3,269 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,299 311 service requests, 999 HPD complaints, 588 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 479.4. 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 | 32 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2022-04-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
250 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 104 · winter 2024–25: 55 · winter 2025–26: 76). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$10,425 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
279 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (104) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (25) · GENERAL (20) · Elevator (17) · Noise (15) · DOOR/WINDOW (14).
$31,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (35) |
| 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) | HAMILTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES L P |
| Head officer | STEPHEN R KRAUS |
| Managing agent | ASHTON MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,106,000 | $2,297,700 |
| 2026 | $4,579,000 | $2,060,550 |
| 2027 | $5,196,000 | $2,338,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 69/100 (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 8) |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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 — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 145 St — A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 143 St — M100 M101 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 145 St & Amsterdam Ave · 700 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.
135 Hamilton Place
| 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 |
279 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 104 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 ASHTON MANAGEMENT CORP — 42 buildings, 1,439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B19 · C5 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,625,511 on 2021-05-20 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-20 | Mortgage $2,625,511 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES L.P. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $2,625,511 | |
| 2021-05-20 | Agreement $15,560,000 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES L.P. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. | $15,560,000 | |
| 2011-06-16 | Agreement $14,795,000 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES L.P. to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC | $14,795,000 | |
| 2011-06-16 | Mortgage $3,013,097 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES L.P. to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC | $3,013,097 | |
| 2008-11-21 | Agreement $12,150,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to HAMILTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES L.P. | $12,150,000 | |
| 2008-11-21 | Mortgage $7,141,780 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES L.P. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,141,780 | |
| 2004-10-14 | Mortgage $2,111,316 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES L.P., to INDEOENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,111,316 | |
| 2004-10-14 | Agreement $5,400,000 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES L.P., to INDEOENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $5,400,000 | |
| 2003-10-31 | DEEDO $4,109,773 — from HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to HAMILTON HEIGHTS ASSOCIATES, L.P. | $4,109,773 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 22 | 124 | 0 | 2 | 148 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 71 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 0 | 3 | 202 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 313 | 0 | 5 | 325 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 249 | 3 | 2 | 261 |
| 2022 | 2 | 11 | 159 | 0 | 2 | 174 |
| 2023 | 3 | 22 | 153 | 0 | 3 | 181 |
| 2024 | 1 | 11 | 292 | 0 | 3 | 307 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 200 | 0 | 2 | 217 |
| 2026 | 1 | 9 | 247 | 0 | 1 | 258 |
Every one of the 3,269 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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