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501 West 143 Street

1,768Records
21City systems
114Open violations
2.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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1,768 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 542 HPD housing violations, 503 311 service requests, 312 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units37
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)501 W 143RD ST CORP
BBL1020750026
BIN1061887

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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 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 2.6. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations114 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 67 class B, 33 class A. Oldest open since 1986-07-21.
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4).

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (20) · Water System (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Fireworks (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,047,650 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (37)
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)501 West 143 Street HDFC
Head officerANITA CHENG
Managing agentNEW BEDFORD MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,428,000 $1,992,600
2026$5,061,000 $2,277,450
2027$5,375,000 $2,418,750

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,194,602 a year ($23.43 per sq ft), operating expenses $601,635 ($11.80 per sq ft), net operating income $592,967. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 74/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
L'ArtistaItalianNot yet gradedMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
145 St — A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 143 St — M100 M101 · 200 ft
Citi BikeW 145 St & Amsterdam Ave · 550 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.

Report a problem to 311

501 West 143 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 NEW BEDFORD MANAGEMENT CORP. — 141 buildings, 8,387 units. Grades across the portfolio: A116 · B18 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
99-40 63 Road QN545 A
309 Lafayette Avenue BK326 B
3000 Bronx Park East BX297 A
300 West 135 Street MN170 A
1911 Madison Avenue MN155 A
80 John Street MN146 A
811 Walton Avenue BX145 B
80 Winthrop Street BK144 B
350 Richmond Terrace SI140 B
753 Classon Avenue BK137 C
84-70 129 Street QN131 B
84-51 Beverly Road QN130 A
1602 Avenue I BK129 C
1400 5 Avenue MN129 A
6485 Broadway BX128 A
64 East 111 Street MN122 A
35-35 75 Street QN114 A
90 William Street MN113 A
145 Wellington Court SI111 B
855 East 233 Street BX110 C
2121 Shore Parkway BK110 B
140 East 28 Street MN107 A
1099 Avenue K BK104 C
339 East 58 Street MN102 A
345 Montgomery Street BK102 B
9801 Shore Road BK99 A
8 Vanderbilt Avenue BK98 A
130 Barrow Street MN95 A
1825 Madison Avenue MN92 A
301 West 118 Street MN91 A
39 Gramercy Park North MN90 A
74-02 43 Avenue QN90 A
94 Maspeth Avenue BK87 A
36 Dahill Road BK84 A
1275 Grant Avenue BX81 A
1259 Grant Avenue BX81 A
81 Ocean Parkway BK80 A
2190 Boston Road BX78 A
235 East 49 Street MN75 A
225 Ocean Parkway BK75 A
40 Tehama Street BK75 A
330 Wythe Avenue BK75 A
2250 Benson Avenue BK73 A
110-15 71 Road QN72 A
211 East 51 Street MN69 A
25 Murray Street MN69 A
161 East 110 Street MN68 A
482 Central Park West MN67 A
40-35 Ithaca Street QN65 B
125 Ocean Avenue BK65 A
541 Washington Avenue BK63 A
4 West 101 Street MN60 A
1155 Ocean Avenue BK59 B
78 8 Avenue BK58 A
152 East 118 Street MN58 A
3 Plaza St West BK57 A
258 Bedford Avenue BK57 B
2515 Glenwood Road BK55 B
29 West 65 Street MN54 A
415 Leonard Street BK54 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $332,500 on 1990-07-09 (lender: City Of Newyork Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-10-11RPTT&RET $660,000 — from MEJIAS, ZULEMA; PENAS, OSCAR to GOODSPEED, LAURA M $660,000
2022-10-04Sold for $660,000 $660,000 $17,838
2021-10-06RPTT&RET $478,000 — from MEJIAS, ZULEMA; PENAS, OSCAR to KARSENTY, ANTOINE GEORGE $478,000
2021-09-22Sold for $478,000 $478,000 $12,919
2020-02-24RPTT&RET $400,000 — from LOVE, PECOLIA to CERVERA-WONG, LISSETT; SHARAF, MOHAMED A $400,000
2020-02-04Sold for $400,000 $400,000 $10,811
2019-06-07RPTT&RET $385,000 — from 501 WEST 143 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to JAMES, JASON J; JAMES, JYOTHI MOLLY $385,000
2019-05-30Sold for $385,000 $385,000 $10,405
2018-11-23RPTT&RET $315,000 — from ESTATE OF ROBERT E. RILEY; JANIE BARTLEY RILEY, ADMINISTRATOR to EID, DAVID OLIVER $315,000
2018-11-14Sold for $315,000 $315,000 $8,514
2018-08-23RPTT&RET $410,000 — from 501 WEST 143 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to PAIVA, MATEO; LIM, LILY $410,000
2018-08-08Sold for $410,000 $410,000 $11,081
2018-04-26RPTT&RET $430,000 — from BROWN, SHARON; BROWN-DOUGLAS, SHARON; BROWN, MACK HAMILTON to HOBERMAN-KELLY, JESSE $430,000
2018-04-23Sold for $430,000 $430,000 $11,622
2018-03-16RPTT&RET $310,000 — from THE ESTATE OF RONALD CLEMONS; LINDA SMALLS-SPENCE, ADMINISTRATOR to PENAS, OSCAR; MEJIAS, ZULEMA $310,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722556263112
20181324410574
2019101544978
202020592164
202104404654
2022011921133
202323450555
202410240328
202514130321
202601160421
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The full timeline

Construction 80Enforcement 140Housing & tenants 1,413Ownership & money 61Health & systems 74

Every one of the 1,768 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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