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402 West 153 Street

302Records
18City systems
18Open violations
2.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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302 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 77 311 service requests, 55 HPD housing violations, 37 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1903
Floors6
Res. units11
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)402 WEST 153 ST CO-OP
BBL1020670047
BIN1061631

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 81% 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 2.7. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations18 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1986-09-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (3) · Illegal Fireworks (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Curb Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$650,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1903)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)402 West 153rd Street Corporation
Head officerMatthew Maggipinto
Managing agentEmpire State Property Management
Last registered2025-11-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,712,000 $770,400
2026$1,960,000 $882,000
2027$2,262,000 $1,017,900

The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $460,614 a year ($19.94 per sq ft), operating expenses $262,647 ($11.37 per sq ft), net operating income $197,967. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway155 St — C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
145 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 153 St — M3 · 100 ft
Citi BikeConvent Ave & W 151 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 028 Wright Brothers
Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. 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

402 West 153 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

25 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EMPIRE STATE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 20 buildings, 323 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B6 · C1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
4200 Herkimer Place BX45 A
127 Putnam Avenue BK36 A
411 2 Avenue MN36 A
15 7 Avenue South MN36 B
315 East 95 Street MN30 C
464 West 152 Street MN20 A
215 East 29 Street MN20 B
59 4 Avenue MN14 A
402 West 153 Street MN11 A
229 East 81 Street MN11 A
237 East 12 Street MN10 A
764 Metropolitan Avenue BK10 A
155 West 80 Street MN10 A
1296 Park Place BK8 A
22 Pierrepont Street BK6 A
102 Avenue B MN5 B
129 West 80 Street MN5 B
431 East 6 Street MN4 F
494 Chauncey Street BK3 B
2 Bleecker Street MN3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $900,000 on 2021-05-17 (lender: Valley Nationbal Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-05-17AL&R $900,000 — from 403 WEST 153RD STREET CO-OPERATIVE CORP. to VALLEY NATIONBAL BANK $900,000
2021-05-17Mortgage $900,000 — from 403 WEST 153RD STREET CO-OPERATIVE CORP. to VALLEY NATIONBAL BANK $900,000
2017-04-27RPTT&RET $965,000 — from BUTLER, YOLANDA to HAMILTON, CATHY $965,000
2017-04-12Sold for $965,000 $965,000 $87,727
2016-01-27RPTT&RET $975,250 — from OPITZ, ANA to CHARD, KRISTEN; RABSATT, KEVIN $975,250
2016-01-06Sold for $975,250 $975,250 $88,659
2015-12-18RPTT&RET $825,801 — from FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION to WADE, MARIAN H.; WADE, CHARLES P. $825,801
2014-12-18RPTT&RET $750,000 — from JEHAN, AURELIEN; NELMS, EDGAR to SAGARIN, SARAH; JONES, HOWARD H $750,000
2014-04-11RPTT&RET $730,000 — from FORD-EADY, JOYCE to NELMS, EDGAR; JEHAN, AURELIEN $730,000
2011-05-26AL&R $500,000 — from 402 WEST 153RD STREET CO-OPERATIVE CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $500,000
2011-05-26Mortgage $500,000 — from 402 WEST 153RD STREET CO-OPERATIVE CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $500,000
2011-05-26AL&R $100,000 — from 402 WEST 153RD STREET CO=OPERATIVE COPR to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $100,000
2011-05-26Mortgage $100,000 — from 402 WEST 153RD STREET CO-OPERATIVE CORP to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $100,000
2006-07-18RPTT&RET $645,000 — from CAMPBELL, EDWARD F; SCHNEIDER-CAMPBELL, CLAUDIA S to OPITZ-WILSON, ANNA $645,000
2004-08-30RPTT $79,000 — from DAVIS, KENNETH to ZURI MCKIE, SHIRLEY A $79,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20178142116
2018001034
2019003014
2020002024
202170126126
202280120727
20236190218
202432120320
20250090413
20260070512
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 141Ownership & money 39Health & systems 39

Every one of the 302 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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