941 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 531 HPD housing violations, 131 311 service requests, 81 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 231.5. 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 | 28 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-16. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · Noise (10) · ELECTRIC (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · SAFETY (3) · APPLIANCE (3).
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) | WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP |
| Head officer | GENEVIETE OUTLAW |
| Managing agent | Esra Management |
| Last registered | 2026-04-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,673,000 | $752,850 |
| 2026 | $1,677,000 | $754,650 |
| 2027 | $1,523,000 | $685,350 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 145 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 151 St — M2 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 151 St · 350 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.
271 West 150 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 |
55 311 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.
Managed by ESRA MANAGEMENT — 63 buildings, 1,261 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B20 · C10 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 63 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,050 on 2016-04-11 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | Agreement $1,086,350 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,086,350 | |
| 2026-04-01 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2026-04-01 | Agreement $784,817 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $784,817 | |
| 2017-12-18 | Agreement $2,325,400 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,325,400 | |
| 2017-12-18 | Agreement $1,086,350 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,086,350 | |
| 2017-12-18 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2017-12-18 | Agreement $784,817 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $784,817 | |
| 2017-12-18 | AL&R $2,325,400 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,325,400 | |
| 2016-04-11 | Mortgage $200,050 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $200,050 | |
| 2016-04-11 | Mortgage $584,767 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $584,767 | |
| 2013-09-19 | Mortgage $10,163,883 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $10,163,883 | |
| 2013-09-19 | Mortgage $1,700,000 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,700,000 | |
| 2013-09-19 | Mortgage $407,448 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $407,448 | |
| 2013-09-19 | Mortgage $6,549,995 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $6,549,995 | |
| 2013-09-19 | Mortgage $1,086,350 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,086,350 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 34 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 2021 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 37 |
| 2022 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 46 |
| 2023 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 43 |
| 2024 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 38 |
| 2025 | 62 | 0 | 4 | 66 |
| 2026 | 75 | 3 | 4 | 82 |
Every one of the 941 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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