1,268 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 995 311 service requests, 96 HPD complaints, 70 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 67.2. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · APPLIANCE (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 CLUSTER , LLC |
| Head officer | EFSTATHIOS VALIOTIS |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $299,000 | $134,550 |
| 2026 | $352,000 | $158,400 |
| 2027 | $365,000 | $164,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| 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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 143 St — M2 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 144 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd · 150 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.
160 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 |
27 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 155 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,870,064 on 2002-01-30 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-25 | Deed $11,518,356 — from PRESTIGE REALTY ASSOCIATES, LP to WEST 144 CLUSTER LLC | $11,518,356 | |
| 2020-08-03 | Sold for $11,518,356 | $11,518,356 | $767,890 |
| 2002-01-30 | Mortgage $4,870,064 — from PRESTIGE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NYC HPD | $4,870,064 | |
| 1999-11-09 | Mortgage $241,440 — from PRESTIGE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHP HOUSING DVPMNT F to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $241,440 | |
| 1999-11-09 | Mortgage $5,516,611 — from PRESTIGE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHP HOUSING DVPMNT F to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $5,516,611 | |
| 1999-11-09 | Mortgage $4,877,905 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHP HOUSING DVPMNT F; PRESTIGE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $4,877,905 | |
| 1999-11-09 | Mortgage $1,088,460 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHP HOUSING DVPMNT F; PRESTIGE REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK | $1,088,460 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 56 |
| 2018 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
| 2019 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 44 |
| 2020 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 47 |
| 2021 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2022 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
| 2023 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 7 | 61 |
| 2024 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 28 |
| 2025 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 20 |
| 2026 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
Every one of the 1,268 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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