643 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 210 311 service requests, 185 HPD complaints, 101 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 66.9. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 20 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2021-08-14. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 24).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
86 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · Illegal Parking (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · PLUMBING (5) · WATER LEAK (5).
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 (25) |
| 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 Hopusing Development Fund Corp |
| Head officer | Keith Gordon |
| Managing agent | METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC |
| Last registered | 2026-02-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $807,000 | $363,150 |
| 2026 | $925,000 | $416,250 |
| 2027 | $927,000 | $417,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% 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 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 · 950 ft 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: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 147 St — M10 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Frederick Douglass Blvd & W 145 St · 500 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.
286 West 147 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 |
86 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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 $5,535,741 — from CENTRAL HARLEM ASSOCIATES LLC; HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $5,535,741 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2011-08-19 | 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 | |
| 2011-07-11 | Deed $4,103,878 — from HARLEM PHOENIX ASSOCIATES to HARLEM SHANGRI-LA HOPUSING DEVELOPMENT F | $4,103,878 | |
| 2010-07-09 | Mortgage $201,461 — from HARLEM PHOENIX ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $201,461 | |
| 2010-07-09 | AL&R $496,745 — from HARLEM PHOENIX ASSOCIATES to THE CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPT. OF HPD; NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVEELOPMENT CORPO | $496,745 | |
| 2010-07-09 | Agreement $3,176,635 — from HARLEM PHOENIX ASSOCIATES to THE CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPT. OF HPD | $3,176,635 | |
| 2010-07-09 | RPTT&RET $3,688,239 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1990 LIMITED PARTNE to HARLEM PHOENIX HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $3,688,239 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2018 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 60 |
| 2019 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 71 |
| 2021 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 44 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 2024 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 6 | 89 |
| 2025 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 36 |
| 2026 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 5 | 81 |
Every one of the 643 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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