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203 West 148 Street

414Records
18City systems
30Open violations
161.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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414 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 138 311 service requests, 88 HPD complaints, 70 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)HP SITE 15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP ANY, INC.
BBL1020340027
BIN1060563

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 161.7. 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 violations30 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2023-09-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

46 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 21 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 19). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’24–25
19
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · WATER LEAK (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · PLUMBING (5) · APPLIANCE (4).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)SITE 15 PRESERVATION LLC
Head officerJAMES H SIMMONSIII
Managing agentWINNRESIDENTAL (NY) LLC
Last registered2025-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$798,000 $359,100
2026$834,000 $375,300
2027$837,000 $376,650

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C · J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 148 St — M2 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 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.

Report a problem to 311

203 West 148 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

64 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 20 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 WINNRESIDENTAL (NY) LLC — 40 buildings, 1,514 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B15 · C16 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1011 Washington Avenue BX136 C
683 East 140 Street BX75 C
328 Beekman Avenue BX74 C
348 Beekman Avenue BX67 C
1090 Franklin Avenue BX60 C
324 Powers Avenue BX60 A
626 East 141 Street BX53 B
298 Cypress Avenue BX50 A
283 Cypress Avenue BX49 C
607 East 139 Street BX47 B
593 East 141 Street BX46 D
676 East 141 Street BX43 B
620 East 141 Street BX42 B
600 East 141 Street BX40 B
345 Cypress Avenue BX40 C
593 Oak Terrace BX38 A
597 East 138 Street BX35 C
625 East 141 Street BX35 B
690 East 138 Street BX34 B
666 East 141 Street BX33 B
688 East 141 Street BX32 C
592 Oak Terrace BX32 B
615 East 141 Street BX29 B
578 East 141 Street BX29 C
592 East 141 Street BX29 C
613 East 138 Street BX29 B
349 Lenox Avenue MN26 C
570 St Marys Street BX25 A
2560 Adam C Powell Blvd MN25 C
601 Oak Terrace BX25 C
327 Beekman Avenue BX25 B
576 St Marys Street BX23 B
305 St Anns Avenue BX19 B
364 St Anns Avenue BX17 B
209 West 148 Street MN16 A
351 Beekman Avenue BX16 D
211 West 148 Street MN15 D
215 West 148 Street MN15 A
205 West 148 Street MN15 C
203 West 148 Street MN15 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,480,000 on 2023-06-15 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 6 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
2023-06-15Deed $10,125,000 — from SITE 15 AFFORDABLE ASSOCIATES LLC to HP SITE 15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; SITE 15 PRESERVATION LLC $10,125,000
2023-06-15Mortgage $3,480,000 — from HP SITE 15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; SITE 15 PRESERVATION LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,480,000
2023-06-15Mortgage $4,935,000 — from HP SITE 15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP; SITE 15 PRESERVATION LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,935,000
2023-06-02Sold for $10,125,000 $10,125,000 $675,000
2018-08-02RPTT&RET $7,765,536 — from WELLS FARGO AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY to SITE 15 AFFORDABLE INVESTORS LLC $7,765,536
2002-01-09Mortgage $6,800,000 — from SITE 15 AFFORDABLE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $6,800,000
2002-01-09Mortgage $2,389,666 — from SITE 15 AFFORDABLE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,389,666
2002-01-09Mortgage $1,090,334 — from SITE 15 AFFORDABLE ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,090,334

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705016
20180132318
201903058
2020090211
2021080311
20220190423
20232219638
20241710577
20250230528
20260600565
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 310Ownership & money 25Health & systems 45

Every one of the 414 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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