229 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 72 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 72 311 service requests, 40 rodent inspections.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 14. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (8) · Illegal Parking (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Damaged Tree (1) · Illegal Dumping (1) · Noise (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 (1900) |
| 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) | 539 W. 144TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | JEFFREY SHEEHAN |
| Managing agent | NEWPORT STREET CAPITAL |
| Last registered | 2025-12-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $192,662 | $86,698 |
| 2026 | $249,690 | $112,361 |
| 2027 | $299,628 | $134,833 |
The city's market estimate has risen 56% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: UDAAP
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 / Broadway — Bx19 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 145 St & Amsterdam Ave · 600 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.
539 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 |
16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 NEWPORT STREET CAPITAL — 16 buildings, 73 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B3 · C5 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 204 Montrose Avenue | BK | 15 | A |
| 24 Kosciuszko Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 181 Montrose Avenue | BK | 8 | B |
| 25-63 38 Street | QN | 6 | A |
| 539 West 144 Street | MN | 5 | B |
| 1178 Greene Ave | BK | 5 | C |
| 8510 13 Avenue | BK | 4 | C |
| 780 Greene Avenue | BK | 4 | C |
| 1024 Faile Street | BX | 3 | D |
| 15 Covert Street | BK | 3 | D |
| 415 Stuyvesant Avenue | BK | 3 | B |
| 134-61 175 Street | QN | 2 | C |
| 428 Newport Street | BK | 2 | F |
| 1646 Brooklyn Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
| 2945 Wickham Avenue | BX | 2 | D |
| 1827 Trafalgar Place | BX | 1 | C |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-05 | Agreement $388,500 — from PUGH, MEREDITH; SHEEHAN, JEFFREY to MR COOPER; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC | $388,500 | |
| 2021-07-01 | Mortgage $114,871 — from PUGH, MEREDITH; SHEEHAN, JEFFREY to NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC; MR COOPER; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $114,871 | |
| 2021-05-27 | Mortgage $21,661 — from DRUKER, VITALY; DRUKER, VICTORIA KHOURY to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $21,661 | |
| 2021-05-27 | Agreement $575,000 — from DRUKER, VITALY; DRUKER, VICTORIA KHOURY to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $575,000 | |
| 2019-01-28 | Mortgage $549,000 — from MORA, MIRIAM EVE; MORA, DANIEL to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK, A STATE BANK | $549,000 | |
| 2019-01-28 | Deed $610,000 — from CHENG, KWOK-MING to MORA, MIRIAM EVE; MORA, DANIEL | $610,000 | |
| 2019-01-16 | Sold for $610,000 | $610,000 | $122,000 |
| 2018-09-10 | Deed $685,000 — from GE, JUN DONG; SIU-KIT GE, WILLIAM to KHOURY-YACOUB, VICTORIA; DRUKER, VITALY | $685,000 | |
| 2018-09-10 | Mortgage $582,250 — from KHOURY-YACOUB, VICTORIA; DRUKER, VITALY to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. | $582,250 | |
| 2018-09-06 | Sold for $685,000 | $685,000 | $137,000 |
| 2017-03-07 | Mortgage $1,299 — from CHENG, KWOK-MING to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,299 | |
| 2017-03-07 | Agreement $213,338 — from CHENG, KWOK-MING to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $213,338 | |
| 2016-08-30 | Agreement $251,900 — from LIM, CHOON K; LIM, CHOON-KYOON to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $251,900 | |
| 2016-08-30 | Mortgage $2,484 — from LIM, CHOON-KYOON; LIM, CHOON K to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | $2,484 | |
| 2012-09-04 | Agreement $257,500 — from CHENG, KWOK-MING to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. | $257,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
| 2022 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 24 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Every one of the 229 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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