2,193 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 764 HPD complaints, 758 311 service requests, 412 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 43.1. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 44 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2004-12-21. |
| Active vacate order | 1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
128 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 22 · winter 2024–25: 35 · winter 2025–26: 67 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
159 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (57) · Illegal Parking (41) · Noise (25) · Encampment (6) · Abandoned Vehicle (4) · APPLIANCE (3).
$25,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1984) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (132) |
| 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) | HAMILTON HEIGHTS TERRACE ASSOC |
| Head officer | Kenneth Pagano |
| Managing agent | ESSEX MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-11-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,112,000 | $4,100,400 |
| 2026 | $8,501,000 | $3,825,450 |
| 2027 | $9,178,000 | $4,130,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 20/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 in the last three years).
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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 149 St — M100 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 152 St · 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.
1821 Amsterdam Avenue
| 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 |
159 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 57 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 ESSEX MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC — 8 buildings, 749 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 243 West 179 Street | BX | 255 | D |
| 1821 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 132 | C |
| 1336 Grant Square | BK | 94 | A |
| 1103 Gates Avenue | BK | 83 | A |
| 663 Howard Avenue | BK | 76 | A |
| Astoria Boulevard | QN | 62 | A |
| 625 Howard Avenue | BK | 24 | A |
| 641 Howard Avenue | BK | 23 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,135,444 on 2004-03-16 (lender: The Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-16 | Mortgage $3,292,400 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS TERRACE ASSOCIATES L.P. to CAPSTONE REALY ADVISORS, LLC | $3,292,400 | |
| 2004-03-16 | Mortgage $5,135,444 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS TERRACE ASSOCAITES, L.P to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL | $5,135,444 | |
| 1983-09-28 | Mortgage $8,654,300 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS ETC. to NEW YORK CITY ETC. | $8,654,300 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 7 | 82 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 6 | 100 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 4 | 72 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 4 | 119 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 5 | 90 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 82 | 6 | 91 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 8 | 76 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 12 | 94 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 11 | 69 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 3 | 174 |
Every one of the 2,193 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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