925 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 455 HPD complaints, 205 311 service requests, 58 HPD emergency-repair charges.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 33.5. 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 | 12 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2006-11-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · PLUMBING (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2).
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 (1930) |
| 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) | 542 WEST 147 STREET LLC |
| Head officer | ALISTAIR ECONOMAKIS |
| Managing agent | TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,558,000 | $701,100 |
| 2026 | $1,741,000 | $783,450 |
| 2027 | $1,974,000 | $888,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 147 St — M4 M5 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 146 St & Broadway · 250 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.
542 West 147 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 |
40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT — 29 buildings, 390 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B13 · C3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 315 Seigel Street | BK | 51 | A |
| 563 West 140 Street | MN | 26 | B |
| 103 Smith Street | BK | 24 | A |
| 2419 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 22 | C |
| 173 West 141 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 212 East 25 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 1043 Sterling Place | BK | 17 | A |
| 28 East 125 Street | MN | 16 | C |
| 352 St Johns Place | BK | 16 | B |
| 542 West 147 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 126 West 139 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 932 Eastern Parkway | BK | 12 | B |
| 938 Eastern Parkway | BK | 12 | B |
| 300 Lincoln Road | BK | 12 | B |
| 101 Grove Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 137 Mac Donough Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 285 Mac Donough Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 103 Grove Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 99 Grove Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 144 Mac Donough Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 293 Stuyvesant Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 24 Cedar Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 3 Mac Donough Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 820 Washington Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 836 Washington Avenue | BK | 7 | A |
| 824 Washington Avenue | BK | 7 | B |
| 278 Albany Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 531 83 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 4110 4 Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,385,493 on 2016-07-11 (lender: Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-11 | Mortgage $1,385,494 — from 542 WEST 147TH STREET LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,385,494 | |
| 2016-07-11 | Agreement $2,900,000 — from 542 WEST 147TH STREET LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,900,000 | |
| 2011-02-17 | Agreement $1,650,700 — from 542 WEST 147 STREET LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC | $1,650,700 | |
| 2011-02-17 | Mortgage $179,442 — from 542 WEST 147 STREET LLC to ARBOR COMMERCIAL FUNDING, LLC | $179,442 | |
| 2009-04-03 | Deed $1,750,000 — from RF WEST 147 LLC to 542 WEST 147 STREET LLC | $1,750,000 | |
| 2009-04-03 | Agreement $1,489,568 — from 542 WEST 147 STREET LLC; RF WEST 147, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,489,568 | |
| 2006-03-23 | AL&R $1,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to RF WEST 147 LLC | $1,500,000 | |
| 2006-03-23 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to RF WEST 147 LLC | $1,500,000 | |
| 2006-03-23 | Mortgage $557,365 — from RF WEST 147 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $557,365 | |
| 2006-03-23 | Deed $1,947,000 — from 542 WEST 147TH STREET LLC to RF WEST 147 LLC | $1,947,000 | |
| 2004-11-30 | Agreement $960,000 — from 542 WEST 147TH STREET LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $960,000 | |
| 2004-11-30 | Mortgage $429,795 — from 542 WEST 147TH STREET LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $429,795 | |
| 2004-11-30 | Deed $1,280,000 — from HO SAI GAI, LLC to 542 WEST 147TH STREET LLC | $1,280,000 | |
| 2004-11-30 | AL&R $960,000 — from 542 WEST 147TH STREET LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $960,000 | |
| 2002-02-11 | Mortgage $123,110 — from WONG, TOM AS TRUSTEES; WONG, GRACE AS TRUSTEES; WONG, TOM; GOLDEN POND TRUST to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $123,110 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2018 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 24 |
| 2019 | 0 | 70 | 4 | 74 |
| 2020 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 2023 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 60 |
| 2024 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2026 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 52 |
Every one of the 925 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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