106 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 rodent inspections, 17 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 37.5. 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
| Open HPD violations | 8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-07-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · Lost Property (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 (1920) |
| 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 HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL PADERNACHT |
| Managing agent | MIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $423,000 | $190,350 |
| 2026 | $338,000 | $152,100 |
| 2027 | $314,000 | $141,300 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-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 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 148 St & Amsterdam Ave · 550 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.
538 West 148 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 |
2 311 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 MIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 76 buildings, 1,605 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B19 · C13 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
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Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,633,205 on 2012-01-17 (lender: Citicorp USA, INC.), covering 12 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | RPTT&RET $34,538 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT to BEN, CARMEN | $34,538 | |
| 2026-03-27 | Sold for $34,538 | $34,538 | $8,635 |
| 2021-02-18 | RPTT&RET $28,928 — from ESTATE OF RUBY SHOURTS; MARSHA SHOURTS AS ADMINISTRATOR to PRESLEY MOORE, JOE III | $28,928 | |
| 2021-02-03 | Sold for $28,928 | $28,928 | $7,232 |
| 2012-01-17 | Agreement $2,633,205 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC to CITICORP USA, INC. | $2,633,205 | |
| 2012-01-17 | AL&R $2,633,205 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC to CITICORP USA, INC. | $2,633,205 | |
| 2012-01-17 | Agreement $16,749,665 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $16,749,665 | |
| 2012-01-17 | Mortgage $2,633,205 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC to CITICORP USA, INC. | $2,633,205 | |
| 2012-01-17 | Deed $3,888,210 — from UHAB HDFC to HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC | $3,888,210 | |
| 2008-03-26 | Mortgage $1,527,083 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CITICORP USA, INC. | $1,527,083 | |
| 2008-03-26 | Mortgage $1,641,540 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,641,540 | |
| 2008-03-26 | Agreement $16,749,665 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $16,749,665 | |
| 2008-03-26 | Mortgage $1,106,122 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CITICORP USA, INC. | $1,106,122 | |
| 2002-09-24 | Mortgage $15,108,125 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to NYC HPD | $15,108,125 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Every one of the 106 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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