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541 West 142 Street

5,085Records
20City systems
22Open violations
554.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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5,085 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,498 311 service requests, 1,340 HPD complaints, 968 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1930
Floors6
Res. units19
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)541-142 LLC
BBL1020740007
BIN1061845

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 554.3. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations22 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-02-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

311 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 89 · winter 2024–25: 150 · winter 2025–26: 61). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

89
’23–24
150
’24–25
61
’25–26

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

336 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (146) · PLUMBING (33) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (23) · Smoking (22) · Noise (20) · WATER LEAK (16).

Filed construction activity

$312,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (19)
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)541-142 LLC
Head officerMEHMET A CAPIN
Managing agentSOLAR REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,199,000 $539,550
2026$1,362,000 $612,900
2027$1,494,000 $672,300

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 141 St — M4 M5 · 300 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 142 St · 300 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

541 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

336 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 146 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 SOLAR REALTY MANAGEMENT CORP — 28 buildings, 481 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B6 · C11 · D4 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
560 Isham Street MN48 C
4396 Furman Avenue BX45 B
371 Wadsworth Avenue MN41 C
1387 Jesup Avenue BX34 C
137 Nagle Avenue MN26 B
742 St Nicholas Avenue MN25 B
516 West 134 Street MN23 D
448 West 55 Street MN20 C
451 West 36 Street MN20 A
350 East 91 Street MN20 C
541 West 142 Street MN19 D
410 West 36 Street MN18 B
1809 Amsterdam Avenue MN15 D
331 East 109 Street MN13 B
325 East 109 Street MN10 A
454 West 57 Street MN10 C
351 West 51 Street MN10 C
200 West 119 Street MN9 C
61 Audubon Avenue MN9 F
316 West 51 Street MN9 A
926 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 F
159 Chrystie Street MN8 C
155 Chrystie Street MN8 C
432 West 38 Street MN8 A
327 East 109 Street MN8 B
1228 Southern Boulevard BX6 F
157 Chrystie Street MN6 C
38-14 104 Street QN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,225,828 on 2017-07-20 (lender: Peapack-Gladstone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-09Deed $424,363 — from 541-142 LLC; KOHANNIM, ISAAC to 541 W 142 LLC; 541-142 LLC $424,363
2026-06-26Sold for $424,363 $424,363 $22,335
2017-07-20AL&R $2,000,000 — from 541-142 LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $2,000,000
2017-07-20Agreement $2,000,000 — from 541-142 LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $2,000,000
2017-07-20Mortgage $1,225,828 — from 541-142 LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $1,225,828
2012-06-29AL&R $865,000 — from 541-142 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $865,000
2012-06-29Agreement $865,000 — from 541-142 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $865,000
2012-06-29Mortgage $344,356 — from 541-142 LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $344,356
2008-08-22Agreement $550,000 — from 541-142 LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $550,000
2008-06-02Agreement $834,171 — from 541-142 LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $834,171
2006-01-06Agreement $850,000 — from 541-142 LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $850,000
2006-01-06Mortgage $216,101 — from 541-142 LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $216,101
2006-01-06Deed $1,275,000 — from 541 W. 142 ST, LLC to 541-142 LLC $1,275,000
2004-01-30AL&R $650,000 — from AMALGAMATED BANK to 541 W. 142 ST., LLC $650,000
2004-01-30Mortgage $650,000 — from 541 W. 142 ST., LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $650,000

Ten-year activity

1,0005000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
565
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173017052180
201831926902293
201971925601283
20202616403175
20216325002261
20222156002565
20230016803171
20240239103396
20250022202224
20260315664169
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The full timeline

Construction 48Enforcement 92Housing & tenants 4,876Ownership & money 33Health & systems 36

Every one of the 5,085 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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