149 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 33 rodent inspections, 25 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 42.5. 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.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (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 (1926) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| 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) | HAMILTON 147 LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH AIZER |
| Managing agent | STRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-09-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $501,600 | $225,720 |
| 2026 | $456,000 | $205,200 |
| 2027 | $529,000 | $238,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 145 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 147 St — M4 M5 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 146 St & Broadway · 450 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.
537 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 |
4 311 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 STRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP CORP. — 54 buildings, 369 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B14 · C7 · D14 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $310,516 on 2018-02-13 (lender: Sabal Capital II, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-13 | Agreement $1,358,000 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC | $1,358,000 | |
| 2018-02-13 | Mortgage $310,517 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC | $310,517 | |
| 2015-07-14 | Mortgage $295,466 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $295,466 | |
| 2015-07-14 | Agreement $1,080,000 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $1,080,000 | |
| 2013-06-28 | AL&R $815,000 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $815,000 | |
| 2013-06-28 | Mortgage $815,000 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $815,000 | |
| 2012-02-24 | Deed $745,000 — from AZULAR, RAMON E to HAMILTON 147 LLC | $745,000 | |
| 2005-07-07 | Mortgage $475,000 — from AZULAR, RAMON E to THE BANK OF NEW YORK | $475,000 | |
| 1986-05-28 | Mortgage $48,750 — from AZULAR, RAMON E to FREEDOM NTL BANK NY | $48,750 | |
| 1982-04-19 | Mortgage $25,000 — from WEBSTER, LEONA M. to COLLINS, WILLIE H.; COLLINS, MARIE V. | $25,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Every one of the 149 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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