1,366 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 506 311 service requests, 392 HPD complaints, 129 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 45.6. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-02-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
29 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 11 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
133 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (29) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (24) · DOOR/WINDOW (23) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · GENERAL (6) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6).
$156,014 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (49) |
| 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) | 557 WEST 148 REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | EFSTATHIOS VALIOTIS |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,641,000 | $1,638,450 |
| 2026 | $3,912,000 | $1,760,400 |
| 2027 | $4,128,000 | $1,857,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 83/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-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 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 146 St & Broadway · 650 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.
557 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 |
133 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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 ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 155 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $846,077 on 2021-12-15 (lender: JPMorgan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-15 | Mortgage $846,078 — from 557 WEST 148 REALTY,LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $846,078 | |
| 2021-12-15 | Agreement $6,925,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 557 WEST 148 REALTY,LLC | $6,925,000 | |
| 2016-11-29 | Agreement $6,850,000 — from 557 WEST 148 REATLY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $6,850,000 | |
| 2016-11-29 | Mortgage $1,150,913 — from 557 WEST 148 REATLY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,150,913 | |
| 2016-11-29 | Mortgage $6,850,000 — from 557 WEST 148 REATLY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $6,850,000 | |
| 2012-11-28 | Agreement $6,225,677 — from 557 WEST 148 REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,225,677 | |
| 2009-02-06 | Agreement $6,350 — from 557 WEST 148 REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,350 | |
| 2009-02-06 | AL&R $6,350,000 — from 557 WEST 148 REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,350,000 | |
| 2009-02-06 | Mortgage $2,885,032 — from 557 WEST 148 REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,885,032 | |
| 2004-01-06 | Agreement $3,750,000 — from 557 WEST 148 REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $3,750,000 | |
| 2004-01-06 | Agreement $3,750,000 — from 557 WEST 148 REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $3,750,000 | |
| 2004-01-06 | Mortgage $1,300,418 — from 557 WEST 148 REALTY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $1,300,418 | |
| 1999-12-22 | Mortgage $1,705,000 — from 557 WEST 148 REALTY,LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK | $1,705,000 | |
| 1998-09-09 | Mortgage $462,500 — from 557 WEST 148 REALTY,LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $462,500 | |
| 1998-09-09 | Mortgage $487,500 — from 557 WEST 148 REALTY,LLC to CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $487,500 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 7 | 67 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 5 | 60 |
| 2020 | 3 | 20 | 76 | 0 | 5 | 104 |
| 2021 | 3 | 57 | 65 | 2 | 9 | 136 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 27 | 140 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 49 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 0 | 6 | 131 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 5 | 94 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 51 |
Every one of the 1,366 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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