407 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 145 311 service requests, 113 HPD complaints, 38 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% 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 39.8. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2010-03-22. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Noise (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Drug Activity (1).
$99,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | BH 469 WEST 147 LLC |
| Head officer | SHMUEL BENTOV |
| Managing agent | SENSA REALTY LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $508,800 | $228,960 |
| 2026 | $543,000 | $244,350 |
| 2027 | $573,000 | $257,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 145 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 147 St — M101 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 148 St & Amsterdam Ave · 200 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.
469 West 147 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 |
18 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 SENSA REALTY LLC — 12 buildings, 140 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B3 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 560 West 151 Street | MN | 31 | A |
| 556 West 156 Street | MN | 30 | A |
| 520 West 175 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 1838 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 15 | A |
| 2320 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 9 | A |
| 469 West 147 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 110 West 130 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 553 Manhattan Avenue | MN | 6 | A |
| 9 East 124 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 207 West 121 Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 316 West 139 Street | MN | 5 | B |
| 248 West 121 Street | MN | 2 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2016-02-05 (lender: Country 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-14 | Agreement $775,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to BH 469 WEST 147 LLC | $775,000 | |
| 2016-02-05 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from BH 469 WEST 147 LLC to COUNTRY BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2016-02-05 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from BH 469 WEST 147 LLC to COUNTRY BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2015-03-30 | Deed $690,000 — from ETMAN, JUDY to BH 469 WEST 147 LLC | $690,000 | |
| 2015-03-30 | Deed $160,000 — from LBSMCC CORP. to BH 469 WEST 147 LLC | $160,000 | |
| 2003-08-14 | Mortgage $585,000 — from PRICE, BASYA to PARAGON MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP | $585,000 | |
| 1988-11-29 | Mortgage $160,000 — from BROWN, ARCHIE to ROLS CAPITAL CO | $160,000 | |
| 1988-04-15 | Mortgage $65,000 — from BROWN, ARCHIE to ROLS CAPITAL CO | $65,000 | |
| 1985-10-15 | Mortgage $17,500 — from BROWN, ARCHIE to EASTCHESTER HOLDINGCORP | $17,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 30 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
Every one of the 407 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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