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254 West 154 Street

2,667Records
17City systems
311Open violations
447.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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2,667 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,089 311 service requests, 849 HPD complaints, 429 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units28
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)MACOMBS MANOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT UND CO RPORATION
BBL1020390055
BIN1060623, 1060624

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 447.3. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations311 total — 108 class C (immediately hazardous), 163 class B, 40 class A. Oldest open since 1989-03-23.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

190 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 43 · winter 2025–26: 105 · winter 2026–27: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

10
’23–24
43
’24–25
105
’25–26
20
’26–27

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

$10,937 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

470 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (119) · HEAT/HOT WATER (91) · Elevator (67) · PLUMBING (31) · DOOR/WINDOW (27) · WATER LEAK (26).

Filed construction activity

$42,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
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)MACOMBS MANOR ASSOCIATES LP
Head officerMALCOLM PUNTER
Managing agentPRESTIGE MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-06-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,827,000 $822,150
2026$2,155,000 $969,750
2027$2,561,000 $1,152,450

The city's market estimate has risen 40% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $491,310 a year ($15.90 per sq ft), operating expenses $314,562 ($10.18 per sq ft), net operating income $176,748. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 25/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway155 St — B D · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Harlem-148 St — 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 153 St — M10 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 155 St & Frederick Douglass Blvd · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 046 Arthur Tappan. 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

254 West 154 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

470 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 91 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 PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT INC — 77 buildings, 8,758 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B36 · C24 · D5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2541 Adam C Powell Blvd MN1225 C
773 Concourse Village E BX936 B
150 Beach 84 Street QN687 B
700 Esplanade Gdns Plaza MN584 C
1-50 Beach 81 Street QN458 B
61-20 Grand Central Parkway QN424 B
324 Beach 59 Street QN342 C
872 Trinity Avenue BX320 B
1175 Findlay Avenue BX227 C
45 Fairview Avenue MN218 B
116-51 157 Street QN215 C
645 Water Street MN211 B
82-41 Parsons Boulevard QN200 B
401 Chester Street BK157 B
35 Montgomery Street MN145 B
305 Madison Street MN141 B
604 Water Street MN124 B
605 Water Street MN124 B
1812 Vyse Avenue BX121 C
556 Louisiana Avenue BK114 C
1460 5 Avenue MN110 C
4260 Katonah Avenue BX108 A
3260 Cruger Avenue BX100 B
263 West 153 Street MN85 B
3211 Parkside Place BX80 B
331 Saratoga Avenue BK80 B
880 East 147th Street BX80 A
1775 Walton Avenue BX63 C
1214 Boston Road BX55 B
2191 Bolton Street BX54 A
12 Patchen Avenue BK50 C
115 Fountain Avenue BK43 B
1043 Faile Street BX42 B
389 Clinton Avenue BK41 A
62 West 124 Street MN41 B
2089 Lexington Avenue MN40 A
56 East 131 Street MN40 B
1010 Faile Street BX36 C
720 East 221 Street BX36 A
1262 Nelson Avenue BX33 A
854 Myrtle Avenue BK33 D
2027 Madison Avenue MN32 B
152 West 118 Street MN30 C
2042 Adam C Powell Blvd MN30 B
254 West 154 Street MN28 D
1632 University Avenue BX24 B
1109 Franklin Avenue BX24 B
1700 University Avenue BX22 B
1658 University Avenue BX21 B
306 West 114 Street MN20 D
600 East 167 Street BX20 C
1187 Boston Road BX20 B
3758 3 Avenue BX18 B
151 West 123 Street MN18 C
19 West 137 Street MN18 C
170 West 136 Street MN18 D
1241 Webster Avenue BX16 B
818 East 166 Street BX15 B
656 East 166 Street BX15 C
36 West 131 Street MN14 A

showing 60 of 77 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $770,000 on 2007-05-24 (lender: Housing Trust Fund Corporation), covering 2 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
2007-05-24Agreement $1,917,506 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to MACOMBS MANOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; MACOMBS MANOR ASSOCIATES L.P. $1,917,506
2007-05-24Mortgage $770,000 — from MACOMBS MANOR ASSOCIATES L.P.; MACOMBS MANOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION $770,000
2007-05-24Agreement $1,917,506 — from MACOMBS MANOR ASSOCIATES L.P.; MACOMBS MANOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,917,506
2005-10-26AL&R $4,958,114 — from MACOMBS MANOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; MACOMBS MANOR ASSOCIATES, L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,958,114
2005-10-26Agreement $4,958,114 — from MACOMBS MANOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; MACOMBS MANOR ASSOCIATES, L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $4,958,114
2003-11-20AL&R $6,581,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK to MACOMBS MANOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT UND CO; MACOMBS MANOR ASSOCIATES, L.P. $6,581,000
2003-11-20Mortgage $6,581,000 — from MACOMBS MANOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT UND CO; MACOMBS MANOR ASSOCIATES, L.P. to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $6,581,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701940196
201802312302148
2019019731497
2020212740189
20210116801170
202202021104235
202361327304296
20241642103431
20251830503317
202601333603352
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 179Housing & tenants 2,401Ownership & money 27Health & systems 34

Every one of the 2,667 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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