A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 30.7. In ZIP 10032, 36% 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
6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1998-03-04.
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
53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (47) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · GENERAL (1) · PLUMBING (1).
Filed construction activity
$52,750 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (1 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 (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)
TOWER 157, LLC
Head officer
GILI HABERBERG
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
$557,600
$250,920
2026
$669,000
$301,050
2027
$803,000
$361,350
The city's market estimate has risen
44% 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 · 300 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.
53 311 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
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
2013-11-19
AL&R $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
Agreement $2,662,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC
$2,662,500
2005-01-04
AL&R $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
DEEDO $3,550,000 — from 1961 AMSTERDAM LLC to AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC
$3,550,000
2003-09-18
DEEDO $350,000 — from 1965 CORPORATION to 1961 AMSTERDAM LLC
$350,000
2003-09-18
Mortgage $1,150,000 — from 1961 AMSTERDAM, LLC to HUDSON UNITED BANK
$1,150,000
Ten-year activity
100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
59
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
3
0
0
0
3
6
2018
0
0
1
0
1
2
2019
0
1
0
4
3
8
2020
0
3
7
0
2
12
2021
0
0
6
0
2
8
2022
0
2
3
0
3
8
2023
0
0
25
0
3
28
2024
0
0
1
0
4
5
2025
0
0
10
0
3
13
2026
0
0
56
0
3
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HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STOR
2026-08-23
HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
2026-08-22
HPD class A: §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WIT
2026-08-22
HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT BAL
2026-08-23HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STOR
2026-08-23HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 4th STORY
2026-08-22HPD class A: §27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION WIT
2026-08-22HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT BAL
2023-09-15HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR LOOSE AND UNKEYED PLASTER IN THE BATHROOM
2023-09-15HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2023-09-15HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2023-09-15HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE SOUTH WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT A
2023-09-15HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC FLOOR TILES IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd
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
2022-05-13ECB CLASS - 2 violation: AS PER ONE NATIONAL COMBUSTION HOT WATER BOILER FOR LAUNDRY; EXPOSED ELECTRICAL, FRONT COVER MISSING ELECTRICAL WIRES LOOSE-COMBUS$3,125
2022-04-04HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE ... IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT
2022-02-07Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-01-03Boiler inspection
2022-01-03Boiler inspection
2021
2021-07-16311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2021-05-21HPD 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
2021-05-21HPD 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
2021-05-21HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF PADLOCKABLE SLIDEBOLT AT DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2nd STORY
2021-04-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2021-01-05Boiler inspection
2021-01-05Boiler inspection — defects found
2020
2020-09-12311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2020-05-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FOUND TO HAVE EXPOSED WIRING, HOLES ON WALLS AND CEILING AND COMBUSTIBLE STORAGE, REMOVE ALL COMBUSTIBLE STORAGE, PLACE COVERS ON $3,125
2020-05-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: BOILER NOT REGISTERED, PULL PERMIT AND BRING BOILER AND BOILER ROOM TO CURRENT CODE AND CALL FOR INSPECTION.$3,125
2020-04-20311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-19311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-04-10311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Social Distancing
2020-02-11Boiler inspection
2020-02-11Boiler inspection — defects found
2019
2019-08-07FDNY inspection (RISK)
2019-07-02Boiler inspection
2019-07-02Boiler inspection
2019-02-13Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2019-01-16Mortgage $3,088,042 — from TOWER157, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$3,088,042
2019-01-16Mortgage assigned — from CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
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
2018-02-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-09-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2017-08-28Job filed: MISC. RENOVATION IN 4TH FLOOR, APARTMENT 4R. WORK TO INCLUDE PLUMBING FIXTURES REPLACEMENT AND RELOCATION. NEW KITCHEN AND BATHROOM FINISHES. NO CHANG$52,750
2017-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-02Boiler inspection — defects found
2017-02-02Boiler inspection — defects found
2016
2016-10-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-10-05FDNY inspection (RISK)
2016-02-25Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2015-04-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Television
2007-09-17City emergency repair (OMO): as per rc # 20080000809 (eastern analyt.svc.,inc), perform total lead analysis of 06 dust wipe sample(s) via environment$36
2007-09-04City emergency repair (OMO): local law #1 violation : as per hpd's abatement requirement contracts and attached scope of work thoroughly remove all l$1,080
2007-02-14DOB complaint, category ?
