303 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 114 311 service requests, 47 HPD complaints, 36 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 115.2. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 | 14 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2022-09-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
43 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 25). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · Rodent (6) · Noise (2) · ELECTRIC (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · WATER LEAK (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 (13) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | West 146th Street LP |
| Head officer | Francis Synmoie |
| Managing agent | Dwelling Place Properties LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,148,000 | $966,600 |
| 2026 | $2,155,000 | $969,750 |
| 2027 | $2,027,000 | $912,150 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| 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.
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 | Harlem-148 St — 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 145 St — A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 145 St / Frederick Douglass Blvd — Bx19 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Frederick Douglass Blvd & W 145 St · 400 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.
238 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 |
36 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 DWELLING PLACE PROPERTIES LLC — 31 buildings, 464 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B17 · C2 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 West 129 Street | MN | 35 | B |
| 46 West 129 Street | MN | 29 | B |
| 2471 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 27 | B |
| 103 West 127 Street | MN | 25 | B |
| 14 West 127 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 22 West 128 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 153 West 132 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 51 West 128 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 141 West 127 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 267 West 144 Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 2479 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 18 | A |
| 2211 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 18 | B |
| 2508 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 17 | A |
| 60 West 128 Street | MN | 16 | C |
| 64 West 128 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 79 West 128 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 2014 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 14 | B |
| 238 West 146 Street | MN | 13 | B |
| 8 West 132 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 156 West 131 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 305 West 146 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 1983 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 9 | B |
| 408 Lenox Avenue | MN | 9 | B |
| 412 Lenox Avenue | MN | 9 | C |
| 305 West 138 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 2550 8 Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
| 2695 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 8 | B |
| 2703 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 8 | A |
| 102 West 129 Street | MN | 5 | F |
| 73 West 128 Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 347 Lenox Avenue | MN | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,567,838 on 2009-02-11 (lender: Departmentof Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-11 | Mortgage $7,567,838 — from WEST 146TH STREET L.P. to DEPARTMENTOF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DE; THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $7,567,838 | |
| 2009-02-11 | Deed $7,598,110 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to WEST 146TH STREET CLUSTER, LLC; WEST 146TH STREET L.P. | $7,598,110 | |
| 2006-08-01 | Mortgage $414,800 — from WEST 146TH STREET CLUSTER, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $414,800 | |
| 2006-08-01 | Mortgage $568,803 — from WEST 146TH STREET CLUSTER, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $568,803 | |
| 2006-08-01 | AL&R $16,520,611 — from ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. to NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 146TH STREET CLUSTER, LLC | $16,520,611 | |
| 2006-08-01 | Mortgage $6,039,441 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WEST 146TH STREET CLUSTER, LLC to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY LOAN FUND, INC. | $6,039,441 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 36 | 5 | 41 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | 41 | 5 | 46 |
| 2026 | 41 | 4 | 45 |
Every one of the 303 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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