394 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 84 311 service requests, 81 HPD housing violations, 80 rodent inspections.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 110. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 33 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Damaged Tree (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Illegal Fireworks (1) · Dirty Condition (1).
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) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | WHGA RENAISSANCE APARTMENTS LP |
| Head officer | GENEVIEVE OUTLAW |
| Managing agent | WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,268,000 | $570,600 |
| 2026 | $1,218,000 | $548,100 |
| 2027 | $1,158,000 | $521,100 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 145 St / Amsterdam Av — Bx19 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 145 St & Amsterdam Ave · 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.
535 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 |
12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. — 74 buildings, 1,080 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B23 · C25 · D12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $191,310 on 2006-02-21 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York), covering 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-26 | Agreement $3,985,184 — from WHGA RENAISSANCE APARTMENTS LIMITED PART to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $3,985,184 | |
| 2006-02-21 | Agreement $4,072,634 — from WHGA RENAISSANCE APARTMENTS LIMITED PART to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO | $4,072,634 | |
| 2006-02-21 | Mortgage $191,310 — from WHGA RENAISSANCE APARTMENTS LIMITED PART to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $191,310 | |
| 2005-07-22 | Mortgage $3,881,324 — from WHGA RENAISSANCE APPARTMENT LIMITED PART to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $3,881,324 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 16 |
| 2019 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| 2022 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 45 |
| 2023 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 15 | 59 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 2026 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
Every one of the 394 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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