335 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 79 311 service requests, 58 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 53 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33.6. 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 | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Illegal Parking (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · Rodent (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · SAFETY (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 (1921) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| 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) | 211 WEST 147 STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | CHARISSE AFRANE |
| Managing agent | WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,450,000 | $652,500 |
| 2026 | $1,510,000 | $679,500 |
| 2027 | $1,473,000 | $662,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| 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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 148 St — M2 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 147 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd · 550 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.
211 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 |
29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. — 74 buildings, 1,080 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B23 · C25 · D12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,499,999 on 2020-03-19 (lender: The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-31 | RPTT&RET $125,000 — from SMITH, VIANCA DEVON to BARKER, BRANDON ELLIOTT | $125,000 | |
| 2023-03-27 | Sold for $125,000 | $125,000 | $10,417 |
| 2022-06-23 | RPTT&RET $133,250 — from 211 WEST 147TH STREET HDFC to DIOP, PAPA M | $133,250 | |
| 2022-06-08 | Sold for $133,250 | $133,250 | $11,104 |
| 2021-03-09 | RPTT&RET $133,250 — from 211 WEST 147TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to ANNE, FATOU KINE; YARA, MOCTAR | $133,250 | |
| 2021-02-25 | Sold for $133,250 | $133,250 | $11,104 |
| 2021-02-09 | Agreement $40,000 — from SILFA, MARIANA R to NEW YORK STATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CORPOR | $40,000 | |
| 2021-02-09 | RPTT&RET $133,250 — from 211 WEST 147TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to SILFA, MARIANA R | $133,250 | |
| 2021-01-28 | Sold for $133,250 | $133,250 | $11,104 |
| 2021-01-28 | RPTT&RET $133,250 — from 211 WEST 147TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to AFRANE, CHARISSE NOEL | $133,250 | |
| 2021-01-28 | Agreement $40,000 — from NOEL AFRANE, CHARISSE to NEW YORK STATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CORPOR | $40,000 | |
| 2021-01-21 | Sold for $133,250 | $133,250 | $11,104 |
| 2020-12-08 | RPTT&RET $119,008 — from 211 WEST 147TH STREET HOUSING DEV FUND C to LEWIS, MARISEL CRISTINA | $119,008 | |
| 2020-12-03 | Sold for $119,008 | $119,008 | $9,917 |
| 2020-11-30 | RPTT&RET $133,250 — from 211 WEST 147TH HOUSING DEV FUND CORPORAT to LOVE, MESHELE STEWART | $133,250 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 40 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 37 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 27 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Every one of the 335 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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