428 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 143 311 service requests, 67 HPD housing violations, 39 rodent inspections.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 126. 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 | 6 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2016-06-13. |
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.
34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (13) · Noise (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · WATER LEAK (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Rodent (2).
$91,407 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1890) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (13) |
| 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) | Hamilton Heights Community HDFC |
| Head officer | MICHAEL PADERNACHT |
| Managing agent | MIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-12-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,297,000 | $583,650 |
| 2026 | $1,472,000 | $662,400 |
| 2027 | $1,403,000 | $631,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 145 St — A B C D · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 145 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 149 St — M101 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 148 St & Amsterdam Ave · 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.
1794 Amsterdam Avenue
| 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 |
34 311 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-05 | RPTT&RET $43,112 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HOUS DEV FUND to DESCHAMPS, ANA LUZ; ARROYO, SEBASTIAN A | $43,112 | |
| 2025-07-29 | Sold for $43,112 | $43,112 | $3,316 |
| 2013-04-08 | RPTT&RET $28,502 — from UHAB HDFC to HOLMES, LATASHA | $28,502 | |
| 2012-01-17 | Deed $3,888,210 — from UHAB HDFC to HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC | $3,888,210 | |
| 2012-01-17 | Agreement $2,633,205 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC to CITICORP USA, INC. | $2,633,205 | |
| 2012-01-17 | Mortgage $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 | |
| 2008-03-26 | Mortgage $1,527,083 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CITICORP USA, INC. | $1,527,083 | |
| 2008-03-26 | Mortgage $1,106,122 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CITICORP USA, INC. | $1,106,122 | |
| 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 | |
| 2002-09-24 | Mortgage $15,108,125 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to NYC HPD | $15,108,125 | |
| 1986-06-18 | Mortgage $105,000 — from 501 WEST 149TH ST CP to 500 WEST 149TH ST CP | $105,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 40 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 7 | 87 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Every one of the 428 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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