1,704 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 632 HPD complaints, 574 311 service requests, 413 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 2404.7. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 305 total — 58 class C (immediately hazardous), 167 class B, 80 class A. Oldest open since 2010-11-29. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$28,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
251 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (49) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (45) · DOOR/WINDOW (37) · WATER LEAK (33) · FLOORING/STAIRS (25) · GENERAL (22).
$24,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1889) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | ESTATE CLAIRE D. FOSTER |
| Head officer | LESLYE E MILLS |
| Managing agent | LESLYE E MILLS |
| Last registered | 2024-11-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,444,000 | $146,640 |
| 2026 | $2,218,000 | $133,080 |
| 2027 | $1,886,000 | $113,160 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | 145 St — A B C D · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 145 St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 143 St — M100 M101 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 145 St & Amsterdam Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 153 Adam Clayton Powell Middle: 319, 324. 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.
474 West 144 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 |
251 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 44 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 61 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 1 | 83 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 3 | 195 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 3 | 191 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 5 | 93 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 283 | 5 | 295 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 257 | 2 | 261 |
Every one of the 1,704 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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