PRIVATE HALL 6 STY S
1998-05-14HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT PEELING PAINT SOUTH ROOM CEILING 6 ST
1998-05-14HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING OF NORTHEAST ROOM 6 STY NORTH
1998-05-14HPD class C: SECTION 27-2013 ADM CODE REMOVE OR COVER IN A MANNER APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT THE PEELING LEAD PAINT CEILING NORTHWEST ROOM 6 STY NORTHEAS
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-01-16Permit PL — ISSUED
1996
1996-11-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
1996-10-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1995
1995-09-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-09-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-09-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-09-08Permit EW — ISSUED
1995-01-20Permit EW — ISSUED
1994
1994-08-31Permit EW — ISSUED
1994-08-31Permit PL — ISSUED
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1985
1985-07-31Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1983
1983-10-11Deed — from ALEXANDER, JOSEPH; ALEXANDER, MARDETTE to DESSASORE, JAMES; WHITE, LEON; WHITE, JESSIE
1982
1982-10-01Deed — from BROWN, LELIA; BROWN, LEILA to ALEXANDER, JOSEPH; ALEXANDER, MARDETTE
1982-10-01Mortgage satisfied — from BROWN, ALEXANDER & ANO to LAWRENCE, MORTIMER &ANO
1975
1975-11-21Mortgage — from BROWN, ALEXANDER; BROWN, LELIA to LAWRENCE, DAISY; LAWRENCE, MORTIMER
1975-11-21Deed — from MOR-DAY REALTY CORP to BROWN, ALEXANDER; BROWN, LELIA
1969
1969-06-26Agreement — from MOR DAY REALTY CORP to GLASSER, SAMUEL; KINGS COUNTY LAFAYETTE
1968
1968-01-17Mortgage assigned — from GLASSER, SAMUEL H EXEC to GLASSER, SAMUEL H; KINGS COUNTY LAFAYETTE