3,291 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,073 311 service requests, 1,018 HPD complaints, 856 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 123.2. 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 | 67 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 34 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 1980-09-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
73 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 28 · winter 2025–26: 29). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
206 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (50) · HEAT/HOT WATER (36) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · PLUMBING (19) · GENERAL (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (10).
$118,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (60) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | BRECO 557W149 LLC |
| Head officer | David Brecher |
| Managing agent | NIEUW AMSTERDAMP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,310,000 | $1,939,500 |
| 2026 | $3,960,000 | $1,782,000 |
| 2027 | $4,324,000 | $1,945,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-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 149 St — M4 M5 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Riverside Dr & W 148 St · 750 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.
561 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 |
206 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 36 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 NIEUW AMSTERDAMP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 40 buildings, 1,425 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B14 · C6 · D12. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,297,844 on 2021-08-31 (lender: Arbor Realty Sr, INC.,), covering 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | Agreement $64,000,000 — from 1829-1835 7 LLC,; 610-620 WEST 141 HOLDINGS LLC,; 2010 7-201 WEST 120 LLC,; 303-305 WEST 1 to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC., | $64,000,000 | |
| 2021-08-31 | Mortgage $8,297,845 — from 707 ST NICHOLAS LLC,; 145-153 EDGECOMBE HOLDINGS LLC,; 1829-1835 7 LLC,; 303-305 WEST 111 to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC., | $8,297,845 | |
| 2021-08-31 | AL&R $64,000,000 — from 2010 7-201 WEST 120 LLC,; 145-153 EDGECOMBE HOLDINGS LLC,; 557-561 WEST 149 HOLDINGS LLC,; to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC., | $64,000,000 | |
| 2016-01-14 | AL&R $6,639,470 — from 557-561 WEST 149 HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,639,470 | |
| 2016-01-14 | Agreement $6,639,470 — from 557-561 WEST 149 HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,639,470 | |
| 2016-01-14 | Mortgage $19,696 — from 557-561 WEST 149 HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $19,696 | |
| 2013-11-20 | Mortgage $6,678,500 — from 557-561 WEST 149 HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,678,500 | |
| 2013-11-20 | AL&R $6,678,500 — from 557-561 WEST 149 HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,678,500 | |
| 2013-11-20 | Deed $7,200,534 — from 557-561 WEST 149 LLC to 557-561 WEST 149 HOLDINGS LLC | $7,200,534 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Agreement $214,389,592 — from 131-133 WEST 112 LLC; 145-153 EDGECOMBE HOLDINGS LLC; 141-143 WEST 113 LLC; 557-561 WEST 1 to SIGNATURE BANK | $214,389,592 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Agreement $214,389,592 — from 617 WEST 143 HOLDINGS LLC; 610-620 WEST 141 HOLDINGS LLC; 239-241 WEST 115 LLC; 1829-1835 to SIGNATURE BANK | $214,389,592 | |
| 2010-07-14 | Agreement $12,950,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 2051-2059 FDB, LLC; 301, 303, 311 WEST 111 LLC; WEST 112 LLC; 557-561 WEST 149 LLC | $12,950,000 | |
| 2008-06-04 | Agreement $12,950,000 — from WEST 112 LLC; 301, 303, 311 WEST 111 LLC; 2051-2059 FDB LLC; 567-561 WEST 149 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $12,950,000 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Agreement $109,742,461 — from AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING, LLC to 770 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 164-172 WEST 141 LLC; 349 MANHATTAN LLC; 239-253 WEST 116 LLC | $109,742,461 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Mortgage $499,000 — from 345 MANHATTAN LLC; 23 MANHATTAN VALLEY NORTH LLC; 655 WEST 160 LLC; 301,303,311 WEST 111 L to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING, LLC | $499,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 10 | 80 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 0 | 9 | 156 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 177 | 0 | 12 | 190 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 1 | 3 | 216 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 447 | 9 | 5 | 463 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 | 335 | 2 | 23 | 367 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 210 | 4 | 10 | 227 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 4 | 4 | 155 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 163 | 2 | 7 | 176 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 4 | 188 |
Every one of the 3,291 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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