916 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 417 HPD housing violations, 154 311 service requests, 134 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 149.6. 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 | 38 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2022-08-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · PLUMBING (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · APPLIANCE (3).
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 (1880) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| 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) | RICHARD WRIGHT HOUSES LP |
| Head officer | STANLEY CELIUS |
| Managing agent | CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,353,000 | $608,850 |
| 2026 | $1,459,000 | $656,550 |
| 2027 | $1,448,000 | $651,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| 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 · 550 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: W 145 St / Amsterdam Av — Bx19 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 145 St & Amsterdam Ave · 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.
521 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 |
56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 CONCORD MANAGEMENT OF NY LLC — 301 buildings, 7,382 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B63 · C84 · D80 · F52. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 301 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $391,956 on 2012-10-10 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-10 | Mortgage $391,956 — from RICHARD WRIGHT HOUSES LIMITED PARTNERSHI to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $391,956 | |
| 2010-09-07 | Agreement $5,952,251 — from RICHARD WRIGHT HOUSES LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $5,952,251 | |
| 2010-09-07 | Mortgage $387,843 — from RICHARD WRIGHT HOUSES LIMITED PARTNERSHI to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $387,843 | |
| 2010-09-07 | RPTT&RET $4,765,977 — from ECUMENICAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZ to GS-NYEF 2009 LLC | $4,765,977 | |
| 2008-07-22 | Mortgage $5,564,408 — from RICHARD WRIGHT HOUSES LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $5,564,408 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 57 |
| 2022 | 0 | 55 | 7 | 62 |
| 2023 | 0 | 75 | 20 | 95 |
| 2024 | 2 | 124 | 5 | 131 |
| 2025 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 22 |
| 2026 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 32 |
Every one of the 916 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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