476 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 138 311 service requests, 115 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 78 rodent inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 37.3. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 12 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2025-04-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Illegal Parking (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · PLUMBING (1).
$8,731,332 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (17 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (25) |
| 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 owner(s) | SAM CITY MASTER LLC |
| Head officer | KARIM HUTSON |
| Managing agent | VPH MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,485,000 | $668,250 |
| 2026 | $1,576,000 | $709,200 |
| 2027 | $1,640,000 | $738,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: NYC HOUSING AUTH
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 145 St — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 135 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 142 St — M1 M7 M102 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 140 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet. 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.
144 West 141 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
17 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Managed by VPH MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC — 4 buildings, 55 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 144 West 141 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 137 West 138 Street | MN | 12 | C |
| 129 West 137 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 418 Lenox Avenue | MN | 8 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $13,835,623 on 2024-10-15 (lender: New York City Housing Authority), covering 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $4,961,138 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $4,961,138 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $63,567,000 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORTION | $63,567,000 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $63,567,000 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $63,567,000 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $1,375,162 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,375,162 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $1,295,439 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,295,439 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $1,220,339 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,220,339 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $1,149,592 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,149,592 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $1,082,947 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,082,947 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $1,085,678 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,085,678 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $1,022,738 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,022,738 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $963,446 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $963,446 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $907,593 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $907,593 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $854,977 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $854,977 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $805,411 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $805,411 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $758,719 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $758,719 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 25 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 15 | 67 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 42 |
| 2024 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 71 | 12 | 108 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 32 |
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 40 |
Every one of the 476 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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