A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 20. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and
14% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2016-03-21.
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
36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (30) · Food Establishment (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Graffiti (1).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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)
No
Six or more residential units (3)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)
TOWER 157, LLC
Head officer
ROBERT SEIDEN
Managing agent
ARKAR, INC
Last registered
2025-09-19
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
$769,600
$346,320
2026
$821,000
$369,450
2027
$985,000
$443,250
The city's market estimate has risen
28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Building systems
Heating fuel
NO2FUEL
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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 157 St — 1 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 158 St — M3 M100 M101 · 150 ft
Citi Bike
St Nicholas Ave & W 157 St · 250 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.
36 311 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: $3,088,041 on
2019-01-16 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 4 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
2019-01-16
Agreement $7,400,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$7,400,000
2019-01-16
AL&R $7,400,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$7,400,000
2019-01-16
Mortgage $3,088,042 — from TOWER157, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$3,088,042
2013-11-19
AL&R $4,850,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$4,850,000
2013-11-19
Mortgage $1,387,131 — from TOWER157, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$1,387,131
2013-11-19
Agreement $4,850,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$4,850,000
2009-01-30
M&CON $3,750,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$3,750,000
2009-01-30
AL&R $3,750,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
$3,750,000
2008-12-18
Deed $5,737,000 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to TOWER157, LLC
$5,737,000
2005-01-04
DEEDO $3,550,000 — from 1961 AMSTERDAM LLC to AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC
$3,550,000
2005-01-04
Agreement $2,662,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC
$2,662,500
2005-01-04
Mortgage $1,517,500 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
$1,517,500
2005-01-04
AL&R $2,662,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC
$2,662,500
2003-09-18
Mortgage $1,150,000 — from 1961 AMSTERDAM, LLC to HUDSON UNITED BANK
$1,150,000
2003-09-18
DEEDO $330,000 — from 1965 CORPORATION to 1961 AMSTERDAM LLC
$330,000
Ten-year activity
50250
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
30
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
2
2
2018
15
0
2
17
2019
4
4
2
10
2020
2
0
1
3
2021
10
0
1
11
2022
7
0
2
9
2023
9
0
2
11
2024
4
0
5
9
2025
27
0
3
30
2026
7
0
2
9
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2023-06-14City emergency repair (OMO): install hinges to make door self-closing at (vestibule). ensure the doors opens, self-closes and latches properly as per$334
2023-05-10HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2023-05-10HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2023-05-10HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT
2023-03-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-15HPD 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
2023-01-05Boiler inspection
2022
2022-06-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-05-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-03-10HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORT
2022-03-10HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 HMC: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCKING DEVICE AT DOOR AT ENTRANCE DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT
2022-03-10HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st
2022-03-10HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 4, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2022-03-10HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NO
2022-02-15HPD 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
2022-01-03Boiler inspection
2021
2021-09-16HPD class A: § 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER AT FRONT STAC
2021-09-15Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — DAMP SPOT
2021-09-15Tenant complaint: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2021-09-15Tenant complaint: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2021-09-15Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2021-04-01HPD 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
2021-01-06Boiler inspection — defects found
2020
2020-07-21311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2019-09-26HPD class A: § 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER BUILDING FRON
2019-01-16Agreement $7,400,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$7,400,000
2019-01-16AL&R $7,400,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$7,400,000
2019-01-16Boiler inspection
2019-01-16Mortgage assigned — from CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2019-01-16Mortgage $3,088,042 — from TOWER157, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$3,088,042
2018
2018-10-05HPD 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
2018-05-04HPD class A: § 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER AT WEST STACK
2018-05-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT SOUTH WALL AT VESTIBULE , 1st ST
2018-05-04HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
2018-05-04HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2018-05-04HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT SOUTH WALL AT VESTIBULE , 1st STORY
2018-05-04HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2018-05-04HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2016-04-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016-03-21HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2016-03-21HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 4, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2016-03-21HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2016-03-21HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE LOCATED AT APT 4, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH
2016-03-02311: Building/Use — Illegal Conversion Of Residential Building/Space
2016-03-02HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE THE CEILING AND WALLS FIRE RETARDAANT MATERIALS AT PUBLIC H
2016-03-02HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE HANDRAIL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY
2016-03-02HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR THAT IS MISSING LOCATED AT APT 4, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST
2016-03-02HPD class B: § 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES ... LOCATED AT APT 4, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2016-03-02HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). THAT IS MISSING LOCATED AT APT 4, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2016-03-02HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT THE CEILING AND WALLS AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2016-03-02HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXTENSION ELECTRICAL WIRES IN THE ENTIRE
2016-03-02HPD class B: § 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR
2016-03-02HPD class B: § 27-2077 ADM CODE DISCONTINUE THE ROOMING UNIT APARTMENT CONVERTED FROM CLASS A TO SRO CONTRARY TO C OF O. LOCATED AT APT 4, 3rd STORY, 1st
2016-03-02DOB complaint, category ?
2016-03-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OCCUPANCY CONTRARY TO THAT ALLOWED BY C OF O & DOB RECORDS CLASS 'A' APT CONVERTED INTO 4 SINGLE ROOM OCCUPIES. ALL ROOM HAVE LOCK$6,000
2016-02-29311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2016-02-29Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2016-02-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2015
2015-10-01HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-09-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-12-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-06-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-11-19AL&R $4,850,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$4,850,000
2013-11-19Mortgage assigned — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
2013-11-19Mortgage $1,387,131 — from TOWER157, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$1,387,131
2013-11-19Agreement $4,850,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION$4,850,000
2013-11-19TL&R — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2009-03-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-03-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-03-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-03-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2009-02-24DOB violation C:
2009-02-17DOB complaint, category ?
2009-01-30Mortgage assigned — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA
2009-01-30M&CON $3,750,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$3,750,000
2009-01-30AL&R $3,750,000 — from TOWER157, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA$3,750,000
2008
2008-12-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2008-12-18TL&R — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2008-12-18Deed $5,737,000 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to TOWER157, LLC$5,737,000
2008-11-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-10-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-10-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-10-06Permit EW — ISSUED
2006-10-02Job filed: INSTALL BOILER AND BURNER AND 2-275 GAL.FUEL OIL TANK NO CHANGES
2006-10-02Job filed: INSTALL BOILER AND BURNER AND 2-275 GAL.FUEL OIL TANK NO CHANGES
2006-08-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE HANDRAIL AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 2nd STORY
2006-08-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2006-08-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2006-08-21Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2006-08-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2006-05-23City emergency repair (OMO): public area: vestibule door: repair and reinstall loose vestibule metal door. door glass shall be intact when installed.$585
2005
2005-12-28HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AND ASSEMBLY AT DOOR TO VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2005-12-28HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3,
2005-12-28HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW LOWER SASH IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY,
2005-12-28HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW LOWER SASH IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY,
2005-12-28HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING AND WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM
2005-12-28HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ESCUTCHEON PLATE AT CEILING AT STEAM RISER IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st
2005-12-28HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE 17TH TREAD FROM BOTTOM UP AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 3rd STORY
2005-12-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — STAIRS
2005-12-27Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2005-12-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-12-27Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2005-03-19HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED DOULBE CYLINER LOCK IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 4FL, 4th STORY, 1st AP