1,809 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 868 HPD complaints, 552 311 service requests, 171 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 105.6. 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 | 10 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-07-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
141 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (91) · PLUMBING (16) · WATER LEAK (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (5).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (21) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 553 WEST 144TH STREET, LLC |
| Head officer | JERRY EDELMAN |
| Managing agent | J & M REALTY SERVICES |
| Last registered | 2025-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,160,000 | $522,000 |
| 2026 | $1,237,000 | $556,650 |
| 2027 | $1,149,000 | $517,050 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| 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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-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: W 145 St / Broadway — Bx19 · 250 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.
553 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 |
141 311 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.
Managed by J&M REALTY SERVICES — 8 buildings, 146 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B3 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 343 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 50 | B |
| 515 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 23 | A |
| 553 West 144 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 1702 Woodbine Street | QN | 16 | B |
| 9 West 69 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 135 East 93 Street | MN | 9 | C |
| 665 10 Avenue | MN | 8 | C |
| 107 Kane Street | BK | 7 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $172,000 on 2011-03-30 (lender: The City Of New York, Dept. Of Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-30 | Agreement $345,000 — from 553 W. 144TH ST. LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $345,000 | |
| 2011-03-30 | Agreement $1,705,000 — from 553 W. 144TH ST. LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPT. OF HPD | $1,705,000 | |
| 2011-03-30 | Mortgage $172,000 — from 553 W. 144TH ST. LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPT. OF HPD | $172,000 | |
| 2010-04-14 | RPTT&RET $42,000 — from HAUSPURG, PETER R; HAUSPURG, DAUN PARIS to EDELMAN, JERRY | $42,000 | |
| 2010-04-14 | RPTT&RET $2,625 — from TAKIFF, PETER to EDELMAN, JERRY | $2,625 | |
| 2010-04-14 | RPTT&RET $7,875 — from GROSS, R. STUART to EDELMAN, JERRY | $7,875 | |
| 2005-12-28 | AL&R $2,050,000 — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to 553 WEST 244TH ST LLC C/O EASTERN CONSOL | $2,050,000 | |
| 2005-12-28 | Deed $40,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING to 553 W. 144TH LLC | $40,000 | |
| 2005-12-28 | Mortgage $517,000 — from 553 WEST 244TH ST LLC C/O EASTERN CONSOL to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $517,000 | |
| 2005-12-28 | Mortgage $1,533,000 — from 553 WEST 244TH ST LLC C/O EASTERN CONSOL to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $1,533,000 | |
| 1989-01-04 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from OEDIPUS LTD; HADES INC; CUPID INC to CITIBANK N A | $1,000,000 | |
| 1987-03-27 | Mortgage $80,000 — from 555 W 144TH ST RLTYCP to JAMES A.GOLDSTEIN RTY CP | $80,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 37 |
| 2018 | 3 | 51 | 4 | 58 |
| 2019 | 1 | 69 | 2 | 72 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 35 |
| 2022 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 30 |
| 2023 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 53 |
| 2024 | 0 | 66 | 7 | 73 |
| 2025 | 0 | 99 | 3 | 102 |
| 2026 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 56 |
Every one of the 1,809 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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