430 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 100 rodent inspections, 64 DOB violations, 51 ECB/OATH violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 61.3. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1999-01-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
25 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$15,662 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (15) · Water System (1).
$1,678,642 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | 138-152 WEST 143RD STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | GENEVIEVE OUTLAW |
| Managing agent | WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,183,000 | $1,882,350 |
| 2026 | $4,447,000 | $2,001,150 |
| 2027 | $4,230,000 | $1,903,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: HDFC SHELTER HOUSING · NFP-CONTEMPLATED USE
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 69/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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.
| Subway | 145 St — 3 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 143 St — M2 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 144 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 194 Countee Cullen. 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.
134 West 143 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 |
16 311 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.
Managed by WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. — 74 buildings, 1,080 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B23 · C25 · D12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,938,805 on 2022-08-05 (lender: Umb Bank, N.A.), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-05 | AL&R $6,032,816 — from 138-152 WEST 143RD STREET HOUSING DEV FU to UMB BANK, N.A. | $6,032,816 | |
| 2022-08-05 | AL&R $11,938,806 — from 138-152 WEST 143RD STREET HOUSING DEV FU to UMB BANK, N.A. | $11,938,806 | |
| 2022-08-05 | Mortgage $11,938,806 — from 138-152 WEST 143RD STREET HOUSING DEV FU to UMB BANK, N.A. | $11,938,806 | |
| 2022-08-05 | Mortgage $6,032,816 — from 138-152 WEST 143RD STREET HOUSING DEV FU to UMB BANK, N.A. | $6,032,816 | |
| 2009-08-04 | Agreement $2,767,298 — from 138-152 WEST 143RD STREET HOUSING DEVELO to THE CITYOF NEW YORK ACTING BY AND THROUG | $2,767,298 | |
| 2009-08-04 | Mortgage $1,383,649 — from 138-152 WEST 143RD STREET HOUSING DEVELO to THE CITYOF NEW YORK ACTING BY AND THROUG | $1,383,649 | |
| 2009-01-22 | Agreement $2,767,298 — from 138-152 WEST 143RD STREET HOUSING DEVEL. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $2,767,298 | |
| 2005-01-12 | Agreement $2,737,298 — from 138-152 WEST 143RD STREET HOUSING DEVELO to CITY OF NEW YORK DEPT OF HOUSING PRESERV | $2,737,298 | |
| 1991-12-31 | Mortgage $100,000 — from 138-152 WEST 143 STETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $100,000 | |
| 1986-01-16 | Mortgage $5,840,000 — from 138-152 W.143RD ST ETC. to CITY OF NEW YORK | $5,840,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 2018 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 2019 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 23 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 25 |
| 2022 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 44 |
| 2023 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 51 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 52 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 |
Every one of the 430 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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