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477 West 142 Street

5,589Records
19City systems
50Open violations
5302.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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5,589 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,746 311 service requests, 1,723 HPD housing violations, 1,493 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1897
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)MANHATTAN LENDING PARTNERS LLC
BBL1020580029
BIN1061246

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 5302.7. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations50 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2015-04-01.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

490 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 25 · winter 2024–25: 281 · winter 2025–26: 99 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

25
’23–24
281
’24–25
99
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$47,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

504 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (212) · Illegal Parking (66) · Noise (61) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (31) · PLUMBING (21) · WATER LEAK (16).

Filed construction activity

$607,825 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1897)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)MANHATTAN LENDING PARTNERS LLC
Head officerAlan Waintraub
Managing agentMinotaur Management LLC
Last registered2026-02-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,051,000 $472,950
2026$849,000 $382,050
2027$870,000 $391,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $270,943 a year ($20.54 per sq ft), operating expenses $154,467 ($11.71 per sq ft), net operating income $116,477. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

Subway145 St — A B C D · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
145 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 143 St — M100 M101 · 100 ft
Citi BikeW 145 St & Amsterdam Ave · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 192 Jacob H. Schiff
Middle: Harold O. Levy 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.

Report a problem to 311

477 West 142 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

504 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 212 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 MINOTAUR MANAGEMENT LLC — 8 buildings, 78 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · C2 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1228 St Johns Place BK16 C
1216 St Johns Place BK16 D
1222 St Johns Place BK16 D
477 West 142 Street MN8 F
230 Boerum Street BK8 A
316 Suydam Street BK6 D
82 Bradhurst Avenue MN4 A
556 West 173 Street MN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $450,000 on 2018-02-13 (lender: Zumck Realty Corp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-02-13Deed $4,000,000 — from GREGORY MESSER, ESQ., AS CHAPTER 11 TRUS; THE ESTATE OF 477 WEST 142ND STREET HOUS to AMSTERDAM KEY ASSOCIATES LLC $4,000,000
2018-02-13Mortgage $450,000 — from AMSTERDAM KEY ASSOCIATES LLC to ZUMCK REALTY CORP. $450,000
2018-02-13AL&R $1,100,000 — from AMSTERDAM KEY ASSOCIATES LLC to ZUMCK REALTY CORP. $1,100,000
2018-02-13Agreement $1,100,000 — from AMSTERDAM KEY ASSOCIATES LLC to ZUMCK REALTY CORP. $1,100,000
2018-02-01Sold for $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $500,000
2007-10-04Mortgage $650,000 — from 477 WEST 142ND STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to MADISON PARK INVESTORS LLC; E.R. HOLDINGS, LLC $650,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201709142530
20180514763161
201933216907211
2020112632212362
2021012017202294
2022125142012180
20231389803140
20240212505132
20250171,122261,147
20263450506518
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 356Housing & tenants 5,115Ownership & money 28Health & systems 65

Every one of the 5,589 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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