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521 West 158 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1021170050 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP12
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. 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 violations10 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2013-05-12.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Non (1) · Lead (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-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)521 158TH STREET LLC
Head officerMEI SIU
Managing agentIMPACT MANAGEMENT
Last registered2022-08-24

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,084,000 $125,040
2026$1,891,000 $113,460
2027$1,969,000 $118,140

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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

Subway157 St — 1 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
163 St-Amsterdam Av — C · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 158 St — M3 M100 M101 · 350 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 160 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 004 Duke Ellington
Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

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.

Report a problem to 311

521 West 158 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

7 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by IMPACT MGMT — 6 buildings, 87 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1125 Lorimer Street BK60 A
9 Argyle Road BK12 A
5 East 131 Street MN9 A
521 West 158 Street MN3 C
515 West 158 Street MN3 D
4097360153 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,300,000 on 2026-03-13 (lender: Oaktree Funding Corp). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-13Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 521 158TH STREET LLC to OAKTREE FUNDING CORP $1,300,000
2008-01-18Mortgage $450,000 — from SIU, MEI-KAT to CITIBANK, N.A., $450,000
2007-09-28Mortgage $645,300 — from SUI, MEIKAT to MERS $645,300
2007-03-09Mortgage $324,000 — from SIU, MEI-KAT to NATIONAL CITY BANK $324,000
2006-07-28Deed $405,000 — from DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY to SIU, MEI-KAT $405,000
2006-06-21Deed $676,146 — from SICA, ESQ., AS REFEREE, ALFRED F to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY $676,146
2004-11-19Deed $335,000 — from NAZAR, ROSA M; THE ESTATE OF CARLOS A. GOMEZ; ARNOLD GONZALEZ AS EXECUTOR to PARKSIDE REALTY INVESTMENTS LLC $335,000
2004-05-06Mortgage $598,800 — from AZILLE, ASHTON to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $598,800
2004-05-06Deed $748,500 — from PARKSIDE REALTY INVESTMENT, LLC to AZILLE, ASHTON $748,500
2003-12-10Deed $749,000 — from PARKSIDE REALTY INVESTMENT, LLC to DVORAK, MICHELE $749,000
2003-12-10Mortgage $413,100 — from DVORAK, MICHELE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $413,100
1989-11-24Mortgage $18,000 — from NAZAR, ROSA M.; GOMEZ, CARLOS A. to FINEBROOK CORP $18,000
1989-11-20Mortgage $65,000 — from NAZAR, ROSA M.; GOMEZ, CARLOS A. to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBK $65,000
1987-04-22Mortgage $60,000 — from WILLIAMS, LINDA to FINBROOK CORP. $60,000
1983-12-28Mortgage $37,800 — from WILLIAMS, LINDA L. to DIME SAVINGS BANK/NY $37,800

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705016
201812014
201902002
202015208
202102002
202202013
202302013
202404015
202502013
2026063110
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The last 12 months — 12 records

DateRecord
2026-07-10311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2026-06-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-25311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Trespassing
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
2026-03-27Mortgage satisfied — from SIU, MEI-KAT to CITIBANK
2026-03-26Mortgage satisfied — from SIU, MEIKAT to CITIMORTGAGE, INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2026-03-13Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 521 158TH STREET LLC to OAKTREE FUNDING CORP
2026-03-10311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2026-03-05311: Dirty Condition — Dog Waste
2026-03-05311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2025-11-28Rodent inspection: Passed
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

