3,601 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,601 HPD complaints, 948 311 service requests, 526 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 420.5. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 27 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 11 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2021-01-14. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
161 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (44) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (24) · PAINT/PLASTER (14) · APPLIANCE (14) · FLOORING/STAIRS (11) · PLUMBING (9).
$66,200 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 (20) |
| 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) | 561 W 144 Realty LLC |
| Head officer | Ian Lagowitz |
| Managing agent | CAM Property MGMT |
| Last registered | 2026-01-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,944,000 | $874,800 |
| 2026 | $2,220,000 | $999,000 |
| 2027 | $2,003,000 | $901,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| 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.
10 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 145 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 145 St / Broadway — Bx19 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 146 St & Broadway · 500 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.
561 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 |
161 311 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 CAM PROPERTY MGMT — 47 buildings, 1,639 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B10 · C10 · D19 · F6. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $608,696 on 2020-03-05 (lender: Arbor Commercial Funding I, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | Deed $3,200,000 — from PETER A. AXELROD to FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION | $3,200,000 | |
| 2020-03-05 | Mortgage $608,696 — from 561 W 144 REALTY LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLC | $608,696 | |
| 2020-03-05 | Agreement $6,317,000 — from 561 W 144 REALTY LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING I, LLC | $6,317,000 | |
| 2018-05-15 | Agreement $5,765,000 — from 561 W 144 REALTY LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $5,765,000 | |
| 2018-05-15 | Mortgage $1,105,870 — from 561 W 144 REALTY LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $1,105,870 | |
| 2015-09-29 | Deed $6,675,000 — from 561 WEST 144TH RESIDENCES, LLC to 561 W 144 REALTY LLC | $6,675,000 | |
| 2015-09-29 | Agreement $4,900,000 — from 561 W 144 REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,900,000 | |
| 2015-09-29 | Mortgage $2,857,514 — from 561 W 144 REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $2,857,514 | |
| 2015-09-29 | AL&R $4,900,000 — from 561 W 144 REALTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $4,900,000 | |
| 2014-03-24 | AL&R $2,100,000 — from 561 WEST 144TH RESIDENCES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $2,100,000 | |
| 2014-03-24 | Agreement $2,100,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to 561 WEST 144TH RESIDENCES, LLC | $2,100,000 | |
| 2014-03-24 | Deed $3,800,000 — from 561 WEST 144TH STREET HOLDINGS L.P. to 561 WEST 144 RESIDENCES, LLC | $3,800,000 | |
| 2014-03-24 | Mortgage $843,428 — from 561 WEST 144TH RESIDENCES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $843,428 | |
| 2011-12-27 | Agreement $1,300,000 — from 561 WEST 144TH STREET HOLDINGS L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2011-12-27 | AL&R $1,300,000 — from 561 WEST 144TH STREET HOLDINGS L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,300,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 70 |
| 2018 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 56 |
| 2019 | 1 | 93 | 1 | 4 | 99 |
| 2020 | 1 | 106 | 4 | 3 | 114 |
| 2021 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 87 |
| 2022 | 2 | 91 | 0 | 5 | 98 |
| 2023 | 3 | 243 | 0 | 9 | 255 |
| 2024 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 7 | 217 |
| 2025 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 3 | 155 |
| 2026 | 0 | 92 | 3 | 3 | 98 |
Every one of the 3,601 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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