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207 West 147 Street

508Records
17City systems
42Open violations
8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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508 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 228 HPD housing violations, 88 HPD complaints, 75 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)207 WEST 147TH ST ETA
BBL1020330024
BIN1060531

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 66% 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 8. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

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 violations42 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 22 class A. Oldest open since 1972-08-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Damaged Tree (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)207 WEST 147TH STREET HDFC
Head officerLILLAN MARTIN
Managing agentCOVINGTON REALTY SERVICES,INC
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,049,000 $472,050
2026$1,117,000 $502,650
2027$1,225,000 $551,250

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $262,517 a year ($20.53 per sq ft), operating expenses $139,123 ($10.88 per sq ft), net operating income $123,395. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

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.

Getting around

SubwayHarlem-148 St — 3 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 148 St — M2 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 147 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd · 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

207 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

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 COVINGTON REALTY SERVICES, INC. — 37 buildings, 529 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B8 · C4 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
35 Mt Morris Park West MN32 B
38 West 129 Street MN30 B
47 West 129 Street MN25 A
35 West 129 Street MN25 B
34 West 129 Street MN25 A
127 West 133 Street MN24 C
213 West 111 Street MN24 A
46 Rivington Street MN24 A
401 West 130 Street MN23 B
104 Lenox Avenue MN22 C
266 West 123 Street MN20 B
375 Manhattan Avenue MN20 A
200 West 112 Street MN18 A
207 West 147 Street MN15 A
1965 Madison Avenue MN15 C
108 West 114 Street MN15 A
2046 Adam C Powell Blvd MN14 A
252 West 123 Street MN12 A
137 West 128 Street MN11 A
211 West 115 Street MN10 A
311 West 128 Street MN10 A
145 West 111 Street MN10 A
655 Riverside Drive MN10 A
1842 Adam C Powell Blvd MN10 A
310 West 128 Street MN9 A
2364 8 Avenue MN8 A
111 Lenox Avenue MN8 A
2052 Adam C Powell Blvd MN8 A
172 West 130 Street MN8 C
66 West 116 Street MN8 B
64 West 116 Street MN8 B
2276 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN6 A
1963 Madison Avenue MN5 B
314 West 112 Street MN5 A
152 West 130 Street MN4 D
111 West 126 Street MN4 D
150 West 130 Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $670,773 on 2015-07-20 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-03-06RPTT&RET $61,975 — from WALKER, DEBORAH to 207 WEST 147TH STREET HDFC $61,975
2018-02-15Sold for $61,974 $61,974 $4,132
2018-01-18RPTT&RET $150,000 — from 207 WEST 147TH STREET HDFC to GONG, MEIQING $150,000
2018-01-05Sold for $150,000 $150,000 $10,000
2017-10-24RPTT&RET $150,000 — from 207 WEST 147TH STREET HDFC to SCHAETZKE, ETHAN $150,000
2017-10-10Sold for $150,000 $150,000 $10,000
2015-07-20AL&R $670,773 — from 207 WEST 147TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $670,773
2015-07-20Mortgage $670,773 — from 207 WEST 147TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $670,773
2014-10-24RPTT&RET $16,790 — from MARTIN, ANGELA to 207 WEST 147TH STREET HDFC $16,790
2014-10-03RPTT&RET $115,000 — from 207 WEST 147TH STREET, HDFC to WAKS, MIRIAM $115,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174234132
2018284317
2019080311
202001012
2021080614
202204037
2023080412
202402046
202502046
2026050510
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 413Ownership & money 19Health & systems 43

Every one of the 508 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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