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294 West 147 Street

3,588Records
14City systems
44Open violations
1053.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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3,588 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,282 HPD complaints, 1,265 311 service requests, 835 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)BROADHURST WILLOW APTS LLC
BBL1020320060
BIN1060515

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1053.9. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations44 total — 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2022-04-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

180 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 76 · winter 2024–25: 42 · winter 2025–26: 59). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

76
’23–24
42
’24–25
59
’25–26

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

$15,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

509 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (82) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (81) · PLUMBING (73) · GENERAL (42) · PAINT/PLASTER (37) · ELECTRIC (35).

Filed construction activity

$16,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)BROADHURST WILLOWS APTS LLC
Head officerjonathan samet
Managing agentUS REALTY CORP
Last registered2026-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,259,000 $566,550
2026$1,334,000 $600,300
2027$1,164,000 $523,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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.

Getting around

SubwayHarlem-148 St — 3 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
145 St — A B C D · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 147 St — M10 · 200 ft
Citi BikeFrederick Douglass Blvd & W 145 St · 450 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.

Report a problem to 311

294 West 147 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

509 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 82 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 US REALTY CORP — 54 buildings, 1,876 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B16 · C12 · D11 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
199 Linden Boulevard BK145 D
211 West 146 Street MN108 D
1834 Caton Avenue BK84 D
612 Ocean Avenue BK80 B
2483 Devoe Terrace BX72 C
635 Riverside Drive MN67 D
25 Tennis Court BK61 D
65 Lenox Road BK60 B
35 Tennis Court BK60 B
260 Linden Boulevard BK58 A
894 Riverside Drive MN54 D
990 President Street BK54 B
454 Van Duzer Street SI52 B
145 Audubon Avenue MN48 B
1400 Ocean Avenue BK48 B
40 Sherman Avenue MN45 B
605 West 156 Street MN44 D
518 West 139 Street MN42 C
544 West 158 Street MN42 C
759 46 Street BK41 A
634 West 135 Street MN39 D
669 East 5 Street BK34 C
1514 Sterling Place BK32 B
837 East 22 Street BK32 B
625 West 156 Street MN32 C
291 Edgecombe Avenue MN31 C
754 East 23 Street BK31 C
170 East 17 Street BK30 C
1016 President Street BK26 C
20 Baughman Place BK24 A
287 Edgecombe Avenue MN24 C
166 Brooklyn Avenue BK24 A
162 East 109 Street MN20 C
46 Sullivan Street BK20 B
294 West 147 Street MN20 F
584 Rugby Road BK20 D
307 West 143 Street MN20 B
1021 Ocean Avenue BK16 A
553 East 2 Street BK16 C
483 Washington Avenue BK16 A
917 Greene Avenue BK16 B
1120 Madison Street BK16 B
545 West 133 Street MN10 D
861 Greene Avenue BK8 B
880 Greene Avenue BK8 A
363 East 21 Street BK8 B
640 Warren Street BK8 A
90 Remsen Street BK7 A
560 Vanderbilt Avenue BK6 A
908 Greene Avenue BK4 A
174 East 109 Street MN4 F
914 Greene Avenue BK4 D
1473 Amsterdam Avenue MN4 F
5308 13 Avenue BK1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,590,875 on 2019-02-25 (lender: Bnb Bank), covering 4 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-06-06Agreement $14,336,180 — from BROADHURST WILLOWS APTS LLC to BNB BANK; DIME COMMUNITY BANK $14,336,180
2019-02-25Mortgage $4,590,875 — from BROADHURST WILLOWS APTS LLC to BNB BANK $4,590,875
2019-02-25AL&R $14,880,000 — from BROADHURST WILLOWS APTS LLC to BNB BANK $14,880,000
2019-02-25Agreement $14,880,000 — from BROADHURST WILLOWS APTS LLC to BNB BANK $14,880,000
2014-12-26AL&R $11,300,000 — from BROADHURST WILLOWS APTS LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $11,300,000
2014-12-26Agreement $11,300,000 — from BROADHURST WILLOWS APTS LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $11,300,000
2014-12-26Mortgage $2,703,035 — from BROADHURST WILLOWS APTS LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $2,703,035
2013-12-23Agreement $8,750,000 — from BROADHURST WILLOWS APTS LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $8,750,000
2013-12-23AL&R $8,750,000 — from BROADHURST WILLOWS APTS LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $8,750,000
2013-12-23Mortgage $4,549,145 — from BROADHURST WILLOWS APTS LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK $4,549,145
2010-11-05AL&R $4,425,000 — from BROADHURST WILLOWS APTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,425,000
2010-11-05Agreement $4,425,000 — from BROADHURST WILLOWS APTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,425,000
2010-11-05Mortgage $716,702 — from BROADHURST WILLOWS APTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $716,702
2007-04-16Mortgage $500,000 — from BROADHURST WILLOWS APTS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $500,000
2007-04-16Agreement $3,800,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to BROADHURST WILLOWS APTS LLC $3,800,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
568
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170022101222
201801530256
201900485457
202000610364
20210927207288
20222454904559
20230240305410
202441254516568
202521240303420
20260535503363
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 62Housing & tenants 3,421Ownership & money 50Health & systems 47

Every one of the 3,588 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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