3,672 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,473 HPD complaints, 1,047 311 service requests, 829 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 130. 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 | 33 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2002-09-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
175 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 35 · winter 2024–25: 122 · winter 2025–26: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
251 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (109) · HEAT/HOT WATER (86) · FLOORING/STAIRS (10) · GENERAL (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (7).
$220,500 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (26) |
| 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) | 541-543 WEST 150TH STREET |
| Head officer | JAY WEISS |
| Managing agent | DAVID EISENSTEIN REAL ESTATE |
| Last registered | 2025-10-14 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,190,000 | $985,500 |
| 2026 | $1,981,000 | $891,450 |
| 2027 | $2,020,000 | $909,000 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| 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 2020 (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 — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 155 St — C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 149 St — M4 M5 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 152 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.
541 West 150 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 |
251 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 86 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 DAVID EISENSTEIN REAL ESTATE — 136 buildings, 4,843 units. Grades across the portfolio: A34 · B42 · C35 · D20 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 136 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $84,312 on 2020-10-15 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-15 | Agreement $3,500,000 — from 541-543 WEST 150TH STREET LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $3,500,000 | |
| 2020-10-15 | Mortgage $84,313 — from 541-543 WEST 150TH STREET LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $84,313 | |
| 2017-12-27 | Mortgage $3,600,000 — from 541-543 WEST 150TH STREET LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $3,600,000 | |
| 2017-12-27 | AL&R $3,600,000 — from 541-543 WEST 150TH STREET LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $3,600,000 | |
| 2016-04-12 | Deed $2,816,107 — from JOHNSON, SANDRA MAY; SHERMANJOHNS-ON, UTOPIA ALYXSANDRA to 541-543 WEST 150TH STREET LLC | $2,816,107 | |
| 2016-04-01 | Sold for $2,816,106 | $2,816,106 | $108,312 |
| 2006-04-20 | Mortgage $100,000 — from JOHNSON, ALBERT to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO.; FULLER, ROBERT H | $100,000 | |
| 2006-04-20 | AL&R $100,000 — from COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO.; FULLER, ROBERT H to JOHNSON, ALBERT | $100,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | 170 | 2 | 10 | 193 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 11 | 68 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 49 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 5 | 1 | 94 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 2 | 165 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 3 | 153 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 0 | 3 | 162 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 0 | 4 | 166 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 5 | 183 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 62 |
Every one of the 3,672 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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