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203 West 144 Street

3,000Records
18City systems
47Open violations
219.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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3,000 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,171 HPD complaints, 940 311 service requests, 600 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1921
Floors6
Res. units28
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MD 144TH REALTY LLC
BBL1020300027
BIN1060455

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 219.6. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations47 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2014-07-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
10
’24–25
5
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$8,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

68 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Noise (6) · APPLIANCE (5) · ELECTRIC (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (4).

Filed construction activity

$64,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1921)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)MD 144TH REALTY LLC
Head officerMICHAEL DANIEL
Managing agentLIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC
Last registered2025-09-25

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,028,000 $1,812,600
2026$3,402,000 $1,530,900
2027$3,367,000 $1,515,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.

Getting around

Subway145 St — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 145 St — M2 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 144 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd · 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.

Report a problem to 311

203 West 144 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

68 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
238 West 19 Street MN200 A
237 11 Street BK105 A
135 East 50 Street MN104 A
228 West 147 Street MN100 F
31 East 31 Street MN92 A
1147 1 Avenue MN75 A
449 East 83 Street MN69 A
517 West 29th Street MN60 A
950 Woodycrest Avenue BX60 D
238 East 33 Street MN58 A
55 3 Avenue MN55 A
770 St Marks Avenue BK52 B
957 Woodycrest Avenue BX52 F
549 Isham Street MN50 B
153 Norfolk Street MN50 C
4925 Broadway MN49 C
89 Hicks Street BK48 A
13 Cumming Street MN48 B
120 East 4 Street MN48 A
313 West 30 Street MN47 B
52 North 1 Street BK46 A
152 East 22 Street MN43 A
434 West 19 Street MN40 A
1417 Longfellow Avenue BX38 D
345 West 30 Street MN37 A
337 West 30 Street MN37 A
208 East 6 Street MN36 A
565 West 139 Street MN36 C
465 West 152 Street MN36 D
211 Avenue A MN35 B
63 West 104 Street MN34 A
306 East 5 Street MN34 A
198 2 Avenue MN33 A
573 Isham Street MN31 D
228 East 81 Street MN28 B
203 West 144 Street MN28 C
1685 1 Avenue MN27 A
458 West 52 Street MN26 B
170 Avenue A MN25 A
14 Avenue B MN25 A
311 2 Avenue MN24 B
904 Morris Avenue BX24 C
615 East 189 Street BX24 D
118 East 4 Street MN24 B
2512 University Avenue BX24 D
68 Richardson Street BK24 A
109 Ludlow Street MN24 C
343 East 76 Street MN24 B
221 East 82 Street MN24 A
191 Sterling Place BK24 B
283 West 147 Street MN23 D
302 East 5 Street MN22 A
2483 Cambreleng Avenue BX21 D
435 West 19th Street MN21 A
114 West 137 Street MN21 B
421 East 80 Street MN20 C
442 Sterling Place BK20 B
435 East 12 Street MN20 A
325 East 83 Street MN20 B
338 East 53 Street MN20 B

showing 60 of 249 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,823,825 on 2015-06-11 (lender: Peapack-Gladstone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-08Agreement $4,600,000 — from MD 144 TH REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,600,000
2015-06-11Mortgage $1,823,825 — from MD 144TH REALTY LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $1,823,825
2015-06-11AL&R $5,662,500 — from MD 144TH REALTY LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $5,662,500
2015-06-11Deed $7,550,000 — from 203 W 144TH OWNER LLC to MD 144TH REALTY LLC $7,550,000
2015-06-11Agreement $5,662,500 — from MD 144TH REALTY LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $5,662,500
2013-08-26Agreement $3,900,000 — from 203 W 144TH OWNER LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $3,900,000
2013-08-26AL&R $3,900,000 — from 203 W 144TH OWNER LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $3,900,000
2013-08-26Mortgage $1,193,077 — from 203 W 144TH OWNER LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $1,193,077
2013-08-19Deed $5,000,000 — from BLACK SPRUCE PARTNERS III LLC to 203 W 144TH OWNER LLC $5,000,000
2012-08-01Mortgage $2,750,000 — from BLACK SPRUCE PARTNERS III, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,750,000
2012-08-01Deed $3,675,000 — from 144 VENTURE LLC; STANDARD 144 VENTURE LLC to BLACK SPRUCE PARTNERS III, LLC $3,675,000
2012-08-01AL&R $2,750,000 — from BLACK SPRUCE PARTNERS III, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,750,000
2010-10-14Deed $105,760 — from CHARLES E. BOULBOL, P.C. to STANDARD 144 VENTURE LLC; W 144 VENTURE LLC $105,761
2006-01-12Mortgage $1,394,234 — from 203 WEST 144TH STREET REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,394,234
2006-01-12Agreement $2,775,000 — from 203 WEST 144TH STREET REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $2,775,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172311902126
2018423501051
201920520559
20200114031145
20210022001221
20220010604110
20230119606203
20240911107127
202501870694
202604540664
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 31Housing & tenants 2,820Ownership & money 62Health & systems 61

Every one of the 3,000 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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