452 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 111 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 99 rodent inspections, 77 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 116.2. 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
| Open HPD violations | 25 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2009-02-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
58 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (11) · Noise (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property (4) · Animal (4).
$9,926,467 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 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 (1928) |
| 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) | Sam City Master Tenant LLC |
| Head officer | KARIM HUTSON |
| Managing agent | Sam City Master Tenant LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-03-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,389,000 | $625,050 |
| 2026 | $1,454,000 | $654,300 |
| 2027 | $1,646,000 | $740,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: NYC HOUSING AUTH
| 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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 145 St / Adam C Powell Blvd — Bx19 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 144 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd · 350 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.
129 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 |
58 311 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 SAM CITY MASTER TENANT LLC — 36 buildings, 726 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B13 · C13 · D2. See the whole portfolio
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 | AL&R $63,567,000 — from SAMUEL CITY MASTER TENANT LLC to SAM CITY COLLABORATIVE, LLC | $63,567,000 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $309,764 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $309,764 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $291,806 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $291,806 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $274,889 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $274,889 | |
| 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 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $258,953 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $258,953 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $243,941 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $243,941 | |
| 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 $229,799 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $229,799 | |
| 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 $216,477 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $216,477 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $203,927 — from SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC; CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $203,927 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $192,105 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $192,105 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Mortgage $180,968 — from CLOTH SAM CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; SAM CITY COLLABORTIVE, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $180,968 | |
| 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 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 21 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 41 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 22 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 71 | 16 | 107 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 11 | 81 |
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 9 | 89 |
Every one of the 452 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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