167 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 HPD housing violations, 33 311 service requests, 23 rodent inspections.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 77% 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 1. 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.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Abandoned Bike (1) · Rodent (1).
$193,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| 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) | 538 W149th Realty |
| Head officer | Jesse Deutch |
| Managing agent | C2R Management |
| Last registered | 2025-09-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $555,000 | $249,750 |
| 2026 | $562,000 | $252,900 |
| 2027 | $450,000 | $202,500 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 19% 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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-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 149 St — M4 M5 · 450 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 149 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 |
8 311 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 C2R MANAGEMENT — 25 buildings, 719 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B15 · C4. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 126 Nagle Avenue | MN | 87 | B |
| 75 Wadsworth Terrace | MN | 83 | B |
| 105 Haven Avenue | MN | 67 | B |
| 35 Thayer Street | MN | 53 | B |
| 624 West 176 Street | MN | 52 | B |
| 258 Wadsworth Avenue | MN | 49 | C |
| 712 West 176 Street | MN | 40 | C |
| 120 Haven Avenue | MN | 36 | A |
| 720 West 172 Street | MN | 32 | B |
| 46 Sherman Avenue | MN | 27 | C |
| 248 Wadsworth Avenue | MN | 26 | B |
| 630 West 172 Street | MN | 25 | B |
| 415 West 47 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 523 West 160 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 552 West 149 Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 353 West 51 Street | MN | 14 | B |
| 601 West 181st Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 550 West 149 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 542 West 149 Street | MN | 9 | B |
| 109 Audubon Avenue | MN | 9 | A |
| 558 West 149 Street | MN | 9 | C |
| 548 West 149 Street | MN | 9 | B |
| 735 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 6 | B |
| 538 West 149 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 218 West 108 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $550,000 on 2019-12-18 (lender: Country Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-18 | AL&R $2,050,000 — from 538 WEST 149TH REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK | $2,050,000 | |
| 2019-12-18 | Mortgage $550,000 — from 538 WEST 149TH REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK | $550,000 | |
| 2019-12-18 | Agreement $2,050,000 — from 538 WEST 149TH REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK | $2,050,000 | |
| 2019-07-24 | Deed $1,950,000 — from SUGAR HILL REALTY LLC to 538 WEST 149TH REALTY LLC | $1,950,000 | |
| 2019-07-24 | Agreement $1,500,000 — from 538 WEST 149TH STREET LLC to 538 FUNDING LLC | $1,500,000 | |
| 2019-07-24 | Mortgage $784,792 — from 538 WEST 149TH STREET LLC to 538 FUNDING LLC | $784,792 | |
| 2019-07-17 | Sold for $1,950,000 | $1,950,000 | $390,000 |
| 2013-06-20 | Agreement $820,000 — from SUGAR HILL REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BAN, N.A. | $820,000 | |
| 2013-06-20 | Mortgage $30,298 — from SUGAR HILL REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BAN, N.A. | $30,298 | |
| 2006-01-25 | Mortgage $887,500 — from SUGAR HILL REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $887,500 | |
| 1987-12-15 | Mortgage $22,000 — from ELSADA RLTY CORP; CELESTAN RLTY CORP to EQUITABLE FUNDING CO | $22,000 | |
| 1987-12-15 | Mortgage $13,500 — from CELESTAN RLTY CORP; ELSADA RLTY CORP to EQUITABLE FUNDING CO | $13,500 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Every one of the 167 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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