222 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 104 311 service requests, 23 rodent inspections, 21 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 39.1. 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 | 7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-07-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (37) · Illegal Parking (6) · Street Sweeping Complaint (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Blocked Driveway (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).
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 (11) |
| 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) | West 147th Street Apartments LP |
| Head officer | Malcolm Punter |
| Managing agent | Pillar Property Management |
| Last registered | 2025-09-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,134,000 | $510,300 |
| 2026 | $1,237,000 | $556,650 |
| 2027 | $1,393,000 | $626,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 147 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd · 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.
209 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 |
49 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 PILLAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 40 buildings, 1,300 units. Grades across the portfolio: B11 · C11 · D12 · F6. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,773,930 on 2006-03-14 (lender: Acting By And Through 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-05 | Agreement $4,301,073 — from WEST 147TH STREET APARTMENTS, L.P. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $4,301,073 | |
| 2006-03-14 | Mortgage $4,773,930 — from WEST 147TH STREET APARTMENTS, L.P. to ACTING BY AND THROUGH; THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $4,773,930 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2023 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 26 |
| 2024 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 18 |
| 2025 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| 2026 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 37 |
Every one of the 222 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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