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531 West 145 Street

2,246Records
20City systems
68Open violations
352.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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2,246 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 688 HPD housing violations, 509 HPD complaints, 502 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units13
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP MENT FUND
BBL1020770012
BIN1061931

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 352.5. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations68 total — 31 class C (immediately hazardous), 33 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2006-04-04.
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 20 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
20
’24–25
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

87 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · GENERAL (7) · ELECTRIC (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).

Filed construction activity

$265,824 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER ASSOCIATES
Head officerERIC ANDERSON
Managing agentURBAN GREEN MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-07-29

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,052,000 $473,400
2026$1,201,000 $540,450
2027$1,231,000 $553,950

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway145 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
BusNearest boarding stop: W 145 St / Broadway — Bx19 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 146 St & Broadway · 300 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.

Report a problem to 311

531 West 145 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

87 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by URBAN GREEN MANAGEMENT — 6 buildings, 94 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
116 Hamilton Place MN26 B
115 Hamilton Place MN26 D
531 West 145 Street MN13 D
529 West 145 Street MN13 C
504 West 142 Street MN8 C
542 West 140 Street MN8 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,170,003 on 2026-01-09 (lender: Merchants Bank Of Indiana), covering 6 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-09Mortgage $4,024,066 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP; HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $4,024,066
2026-01-09Mortgage $1,170,003 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC; HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $1,170,003
2023-09-18Mortgage $1,906,129 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC; HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $1,906,129
2023-09-18Mortgage $11,811,306 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC; HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $11,811,306
2023-09-18AL&R $3,353,043 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP; HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $3,353,043
2023-09-18Mortgage $3,353,043 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC; HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $3,353,043
2023-09-18AL&R $8,533,138 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC; HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $8,533,138
2023-09-18Mortgage $8,533,138 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP; HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $8,533,138
2023-09-18Agreement $1,005,639 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP; HAMILTON HEIGHTS II LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,005,639
2023-09-18Deed $9,538,778 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER ASSOCIATES, L.P to HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER HOUSING DEVELOP $9,538,778
2023-08-29Sold for $9,538,778 $9,538,778 $733,752
2018-06-07AL&R $3,250,000 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER ASSOCIATES, L.P to ENCLAVE COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC $3,250,000
2018-06-07Agreement $3,250,000 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER ASSOCIATES, L.P to ENCLAVE COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC $3,250,000
2018-06-07Mortgage $250,000 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER ASSOCIATES, L.P to ENCLAVE COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC $250,000
2016-04-19AL&R $3,000,000 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS CLUSTER ASSOCIATES, L.P to ENCLAVE COMMERCIAL CAPITAL LLC $3,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
341
2019
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700560662
201800676578
201900302039341
20200031815324
202102255128286
20220115107159
2023421081814146
202483117014142
20253450086143
202630233121150
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 22Housing & tenants 1,778Ownership & money 69Health & systems 355

Every one of the 2,246 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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