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470 West 145 Street

267Records
16City systems
32Open violations
79.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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267 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 60 311 service requests, 53 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 40 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1896
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)470 WEST 145 LLC
BBL1020590058
BIN1061324

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 79.5. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations32 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 18 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2003-11-12.
Active vacate order2 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Sewer (1) · GENERAL (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1896)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)470 WEST 145 LLC
Head officerJAMES GUARINO
Managing agentERG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$791,000 $355,950
2026$662,000 $297,900
2027$767,000 $345,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
145 St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 145 St / Amsterdam Av — Bx19 · 150 ft
Citi BikeW 145 St & Amsterdam Ave · 150 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.

Report a problem to 311

470 West 145 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

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 ERG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 13 buildings, 104 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B3 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
139 Eldridge Street MN22 B
386 East 139 Street BX18 C
85-82 Eliot Avenue QN15 A
185 Schaefer Street BK10 A
75 West 118 Street MN8 C
223 Avenue B MN8 B
5603 2 Avenue BK4 B
460 West 145 Street MN4 A
470 West 145 Street MN4 D
5601 2 Avenue BK4 D
183 Lenox Avenue MN3 A
963 East 165 Street BX2 A
967 East 165 Street BX2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,001 on 2022-11-29 (lender: Signature Bank), 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
2022-11-29AL&R $2,500,000 — from 470 WEST 145 LLC; 460 WEST 145 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,500,000
2022-11-29Agreement $2,500,000 — from 470 WEST 145 LLC; 460 WEST 145 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $2,500,000
2022-11-29Mortgage $500,001 — from 470 WEST 145 LLC; 460 WEST 145 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $500,001
2018-05-08AL&R $1,999,999 — from 470 WEST 145 LLC; 460 WEST 145 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,999,999
2018-05-08M&CON $1,999,999 — from 460 WEST 145 LLC; 470 WEST 145 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,999,999
2016-03-08AL&R $1,500,000 — from 470 WEST 145 LLC; 460 WEST 145 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2016-03-08Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 460 WEST 145 LLC; 470 WEST 145 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2015-06-22Deed $815,000 — from SOBEL, ZHANNA to 240-242 LLC $815,000
2011-08-25Agreement $1,121,313 — from SOBEL, INNA; 1937 MADISON AVE., LLC; 749 ST NICHOLAS AVENUE, LLC; 470 WEST 145TH STREET, L to PROGRESSIVE CREDIT UNION $1,121,313
2010-09-20Agreement $1,125,000 — from 749 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE, LLC; 1937 MADISON AVE., LLC; 470 WEST 145TH STREET LLC; SOBEL, IN to PROGRESSIVE CREDIT UNION $1,125,000
2007-11-01SPRD $1,125,000 — from 749 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE, LLC; 470 WEST 145TH STREET LLC; 1937 MADISON AVE., LLC to PROGRESSIVE CREDIT UNION $1,125,000
2007-11-01AL&R $1,125,000 — from 470 WEST 145TH STREET LLC; 1937 MADISON AVE., LLC; 749 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE, LLC to PROGRESSIVE CREDIT UNION $1,125,000
2007-11-01Mortgage $528,203 — from 470 WEST 145TH STREET LLC; 749 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE, LLC; 1937 MADISON AVE., LLC to PROGRESSIVE CREDIT UNION $528,203
2006-11-08Mortgage $250,000 — from SOBEL, ZHANNA to NATIONAL CITY BANK $250,000
2006-03-17AL&R $400,000 — from PROGRESSIVE CREDIT UNION to SOBEL, INNA; SOBEL, ZHANNA; 1937 MADISON AVENUE, LLC $400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201714027
201810315
201912104
202012104
20211190020
20222174225
20230120214
202401427
2025080311
2026052310
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 147Ownership & money 53Health & systems 37

Every one of the 267 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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