602 West 157 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02134-0085BIN 1063254

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

012 active DOB violation(s)
021 open HPD violation(s)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 19 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 39 apartments.

2018 — 20 units registered2023 — 19

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1909

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade C — below average

ENERGY STAR score 69 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

118

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS A · NON-HAZARDOUSApt 2EIssued 2007-10-175+ YRS OLD

§ 300 M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND APPLICATION AND LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE TO THE LEGAL CONDITION EXISTING PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF SAID ALTERATION SUSPEND CEILING .. IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION AT SOUTHWEST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water43

Unsanitary Condition3

Door/Window2

Safety2

Plumbing1

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-01-31 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2026-01-23 · closed

Heat/Hot WaterEntire Building2025-12-20 · closed

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

1496

Noise reports · last 12 mo

125

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk840

Residential439

Unspecified92

Vehicle61

Commercial60

House of Worship4

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

329

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony116

Misdemeanor162

Violation51

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 8 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EGRADE-FAILURE TO POST ENERGY GRADE/SCORE NONE2021-04-29

FAILURE TO DISPLAY ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCORE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRADE AS PER ADCODE SEC. 28-309.12.3

ACTIVE · E-ELEVATOR ELEVATORREQUIRED2019-12-16

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2018-03-05Apt 6EEresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

No HPD housing-court cases on record for this building.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

157TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC

Head officer

KONSTANTINOS KAPELONIS

Managing agent

157TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

BoilersClass 22021-09-10$625 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2005-09-22 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2019-07-19 · $500,000

Mortgage2019-07-19$500,000

borrower 157TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK

Mortgage2019-07-19$1,574,554.79

borrower 157TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC · lender FIRST REPUBLIC BANK

Sale2005-09-22no recorded price

157TH STREET ASSOCIATES → 157TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC

Mortgage2005-09-22$2,339,344.23

borrower 157TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC · lender INDEPENDENCE CMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage1995-07-12$31,982.68

borrower 157TH STREET ASSOCIATES · lender COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale