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453 West 148 Street

619Records
16City systems
106Open violations
1166.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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619 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 214 HPD housing violations, 154 HPD complaints, 137 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1897
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)IOU RENTAL SERVICE CORP.
BBL1020630011
BIN1061492

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GRADE F

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 1166.2. 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 violations106 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 70 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2020-07-13.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

68 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 66).

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

$1,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

75 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (32) · GENERAL (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · WATER LEAK (4) · PLUMBING (3).

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 (1897)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)EDWIN A MINORJR
Managing agentEDWIN A MINORSR
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$710,000 $319,500
2026$757,000 $340,650
2027$784,000 $352,800

The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
145 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 149 St — M101 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 148 St & Amsterdam Ave · 250 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

453 West 148 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

75 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 32 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $513,001 on 2024-10-04 (lender: Logan Finance Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-10-04Mortgage $513,001 — from MINOR, RITA S; MINOR, EDWIN A to LOGAN FINANCE CORPORATION $513,001
2011-11-28Agreement $455,500 — from MINOR, EDWIN A; MINOR, RITA S to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $455,500
2011-11-28Mortgage $5,111 — from MINOR, RITA S; MINOR, EDWIN A to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $5,111
2004-05-18Agreement $507,000 — from MINOR, RITA S; MINOR, EDWIN A to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $507,000
2004-01-29Mortgage $17,281 — from MINOR, RITA S; MINOR, EDWIN A to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $17,281
2002-03-01Mortgage $500,000 — from MINOR, RITA; MINOR, EDWIN to AMERIQUEST MORTGAGECOMPANY $500,000
1997-01-07Mortgage $247,000 — from MINOR, KENNETH; MINOR, EDWIN to RESOURCE ONE, INC. $247,000
1995-02-07Mortgage $154,000 — from ROSS, FRANK to FOREMOST MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP $154,000
1994-10-07Mortgage $9,000 — from ROSS, FRANK to MADISON RESOURCES LTD. $9,000
1994-04-19Mortgage $22,000 — from POSS, FRANK to ZUCKERMAN, LILA $22,000
1991-08-15Mortgage $50,000 — from ROSS, FRANK to ZUCKERMAN, LILA $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011024
2018000055
2019012014
202020140117
20212018401187
202220210225
2023034029
2024002439
20250211805125
20260316903175
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 24Housing & tenants 525Ownership & money 29Health & systems 32

Every one of the 619 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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