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303 West 154 Street

2,779Records
20City systems
5Open violations
170Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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2,779 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,414 HPD complaints, 673 311 service requests, 351 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1929
Floors6
Res. units54
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)WHGA ROBINSON PARK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F UND CORPORATION, AS NOMINEE
BBL1020470025
BIN1060894

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 170. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations5 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-09-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

172 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 32 · winter 2024–25: 69 · winter 2025–26: 62). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

32
’23–24
69
’24–25
62
’25–26

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

200 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (84) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (25) · GENERAL (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · Elevator (11) · PLUMBING (8).

Filed construction activity

$23,520 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
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)J Robinson Park LLC
Head officerNaftoli Leiner
Managing agentNieuw Amsterdam Property Management
Last registered2026-02-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,220,000 $1,449,000
2026$3,254,000 $1,464,300
2027$3,521,000 $1,584,450

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
155 St — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 155 St — M10 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 155 St & Frederick Douglass Blvd · 350 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

303 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

200 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 84 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 NIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 194 buildings, 6,794 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B43 · C72 · D58 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2700 Bronx Park East BX716 D
2800 Bronx Park East BX680 D
81-10 135 Street QN189 D
222 Lenox Road BK160 D
80-08 135 Street QN139 D
2400 Nostrand Avenue BK133 D
225 Parkside Avenue BK126 F
18-70 Troutman Street QN125 C
996 Ocean Parkway BK119 D
68-64 Yellowstone Blvd QN112 B
470 Ocean Avenue BK110 F
815 Gravesend Neck Road BK100 C
176 Clarkson Avenue BK91 C
459 Schenectady Avenue BK89 C
330 East 19 Street BK85 C
240 East 18 Street BK83 D
187-04 120 Avenue QN77 A
1296 Pacific Street BK76 D
2102 Beverley Road BK75 C
1554 Ocean Avenue BK73 B
85 Clarkson Avenue BK71 D
991 Carroll Street BK70 F
426 East 22 Street BK66 D
1280 Ocean Avenue BK66 C
405 East 16 Street BK62 D
681 Ocean Avenue BK60 D
115 East 21 Street BK59 D
916 Carroll Street BK58 C
926 Carroll Street BK58 B
303 West 154 Street MN54 C
794 Madison Avenue MN53 B
988 Montgomery Street BK53 C
419 Vanderbilt Avenue BK49 B
706 Lefferts Avenue BK49 C
40 Argyle Road BK49 C
529 East 22 Street BK48 C
1362 Ocean Avenue BK48 F
246 Bradhurst Avenue MN47 C
1535 Ocean Avenue BK44 D
1820 Cortelyou Road BK42 C
2513 Newkirk Avenue BK42 C
3301 Farragut Road BK42 B
1171 President Street BK40 D
915 Washington Avenue BK37 B
1060 Union Street BK35 D
242 Bradhurst Avenue MN35 B
186-08 120 Road QN34 A
121-30 Farmers Boulevard QN34 A
619 Rugby Road BK32 D
28 Argyle Road BK31 B
1617 President Street BK28 D
223 West 109 Street MN25 C
211 West 109 Street MN25 C
206 West 109 Street MN25 C
307 12 Street BK25 D
233 West 109 Street MN25 C
416 West 23 Street MN24 B
2232 Adam C Powell Blvd MN24 F
1038 Union Street BK23 C
367 Edgecombe Avenue MN23 D

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $30,440,718 on 2020-12-11 (lender: New York Community Bank), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-12-11Mortgage $30,440,718 — from J ROBINSON PARK LLC; WHGA ROBINSON PARK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $30,440,718
2020-12-11Deed $26,157,610 — from UPHATTAN CORPORATION to WHGA ROBINSON PARK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; J ROBINSON PARK LLC $26,157,610
2020-11-17Sold for $26,157,610 $26,157,610 $484,400
2017-10-19AL&R $11,000,000 — from UPHATTAN CORPORATION to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2017-10-19Mortgage $2,999,999 — from UPHATTAN CORPORATION to SIGNATURE BANK $2,999,999
2017-10-19M&CON $11,000,000 — from UPHATTAN CORPORATION to SIGNATURE BANK $11,000,000
2017-10-19AL&R $2,999,999 — from UPHATTAN CORPORATION to SIGNATURE BANK $2,999,999
2013-01-15Agreement $10,000,000 — from UPHATTAN CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,000,000
2013-01-15Mortgage $1,624,881 — from UPHATTAN CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,624,881
2007-09-11Agreement $8,730,000 — from JONBIL LLC; UPHATTAN CORPORATION to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,730,000
2007-09-11Mortgage $4,605,000 — from UPHATTAN CORPORATION; JONBIL LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,605,000
2007-09-11Deed $5,500,000 — from BRADHURST 154 HOLDING LLC to JONBIL LLC; UPHATTAN CORPORATION $5,500,000
2007-09-11AL&R $8,730,000 — from UPHATTAN CORPORATION; JONBIL LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,730,000
2005-04-12AL&R $3,000,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to BRADHURST 154 HOLDING LLC $3,000,000
2005-04-12Agreement $3,000,000 — from BRADHURST 154 HOLDING LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $3,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701425250
20180339403130
201903117603210
2020012615280
2021113450160
20221213202137
20230425306263
202401020204216
20250320804215
202600751278
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 185Housing & tenants 2,511Ownership & money 39Health & systems 42

Every one of the 2,779 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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