3,359 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,223 311 service requests, 1,189 HPD complaints, 614 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 134.4. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 326 total — 66 class C (immediately hazardous), 219 class B, 41 class A. Oldest open since 2016-02-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
301 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 83 · winter 2025–26: 177). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$4,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
470 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (144) · PAINT/PLASTER (51) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (43) · PLUMBING (42) · DOOR/WINDOW (26) · FLOORING/STAIRS (23).
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 (133) |
| 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) | Harlem Shangri-La Housing Development Fund Corp |
| Head officer | Stephanie Lara |
| Managing agent | METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,032,000 | $3,164,400 |
| 2026 | $7,405,000 | $3,332,250 |
| 2027 | $7,916,000 | $3,562,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 76/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Harlem-148 St — 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 145 St / Adam C Powell Blvd — Bx19 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 144 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 200- The James McCune Smith School. 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.
202 West 146 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 |
470 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 144 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 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC — 62 buildings, 3,032 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B29 · C11 · D4 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 62 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,535,741 on 2013-03-19 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-03 | RPTT $1,451,107 — from HCCI LIHTC LLC; CENTRAL HARLEM MANAGERS LLC to HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU | $1,451,107 | |
| 2013-03-19 | Mortgage $16,437,277 — from HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $16,437,277 | |
| 2013-03-19 | Mortgage $22,439,204 — from CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $22,439,204 | |
| 2013-03-19 | Mortgage $16,155,889 — from HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $16,155,889 | |
| 2013-03-19 | Mortgage $5,535,741 — from CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $5,535,741 | |
| 2011-08-19 | Agreement $7,298,138 — from HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; EXODUS ASSOCIATES, L.P.; CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIAT to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION | $7,298,138 | |
| 2011-08-19 | Mortgage $3,631,336 — from CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $3,631,336 | |
| 2011-08-19 | Agreement $22,439,204 — from CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $22,439,204 | |
| 2011-08-19 | Agreement $6,117,584 — from HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION to CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU | $6,117,585 | |
| 2011-08-19 | Mortgage $17,196,722 — from CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $17,196,722 | |
| 2011-08-19 | Mortgage $17,471,942 — from HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $17,471,942 | |
| 2011-07-11 | Deed $7,712,080 — from EXODUS ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU | $7,712,080 | |
| 2011-06-28 | RPTT&RET $6,056,409 — from NEW YORK STATE CORPORATE TAX CREDIT FUND to 210 WEST 146TH STREET HOUSING DEVLPMNT. | $6,056,409 | |
| 1993-09-16 | Mortgage $1,154,716 — from EXODUS ASSOCIATES L.P to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORP | $1,154,716 | |
| 1992-12-01 | Mortgage $6,143,422 — from HARLEM URBAN DVLPMNTCRP to CHASE MANHATTAN BK NA | $6,143,422 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 301 | 0 | 21 | 325 |
| 2018 | 1 | 96 | 0 | 3 | 100 |
| 2019 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 7 | 83 |
| 2020 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 6 | 57 |
| 2021 | 0 | 179 | 0 | 9 | 188 |
| 2022 | 3 | 135 | 0 | 3 | 141 |
| 2023 | 5 | 128 | 2 | 7 | 142 |
| 2024 | 5 | 340 | 0 | 6 | 351 |
| 2025 | 5 | 392 | 0 | 13 | 410 |
| 2026 | 2 | 528 | 0 | 10 | 540 |
Every one of the 3,359 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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