839 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 355 311 service requests, 296 HPD complaints, 86 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 68% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 59.5. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1995-07-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
114 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 32 · winter 2024–25: 28 · winter 2025–26: 38). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
178 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (57) · Noise (48) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · Drug Activity (12) · WATER LEAK (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7).
$74,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (26) |
| 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) | 561 WEST 140TH RESIDENCES, LLC |
| Head officer | SCOTT CASTELLANO |
| Managing agent | TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,855,000 | $834,750 |
| 2026 | $2,057,000 | $925,650 |
| 2027 | $1,944,000 | $874,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 | 137 St-City College — 1 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 139 St — M4 M5 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hamilton Pl & W 140 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 192 Jacob H. Schiff Middle: Harold O. Levy School. 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.
563 West 140 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 |
178 311 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 TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT — 29 buildings, 390 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B13 · C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 315 Seigel Street | BK | 51 | A |
| 563 West 140 Street | MN | 26 | B |
| 103 Smith Street | BK | 24 | A |
| 2419 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 22 | C |
| 173 West 141 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 212 East 25 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 1043 Sterling Place | BK | 17 | A |
| 28 East 125 Street | MN | 16 | C |
| 352 St Johns Place | BK | 16 | B |
| 542 West 147 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 126 West 139 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 932 Eastern Parkway | BK | 12 | B |
| 938 Eastern Parkway | BK | 12 | B |
| 300 Lincoln Road | BK | 12 | B |
| 101 Grove Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 137 Mac Donough Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 285 Mac Donough Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 103 Grove Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 99 Grove Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 144 Mac Donough Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 293 Stuyvesant Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 24 Cedar Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 3 Mac Donough Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 820 Washington Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 836 Washington Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 824 Washington Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 278 Albany Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 531 83 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 4110 4 Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $553,316 on 2020-04-07 (lender: Signature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-07 | Mortgage $553,317 — from 561 WEST 140TH RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $553,317 | |
| 2020-04-07 | AL&R $4,230,000 — from 561 WEST 140TH RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,230,000 | |
| 2020-04-07 | Agreement $4,230,000 — from 561 WEST 140TH RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $4,230,000 | |
| 2018-07-27 | Mortgage $3,172,456 to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $3,172,456 | |
| 2018-07-27 | AL&R $3,712,500 — from 561 WEST 140TH RESIDENCES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $3,712,500 | |
| 2018-07-27 | Deed $7,425,000 — from 561 BUILDING CO. INC. to 561 WEST 140TH RESIDENCES, LLC | $7,425,000 | |
| 2018-07-27 | Agreement $3,712,500 — from 561 WEST 140TH RESIDENCES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $3,712,500 | |
| 2018-07-24 | Sold for $7,425,000 | $7,425,000 | $285,577 |
| 2016-06-10 | Mortgage $6,015 — from 561 BUILDING CO,INC to CAPITAL ONE,NA | $6,015 | |
| 2016-06-10 | Agreement $603,608 — from 561 BUILDING CO,INC to CAPITAL ONE,NA | $603,608 | |
| 2005-03-24 | Agreement $750,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 561 BUILDING CO., INC. | $750,000 | |
| 2005-03-24 | AL&R $750,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 561 BUILDING CO., INC. | $750,000 | |
| 2005-03-24 | Mortgage $607,551 — from 561 BUILDING CO., INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $607,551 | |
| 1995-08-11 | Mortgage $77,593 — from 561 BUILDING CO., INC. to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $77,593 | |
| 1989-03-13 | Mortgage $50,000 — from 561 BUILDING CO INC to CITY & SUBURBAN FDRLBK | $50,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 59 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 92 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 0 | 3 | 157 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 4 | 77 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 0 | 3 | 153 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 4 | 61 |
Every one of the 839 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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