558 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 150 311 service requests, 148 HPD complaints, 107 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 116.7. 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 — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · GENERAL (5) · Rodent (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · PLUMBING (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).
$135,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| 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) | West 144 Owner LLC |
| Head officer | Rick Gropper |
| Managing agent | Dolphin Property Services, LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-05-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,787,000 | $1,254,150 |
| 2026 | $3,106,000 | $1,397,700 |
| 2027 | $3,321,000 | $1,494,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| 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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 145 St — M1 M7 M102 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 144 St · 300 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.
106 West 144 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 |
35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 79 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,245,200 on 2023-07-07 (lender: Walker & Dunlop, LLC), covering 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-07 | Mortgage $20,245,200 — from WEST 144 OWNER LLC; HCCI 144TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to WALKER & DUNLOP, LLC | $20,245,200 | |
| 2021-08-11 | Mortgage $20,500,000 — from WEST 144 OWNER LLC; HCCI 144TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to W&D INTERIM LENDER IV, LLC | $20,500,000 | |
| 2021-08-11 | Deed $25,354,014 — from 104-110 144 LLC to HCCI 144TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; WEST 144 OWNER LLC | $25,354,014 | |
| 2021-07-29 | Sold for $25,354,014 | $25,354,014 | $1,690,268 |
| 2018-02-12 | Agreement $17,061,400 — from 104-110 144 LLC to GREYSTONE FUNDING CORPORATION | $17,061,400 | |
| 2018-02-12 | Mortgage $61,400 — from 104-110 144 LLC to GREYSTONE FUNDING CORPORATION | $61,400 | |
| 2018-02-12 | Agreement $17,061,400 — from 104-110 144 LLC to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF H | $17,061,400 | |
| 2017-11-17 | Deed $18,750,000 — from 104-110 WEST 144 STREET HOLDINGS LLC to 104-110 144 LLC | $18,750,000 | |
| 2017-11-17 | Mortgage $4,419,850 — from 104-110 144 LLC to GREYSTONE SERICING CORPORATION, INC. | $4,419,850 | |
| 2017-11-17 | Agreement $17,000,000 — from 104-110 144 LLC to GREYSTONE SERICING CORPORATION, INC. | $17,000,000 | |
| 2016-03-09 | AL&R $3,000,000 — from 104-110 WEST 144 STREET HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2016-03-09 | Mortgage $3,000,000 — from 104-110 WEST 144 STREET HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2015-04-03 | AL&R $9,700,000 — from 104-110 WEST 144 STREET HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $9,700,000 | |
| 2015-04-03 | Mortgage $7,807,795 — from 104-110 WEST 144 STREET HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,807,795 | |
| 2015-04-03 | Deed $13,300,000 — from 144TH STREET JOHANNA ASSOCIATES, L.P.; 144TH STREET JOHANNA ASSOCIATES to 104-110 WEST 144 STREET HOLDINGS LLC | $13,300,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 65 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 35 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 38 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 48 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 41 |
Every one of the 558 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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