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550 West 144 Street

967Records
18City systems
10Open violations
37.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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967 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 317 HPD housing violations, 154 311 service requests, 142 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units30
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)540-550 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORA TION
BBL1020750053
BIN1061893

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% 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 37.3. 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 violations10 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2024-03-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Non (1) · Illegal Fireworks (1) · Water System (1) · Damaged Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)540-550 West 144th Street HDFC
Head officerSHARAY LOUDEN
Managing agentFinger Management Realty LLC
Last registered2025-10-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,201,000 $1,440,450
2026$3,655,000 $1,644,750
2027$3,997,000 $1,798,650

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 80/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
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 · 400 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
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 143 St — M4 M5 · 300 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 142 St · 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

550 West 144 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

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 FINGER MANAGEMENT REALTY LLC — 117 buildings, 3,532 units. Grades across the portfolio: A79 · B31 · C6 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3121 Middletown Road BX157 B
490 Southern Boulevard BX137 B
1177 Anderson Avenue BX119 B
250 Cabrini Boulevard MN77 A
2640 Marion Avenue BX72 A
819 East 173 Street BX71 C
1660 Crotona Park East BX67 C
1803 Haight Avenue BX66 A
1230 Spofford Avenue BX65 A
575 Ocean Avenue BK63 B
740 West 187 Street MN63 A
1678 Crotona Park East BX62 B
198 Pinehurst Avenue MN60 A
839 Tilden Street BX57 A
495 East 178 Street BX56 B
3810 Broadway MN55 A
1878 Adam C Powell Blvd MN51 A
1045 Anderson Avenue BX50 A
1372 Franklin Avenue BX48 B
215 Audubon Avenue MN48 A
645 Barretto Street BX48 B
2042 5 Avenue MN48 A
374 South 2 Street BK41 A
200 Claremont Avenue MN41 A
2041 5 Avenue MN40 A
185 East 163 Street BX38 A
400 Convent Avenue MN37 A
943 Teller Avenue BX37 A
1809 Adam C Powell Blvd MN36 A
353 West 117 Street MN36 A
19 Ft Washington Avenue MN36 B
127 West 111 Street MN36 A
2241 White Plains Road BX36 A
849 St Nicholas Avenue MN35 A
820 St Nicholas Avenue MN35 B
604 Riverside Drive MN32 A
139 8 Avenue MN31 A
550 West 144 Street MN30 A
352 West 48 Street MN30 A
540 West 144 Street MN30 A
520 West 144 Street MN30 A
652 West 160 Street MN30 A
656 West 160 Street MN30 A
592 West 178 Street MN30 B
503 West 111 Street MN30 A
512 West 162 Street MN30 A
2310 Clarendon Road BK27 A
469 West 152 Street MN26 A
36 Convent Avenue MN25 A
383 East 195 Street BX25 A
523 West 143 Street MN24 B
527 West 143 Street MN24 A
59 West 109 Street MN24 A
3692 Broadway MN24 A
494 West 158 Street MN24 A
79 Hamilton Place MN24 B
273 Wadsworth Avenue MN21 A
300 East 162 Street BX21 B
517 West 135 Street MN21 B
515 West 135 Street MN21 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-05-25RPTT&RET $78,066 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to DEMARINE , JASMINE C $78,066
2017-05-24RPTT&RET $84,986 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to BAUTISTA, LOURDES E; ROMERO, MARCO O $84,987
2017-05-24RPTT&RET $71,145 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to TAVAREZ, CLAUDIO M $71,145
2017-05-24RPTT&RET $84,986 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to GARCIA MUNOZ, ROVER $84,987
2017-04-06RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to DANIEL, WILDADE Y $2,500
2017-04-06RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to LOPEZ, MAFER D; CRUZ, DILCIA $2,500
2017-04-06RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to BIDO, VALENTIN $2,500
2017-04-06RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to BURTON, VICTORIA V; JACKSON, MAVIS H $2,500
2017-04-06RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to UBARDO, ELSA; LOAMI SANTANA, JASON $2,500
2017-04-06RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to VERAS, CELINES S; VERAS, MERCEDES M $2,500
2017-04-06RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to ROSARIO, KAINA; JAVIER, MARIDE $2,500
2017-04-06RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to ROJAS, GUSTAVO $2,500
2017-04-06RPTT&RET $71,145 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to JIA, HONGXIA $71,145
2017-04-06RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to REYES DE ALMONTE, YOLANDA; ALMONTE, IRIS $2,500
2017-04-06RPTT&RET $2,500 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to DEBORD, SERGIA; ALMONTE, LEONARDO A $2,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011127241
20180080210
201900220022
202000220224
202101220225
202201880291
202302110316
202420290536
202513190326
202600100313
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 113Housing & tenants 648Ownership & money 130Health & systems 31

Every one of the 967 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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