The full timeline

2026
2026-07-10311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2026-06-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-25311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Trespassing
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
2026-03-27Mortgage satisfied — from SIU, MEI-KAT to CITIBANK
2026-03-26Mortgage satisfied — from SIU, MEIKAT to CITIMORTGAGE, INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2026-03-13Mortgage $1,300,000 — from 521 158TH STREET LLC to OAKTREE FUNDING CORP$1,300,000
2026-03-10311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2026-03-05311: Dirty Condition — Dog Waste
2026-03-05311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2025
2025-11-28Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2025-06-04HPD 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
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
2024-10-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-02HPD 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
2024-03-11311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2024-02-04311: Dirty Condition — Dog Waste
2023
2023-12-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-11-15HPD 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
2023-03-16HPD 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
2022-06-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-16HPD 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
2022-02-16HPD 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
2021-04-02HPD 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
2021-04-02HPD 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
2020
2020-11-09Deed — from SIU, MEI-KAT to 521 158TH STREET LLC
2020-11-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-23311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2020-10-23311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2020-10-23DOB complaint, category ?
2020-09-30Deed transfer (nominal price)
2020-08-23311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2020-08-10311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2019
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
2019-08-15311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018
2018-10-10HPD 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
2018-08-23311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Illegal Hotel Rooms In Residential Building
2018-08-23DOB complaint, category ?
2018-02-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-09HPD 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
2017-09-05311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2017-07-19311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2017-06-30311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2017-06-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-12311: Water System — Hydrant Locking Device Request (Use Comments) (WC5)
2016
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
2016-10-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-07-22311: Water System — Hydrant Defective (WC2)
2016-07-06311: Water System — Hydrant Running (WC3)
2016-03-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-02HPD 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
2015-08-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-05-20311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014
2014-12-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-10-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-10-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2014-06-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-11-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-05-12HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2012
2012-10-17311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-10-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-06-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-06-09311: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION — WINDOW GUARDS
2012-06-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOW GUARDS
2012-04-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2011
2011-10-24311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2011-07-30311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2011-07-25311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2011-07-21311: Water System — Fire Hydrant Emergency (FHE)
2011-03-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-02-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-01-18Mortgage $450,000 — from SIU, MEI-KAT to CITIBANK, N.A.,$450,000
2007
2007-09-28Mortgage $645,300 — from SUI, MEIKAT to MERS$645,300
2007-09-19Mortgage satisfied — from SIU, MEI-KAT to NATIONAL CITY BANK
2007-07-19DOB complaint, category ?
2007-04-30Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-03-09Mortgage $324,000 — from SIU, MEI-KAT to NATIONAL CITY BANK$324,000
2007-01-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2007-01-11DOB violation C:
2007-01-10DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-12-06Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-12-01Job filed: CONVERT TWO FAMILIES HOUSE INTO THREE FAMILIES HOUSE. ERECT MINOR WALL PARTITION AND RELOCATE PLUMBING FIXTURES. OBTAIN NEW C. OF O.$35,000
2006-12-01Job filed: CONVERT TWO FAMILIES HOUSE INTO THREE FAMILIES HOUSE. ERECT MINOR WALL PARTITION AND RELOCATE PLUMBING FIXTURES. OBTAIN NEW C. OF O.$35,000
2006-11-13Permit AL — ISSUED
2006-11-06Job filed: A3$20,000
2006-07-28PAT — from DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC
2006-07-28Deed $405,000 — from DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY to SIU, MEI-KAT$405,000
2006-06-21Deed $676,146 — from SICA, ESQ., AS REFEREE, ALFRED F to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY$676,146
2006-03-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2006-02-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2006-02-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CERAMIC-TILE
2006-02-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2006-02-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2006-02-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2006-02-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CERAMIC-TILE
2006-02-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — LOCKS
2006-02-09Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2006-02-09Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-02-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2006-02-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2006-02-09Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-02-06Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: NONCONST — SMOKE DETECTOR
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CERAMIC-TILE
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CERAMIC-TILE
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — BELL-BUZZER/INTERCOM
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2006-01-22Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2005
2005-09-08Deed — from AZILLE, ASHTON to LLC, JT JAMAICA EQUITIES
2005-05-03DOB complaint, category ?
2005-05-03DOB violation C:
2005-04-19Mortgage assigned — from AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF AR; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONS SYSTEM to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
2004
2004-12-29Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-12-25DOB complaint, category ?
2004-11-19Deed $335,000 — from NAZAR, ROSA M; THE ESTATE OF CARLOS A. GOMEZ; ARNOLD GONZALEZ AS EXECUTOR to PARKSIDE REALTY INVESTMENTS LLC$335,000
2004-11-19PAT — from GONZALEZ, ARNOLD to QUAST ESQ., SUZANNE
2004-07-02Mortgage satisfied — from DVORAK, MICHELE to MERS AS NOMINEE FOR FLORIDA BANK, N.A.
2004-05-06Deed — from DVORAK, MICHELE to PARKSIDE REALTY INVESTMENT, LLC
2004-05-06Mortgage $598,800 — from AZILLE, ASHTON to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$598,800
2004-05-06Deed $748,500 — from PARKSIDE REALTY INVESTMENT, LLC to AZILLE, ASHTON$748,500
2004-05-06DOB complaint, category ?
2004-02-17Mortgage satisfied — from NAZAR, ROSA M; GOMEZ, CARLOS A to THE GREEN POINT SAVINGS BANK
2003
2003-12-10Deed $749,000 — from PARKSIDE REALTY INVESTMENT, LLC to DVORAK, MICHELE$749,000
2003-12-10Mortgage $413,100 — from DVORAK, MICHELE to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$413,100
2002
2002-03-27DOB complaint, category ?
1998
1998-01-27ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN EXTERIOR BUILDING WALL DEFECT IS NO FIRE PROOF PROTECTION FRONT FACADE WALL STH IN THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT FACAD$175
1997
1997-11-19DOB complaint, category ?
1997-07-10DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-12-05Mortgage satisfied — from GOMEZ, CARLOS A.; NAZAR, ROSA M. to FINBROOK CORP
1990
1990-04-02Mortgage satisfied — from WILLIAMS, LINDA L. to DIME SVGS BK, N.Y.
1989
1989-11-24Mortgage $18,000 — from NAZAR, ROSA M.; GOMEZ, CARLOS A. to FINEBROOK CORP$18,000
1989-11-20Mortgage $65,000 — from NAZAR, ROSA M.; GOMEZ, CARLOS A. to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBK$65,000
1989-11-20Mortgage satisfied — from WILLIAMS, LINDA to FINBROOK CORP
1989-11-20Deed — from WILLIAMS, LINDA to GOMEZ, CARLOS A.; NAZAR, ROSA M.
1988
1988-03-11Agreement — from FINBROOK CORP to WILLIAMS, LINDA
1987
1987-04-22Mortgage $60,000 — from WILLIAMS, LINDA to FINBROOK CORP.$60,000
1984
1984-01-03Deed — from MASSEY, ROBERT to HENRY, EDNA CAROL
1983
1983-12-28Deed — from HENRY, EDNA CAROL to WILLIAMS, LINDA
1983-12-28Mortgage $37,800 — from WILLIAMS, LINDA L. to DIME SAVINGS BANK/NY$37,800
1982
1982-02-25PAT — from MASSEY, ROBERT to PARKER, ROBERTA; HINTON, BLONDELL
1982-02-25Deed — from MASSEY, ROBERT to HENRY, EDNA CAROL
1971
1971-06-14Deed — from MASSEY, ROBERT to MASSEY, ANN; MASSEY, ROBERT

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