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521 West 145 Street

661Records
13City systems
24Open violations
30.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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661 recorded events, 2000–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 337 311 service requests, 147 HPD complaints, 62 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1902
Floors5
Res. units79
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1020777501
BIN—

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 30.1. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations24 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2023-02-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

59 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 43). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’23–24
6
’24–25
43
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

164 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · DOOR/WINDOW (26) · Noise (23) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · PLUMBING (8) · GENERAL (7).

Filed construction activity

$30,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1902)
YesSix or more residential units (79)
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)BGCH APARTMENTS LLC
Head officerMARK REED
Managing agentLEMLE AND WOLFF, INC
Last registered2025-09-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,753,542 $789,094
2026$1,996,542 $898,444
2027$2,102,000 $945,900

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $2,997,750 a year ($29.77 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,012,005 ($10.05 per sq ft), net operating income $1,985,745. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 89/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)

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 · 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
BusNearest boarding stop: W 145 St / Amsterdam Av — Bx19 · 400 ft
Citi BikeW 146 St & Broadway · 400 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

521 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

164 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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 LEMLE & WOLFF, INC — 191 buildings, 6,389 units. Grades across the portfolio: A60 · B90 · C28 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
443 East 162nd Street BX304 B
1345 Rogers Avenue BK123 C
401 Bronx River Avenue BX120 C
304 West 117 Street MN116 C
15 East Clarke Place BX102 D
985 East Tremont Avenue BX101 B
474 Willis Avenue BX101 B
961 East 180 Street BX99 A
9 Sherman Avenue MN92 A
436 West 204 Street MN88 A
391 Bronx River Avenue BX86 A
866 Elsmere Place BX86 B
1065 Boston Road BX84 A
521 West 145 Street MN79 A
557 Academy Street MN77 A
31 Sherman Avenue MN72 D
552 Academy Street MN72 B
158 West 168 Street BX65 A
2738 Creston Avenue BX65 A
1325 Walton Avenue BX63 B
555 Ft Washington Avenue MN63 B
940 Hoe Avenue BX62 A
584 Union Avenue BX61 A
2139 Adam C Powell Blvd MN60 B
837 Trinity Avenue BX60 A
281 Brook Avenue BX59 A
941 Leggett Avenue BX58 B
506 Ft Washington Avenue MN55 A
9 Adrian Avenue MN55 B
30 East Clarke Place BX53 B
2 Cooper Street MN52 B
11 Jacobus Place MN50 B
963 Anderson Avenue BX50 B
631 West 152 Street MN49 B
2201 Davidson Avenue BX48 F
760 Hunts Point Avenue BX48 A
121 East 110 Street MN48 A
353 Cypress Avenue BX48 B
230 Seaman Avenue MN47 B
1044 Avenue St John BX47 C
1941 Vyse Avenue BX46 B
540 Audubon Avenue MN45 B
530 Audubon Avenue MN45 A
520 Audubon Avenue MN45 A
815 Fairmount Place BX44 B
1175 Gerard Avenue BX43 A
515 West 187 Street MN43 B
138 West 117 St MN42 A
1047 Avenue St John BX42 C
235 Cypress Avenue BX42 B
660 Southern Boulevard BX42 B
223 Cypress Avenue BX42 B
24 Marcy Place BX41 A
651 Southern Boulevard BX41 B
652 Southern Boulevard BX40 B
1361 College Avenue BX40 B
1335 College Avenue BX40 B
922 Hoe Avenue BX40 B
1033 Avenue St John BX40 B
931 Fox Street BX39 B

showing 60 of 191 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-17Agreement $5,115,000 — from CLARENCE P. GRANT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BGCH APARTMENTS LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $5,115,000
2022-11-17Agreement $5,115,000 — from CLARENCE P. GRANT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU; BGCH APARTMENTS LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $5,115,000
2022-10-11Mortgage $5,115,000 — from BGCH APARTMENTS LLC; CLARENCE P. GRANT HOUSING DEV. FUND CO. to MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP. $5,115,000
2022-10-11Mortgage $5,115,000 — from BGCH APARTMENTS LLC; CLARENCE P. GRANT HOUSING DEV. FUND CO. to MERCHANTS CAPITAL CORP. $5,115,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
182
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017111014
201802374245
201900260228
202000630063
202101450248
2022013216150
202300342339
202402550259
202501871392
20260118001182
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The full timeline

Construction 28Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 568Ownership & money 23Health & systems 33

Every one of the 661 recorded events, 2000–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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