339 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 191 311 service requests, 26 HPD housing violations, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 245. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1986-08-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 15).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$4,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · Illegal Parking (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Air Quality (4) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Panhandling (1).
$138,503 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 344 WEST 145 STREET LLC |
| Head officer | Edward C Kostyra |
| Managing agent | EJS Equities LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-06-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $651,000 | $292,950 |
| 2026 | $529,000 | $238,050 |
| 2027 | $635,000 | $285,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 | 145 St — A B C D · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 145 St — 1 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 145 St / Saint Nicholas Av — Bx19 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Edgecombe Ave & W 145 St · 100 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.
344 West 145 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 — 6 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 EJS EQUITIES LLC — 36 buildings, 237 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B7 · C10 · D7 · F6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21-21 Linden Street | QN | 20 | C |
| 309 West 43 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 426 West 45 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 424 East 138 Street | BX | 18 | C |
| 331 West 38 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 34 Carlton Avenue | BK | 16 | A |
| 463 DeKalb Avenue | BK | 10 | B |
| 128 Montague Street | BK | 9 | D |
| 145 Ludlow Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 95 Kingston Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 244 New York Avenue | BK | 8 | D |
| 255 Malcolm X Boulevard | BK | 8 | C |
| 1719 Cornelia Street | QN | 6 | D |
| 1919 Bay Ridge Parkway | BK | 6 | A |
| 257 West 139 Street | MN | 5 | C |
| 222 Manhattan Avenue | BK | 5 | D |
| 344 West 145 Street | MN | 4 | F |
| 382 Rockaway Parkway | BK | 4 | D |
| 1506 Pacific Street | BK | 3 | F |
| 500 East 95 Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 164 West 130 Street | MN | 3 | C |
| 631 East 93 Street | BK | 3 | F |
| 825 Madison Street | BK | 3 | F |
| 352 West 39 Street | MN | 3 | D |
| 133 Hemlock Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 1523 St Marks Avenue | BK | 3 | C |
| 28 2 Place | BK | 3 | B |
| 438 East 141 Street | BX | 3 | C |
| 375 Saratoga Avenue | BK | 3 | A |
| 172-20 107 Avenue | QN | 2 | C |
| 5721 New Utrecht Avenue | BK | 2 | B |
| 4713 Avenue D | BK | 2 | B |
| 85 South 4 Street | BK | 2 | C |
| 476 Sutter Avenue | BK | 2 | B |
| 1734 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 2 | F |
| 3419 14 Avenue | BK | 1 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $388,964 on 2016-03-17 (lender: M&t Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-06 | M&CON $393,859 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to M&T BANK; LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC | $393,859 | |
| 2016-03-17 | Mortgage $388,964 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to M&T BANK | $388,964 | |
| 2014-08-19 | Mortgage $388,964 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $388,964 | |
| 2010-06-18 | Agreement $465,843 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to MERS | $465,843 | |
| 2009-07-08 | Agreement $465,843 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to MERS | $465,843 | |
| 2009-07-08 | Mortgage $8,644 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to MERS | $8,644 | |
| 2007-01-11 | Agreement $8,644 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.; MERS | $8,644 | |
| 2005-02-11 | Mortgage $459,916 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to MERS | $459,916 | |
| 2000-06-12 | Mortgage $157,000 — from ZAYA, MICHELE; ZUCKER, THEODORE to 1ST CONSTITUTION BANK | $157,000 | |
| 1997-03-19 | Mortgage $74,500 — from THOMAS, ROSE to FHB FUNDING CORP. | $74,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 76 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 72 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
Every one of the 339 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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