1,054 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 293 311 service requests, 242 HPD housing violations, 151 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 34.3. 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 | 7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2024-06-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (12) · Damaged Tree (6) · WATER LEAK (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).
$112,400 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 (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) | 540-550 West 144th Street HDFC |
| Head officer | SHARAY LOUDEN |
| Managing agent | Finger Management Realty LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,556,000 | $1,150,200 |
| 2026 | $2,621,000 | $1,179,450 |
| 2027 | $2,728,000 | $1,227,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 86/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO4FUEL |
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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 145 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 143 St — M4 M5 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 142 St · 600 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.
540 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 |
28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $1,800,000 on 2016-05-27 (lender: The New York State Affordable Housing Corporation), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-11 | RPTT&RET $47,864 — from REID, MIKHAELA B; WOOD, MASHEKA L to 540-550 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA | $47,864 | |
| 2022-03-31 | Sold for $47,864 | $47,864 | $1,595 |
| 2022-03-25 | RPTT&RET $90,500 — from 540-550 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to RAMIREZ, JUDISA D | $90,500 | |
| 2022-03-17 | Sold for $90,500 | $90,500 | $3,017 |
| 2021-10-15 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 540-550 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA to DIAZ, ANGELICA | $2,500 | |
| 2021-10-06 | Sold for $2,500 | $2,500 | $83 |
| 2017-06-12 | RPTT&RET $71,145 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to ABREU, CAROLINE; ABREU, ROBERTO | $71,145 | |
| 2017-05-25 | RPTT&RET $84,987 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to SMITH, TERRI-ANNN N | $84,987 | |
| 2017-05-24 | RPTT&RET $84,987 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to ESTEP, ANDREW | $84,987 | |
| 2017-05-24 | RPTT&RET $71,145 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to MAGOMEDKHABIBOV, ARSLAN; ALLISON , ELIZABETH B | $71,145 | |
| 2017-05-24 | RPTT&RET $71,145 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to ESTRELLA, ANA M | $71,145 | |
| 2017-05-24 | RPTT&RET $78,066 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to GOEPEL, JOHANNA M | $78,066 | |
| 2017-05-24 | RPTT&RET $71,145 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to MAZZONI, MARIO | $71,145 | |
| 2017-05-24 | RPTT&RET $78,066 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to REID, MIKAELA B; WOOD, MASHEKA L | $78,066 | |
| 2017-05-24 | RPTT&RET $71,145 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CLARK, JOURNELLE | $71,145 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 45 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 84 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 58 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Every one of the 1,054 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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