157 West 87th Street, Manhattan

A three-family Upper West Side brownstone with long-term ownership and neighborhood air-quality and noise patterns.

An 1887 Upper West Side brownstone divided into just three residential apartments. Property transfers show stable ownership following a 2012 deed change, leaving virtually no filings against the townhouse itself while block-level patterns carry the details. Three things to know:

Indoor air quality calls logged nearby point to riser or venting drift. Within three blocks of the building, residents filed 14 indoor air quality complaints in the past 12 months, with the most recent call logged August 30, 2026. Odors and air issues in small rowhouses often trace back to shared risers, lower-level commercial venting, or HVAC crossovers.

Surrounding noise calls concentrate on interior pounding. Calls tied directly to this house are sparse, but within three blocks, neighbors logged 251 residential noise calls over the past 12 months. More than half — 142 calls — were for interior banging and pounding rather than street parties.

Block rodent signals remain active nearby. The surrounding three blocks logged 220 rodent calls in the past year, dominated by 90 reports of rodent signs and 83 rat sightings. Small multi-family townhouses rely on tight curb and cellar management to keep street pests outside.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 64 helicopter noise calls were filed within three blocks over the last year.
• 27 commercial noise complaints were logged within three blocks over the past 12 months.

157 West 87th Street is a 3-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1012180014). This building is associated with Jara, Muriel. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1887, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

Tenants have filed 1 HPD complaint about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.

What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:

• Heat/hot Water: 1 complaint

The most recent complaint on this building was filed February 12, 2023.

The building last changed hands on January 30, 2024, according to recorded deeds.

Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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