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504 West 142 Street

615Records
18City systems
17Open violations
148.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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615 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 188 311 service requests, 175 HPD housing violations, 101 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP MENT FUND
BBL1020730043
BIN1061807

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 148.2. 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 violations17 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-03-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · WATER LEAK (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Noise (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · ELECTRIC (1).

Filed construction activity

$53,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER ASSOCIATES
Head officerERIC ANDERSON
Managing agentURBAN GREEN MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$669,000 $301,050
2026$803,000 $361,350
2027$740,000 $333,000

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

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

Subway145 St — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 143 St — M100 M101 · 350 ft
Citi BikeHamilton Pl & W 140 St · 450 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.

Report a problem to 311

504 West 142 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

9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by URBAN GREEN MANAGEMENT — 6 buildings, 94 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
116 Hamilton Place MN26 B
115 Hamilton Place MN26 D
531 West 145 Street MN13 D
529 West 145 Street MN13 C
504 West 142 Street MN8 C
542 West 140 Street MN8 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,170,003 on 2026-01-09 (lender: Merchants Bank Of Indiana), covering 6 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-09Mortgage $4,024,066 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP; HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $4,024,066
2026-01-09Mortgage $1,170,003 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC; HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $1,170,003
2023-09-18Deed $9,538,778 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER ASSOCIATES, L.P to HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP $9,538,778
2023-09-18Mortgage $8,533,138 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP; HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $8,533,138
2023-09-18AL&R $3,353,043 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP; HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $3,353,043
2023-09-18Mortgage $1,906,129 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC; HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $1,906,129
2023-09-18Mortgage $11,811,306 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC; HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $11,811,306
2023-09-18Mortgage $3,353,043 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC; HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $3,353,043
2023-09-18AL&R $8,533,138 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC; HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $8,533,138
2023-09-18Agreement $1,005,639 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP; HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,005,639
2023-08-29Sold for $9,538,778 $9,538,778 $1,192,347
2018-06-07Agreement $3,250,000 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER ASSOCIATES, L.P to ENCLAVE COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC $3,250,000
2018-06-07Mortgage $250,000 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER ASSOCIATES, L.P to ENCLAVE COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC $250,000
2018-06-07AL&R $3,250,000 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER ASSOCIATES, L.P to ENCLAVE COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC $3,250,000
2016-04-19AL&R $3,000,000 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER ASSOCIATES, L.P to ENCLAVE COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC $3,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700190221
201800126220
20190012902131
20200114910151
202100351036
2022007029
202380918641
202481440255
20253090214
20263043111
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 482Ownership & money 60Health & systems 28

Every one of the 615 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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