2007-02-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-02-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2007-02-08Permit EW — ISSUED
2006
2006-10-10Job filed: INSTALL BOILER AND BURNER AND 2-275 GALLON FUEL OIL TANK. NO CHANGE IN U SE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.
2006-01-06ECB Non-Hazardous violation: B4A/16/32/38/50/50A/50B/50C/50D/50E/50F/50G. 50-BOILER ROOM DOOR MISSING. 50A-DEBRIS IN BOILER ROOM. 50B-BOTH PRESSURE CONTROLS PI$180
2006-01-06DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-12-30Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-08-31Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-08-22Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
2005-07-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-07-29Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-07-25Job filed: Establishment of commercial laundry with washers, dryers and hot water boiler. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$82,000
2005-06-25HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2F, 2n
2005-05-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
2005-05-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-05-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-04-21Job filed: LEGALIZE STEEL BEAM AND Q DECKING AT FIRST FLOOR REAR & 4x4 POSTS UNDER STAIR OF PUBLIC HALL. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY EGRESS.$30,000
2005-02-28ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT - WORK NOTED INSTALLED STRUCTURAL STEEL BEAMS AND METAL 1) -DECKING AT THE FIRST FLOOR REAR, INSTALLED A NEW
2005-02-28ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING - IN THAT BUILDING IS SHOWING SIGNS OF SETTLEMENT IN APT 2F AND 2R FLOOR IS SLOPPING APPROX 2 INCHES
2005-02-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-02-22DOB complaint, category ?
2005-02-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-02-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2005-02-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2005-02-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2005-02-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005-02-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005-02-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005-02-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-02-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-02-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-02-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-02-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2005-01-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2005-01-22Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-01-04TL&R — from HUDSON UNITED BANK
2005-01-04Mortgage assigned — from HUDSON UNITED BANK to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK
2005-01-04Agreement $2,662,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC$2,662,500
2005-01-04AL&R $2,662,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC$2,662,500
2005-01-04Mortgage $1,517,500 — from AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK$1,517,500
2005-01-04DEEDO $3,550,000 — from 1961 AMSTERDAM LLC to AMSTERDAM AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC$3,550,000
2004
2004-12-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-12-01Permit EW — ISSUED
2004-12-01Permit EQ — ISSUED
2004-11-19Job filed: Removal of miscellaneous non-loadbearing partition walls, lamination of exisiting perimeter walls, installation of new storefront, & erection of t$25,000
2004-11-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-11-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-11-05Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-02-13DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-09-18DEEDO $350,000 — from 1965 CORPORATION to 1961 AMSTERDAM LLC$350,000
2003-09-18Mortgage $1,150,000 — from 1961 AMSTERDAM, LLC to HUDSON UNITED BANK$1,150,000
2003-09-18AL&R — from 1961 AMSTERDAM, LLC to HUDSON UNITED BANK
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-09-23ECB Non-Hazardous violation: USE OR INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING MATERIALS OR EQUIPMENT WHICH DO NOT COMPLY WITH RS-16. REMEDY: REMOVE NON-COMPLYING MATERIAL OR EQ$200
1998
1998-03-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WINDOW CENTER ROOM 3 STY REAR APT 3R LOCATED AT APT 3R
1998-03-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR WALLS & CEILINGS THRU OUT 3 STY REAR APT 3
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1987
1987-02-03HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS ENTRANCE TO 3 STY FRONT APT.