1,265 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 358 HPD complaints, 279 311 service requests, 232 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% 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 21.9. 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 | 1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Noise (5) · Elevator (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).
$39,900 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (30) |
| 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) | 520 WEST 144TH STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | KIMBERLY PEREZ |
| Managing agent | Finger Management Realty LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,311,000 | $589,950 |
| 2026 | $1,502,000 | $675,900 |
| 2027 | $1,563,000 | $703,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 94/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | 145 St — 1 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 145 St — A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 143 St — M100 M101 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 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.
520 West 144 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 |
37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 FINGER MANAGEMENT REALTY LLC — 117 buildings, 3,532 units. Grades across the portfolio: A79 · B31 · C6 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $480,000 on 2017-06-06 (lender: The New York State Affordable Housing Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-31 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to LOURICK, CAROLE | $2,500 | |
| 2022-07-01 | RPTT $86,553 — from MORENO, JULIAN; MORENO, CARON to ESTRELLA, YANA | $86,553 | |
| 2022-06-13 | Sold for $86,553 | $86,553 | $2,885 |
| 2022-01-27 | RPTT&RET $78,764 — from ESTRELLA, YANA to BATTLE, BLAKE | $78,764 | |
| 2022-01-14 | Sold for $78,764 | $78,764 | $2,625 |
| 2017-11-29 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from URBAN HOMESTEADING ASSISTANCE BOARD to YNOA, RAMONA | $2,500 | |
| 2017-11-29 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to NERI, CENAIDA C | $2,500 | |
| 2017-10-10 | RPTT&RET $79,208 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to SALAS, JUANA L; SALAS, CONCEPCION A | $79,208 | |
| 2017-09-26 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to MONTERO DE LA CRUZ, MICHEL; DE LA CRUZ, YSABEL | $2,500 | |
| 2017-09-26 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to GARCIA, ROBERTO; DESENA, CARMEN L | $2,500 | |
| 2017-09-26 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CHUSIN VEGA, MARIA J; CURISACA MOINA, JOSE T | $2,500 | |
| 2017-09-26 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to WILKINS, CARLA; PRIESTER, JERALYN | $2,500 | |
| 2017-09-26 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to WHITFIELD, KEVIN H; STARR, ALTA | $2,500 | |
| 2017-09-26 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to LOUIS, JULIENNE | $2,500 | |
| 2017-09-26 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to GARCIA, HILDA L | $2,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 39 | 2 | 70 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 66 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Every one of the 1,265 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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