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262 West 154 Street

769Records
18City systems
71Open violations
84.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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769 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 255 311 service requests, 152 HPD housing violations, 145 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units27
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)MACOMBS MANOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT UND CO RPORATION
BBL1020390058
BIN1060625, 1060626

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 84.9. 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 violations71 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 41 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 1974-03-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 4 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’24–25
4
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$5,655 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · GENERAL (5) · PLUMBING (5) · Elevator (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4).

Filed construction activity

$93,400 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 (27)
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
Last registered2024-01-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,695,000 $762,750
2026$1,802,000 $810,900
2027$1,875,000 $843,750

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 9/100, 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 150 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

262 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

65 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 — 12 buildings, 2,706 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
211 East 106 Street MN1267 A
2086 2 Avenue MN936 B
636 Brooklyn Avenue BK160 B
37 North Elliott Place BK158 B
203 West 146 Street MN65 B
262 West 154 Street MN27 B
15 West 137 Street MN18 B
17 West 137 Street MN18 C
21 West 137 Street MN18 C
174 West 136 Street MN16 C
2787 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN13 C
141 West 117 Street MN10 C

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
2007-05-24Agreement $1,917,506 — from MACOMBS MANOR ASSOCIATES L.P.; MACOMBS MANOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,917,506
2007-05-24Mortgage $770,000 — from MACOMBS MANOR ASSOCIATES L.P.; MACOMBS MANOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION $770,000
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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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702530156
201800460450
201908281441
2020216440264
202105520158
202201170422
2023612001239
202421200528
202504350342
20260810503116
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 92Housing & tenants 566Ownership & money 33Health & systems 47

Every one of the 769 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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