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539 West 152 Street

238Records
11City systems
0Open violations
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Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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238 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 95 311 service requests, 32 rodent inspections, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1926
Floors4
Res. units0
ClassN1
Owner (PLUTO)URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE
BBL1020840010
BIN1062221

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Rodent (2) · Street Condition (2) · PLUMBING (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Urban Resource Institute
Head officerBeverly Riddick
Managing agentUrban Resource Institute
Last registered2025-08-06

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,200,000 $1,890,000
2026$4,262,000 $1,917,900
2027$4,367,000 $1,965,150

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE HOUSING

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway155 St — C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
157 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 151 St — M4 M5 · 350 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 153 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 028 Wright Brothers
Middle: Community Math & Science Prep. 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.

Report a problem to 311

539 West 152 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

18 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE — 25 buildings, 710 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
951 Olmstead Avenue BX161 B
2170 Prospect Avenue BX63 A
2351 Walton Avenue BX61 A
926 Southern Boulevard BX56 A
1535 Taylor Avenue BX41 A
1270 Pacific Street BK39 A
1011 Ocean Avenue BK36 A
2250 Adam C Powell Blvd MN35 B
1630 St Johns Place BK34 A
1317 New York Avenue BK34 A
1604 St Johns Place BK33 A
1620 St Johns Place BK33 A
810 Howard Avenue BK24 A
157 Edgecombe Avenue MN19 A
153 West 133 Street MN17 A
151 West 133 Street MN17 A
133-04 41 Avenue QN4 C
155-23 Linden Boulevard QN2 B
3302 Avenue D BK1 A
673 East 231 Street BX0 —
145-43 Ferndale Avenue QN0 —
671 East 231 Street BX0 —
41-49 Benham Street QN0 —
2332 Adam C Powell Blvd MN0 —
539 West 152 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,616,300 on 2016-01-04 (lender: Build NYC Resource Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association), covering 2 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-05-30AL&R $15,200,000 — from URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE to TD BANK, N.A. $15,200,000
2024-05-30CMTG $15,200,000 — from URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE to TD BANK, N.A. $15,200,000
2016-01-04Mortgage $8,616,300 — from URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; BUILD NYC RESOURCE CORPORATION $8,616,300
2003-06-16Mortgage $2,970,000 — from URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE; NEW YORK CITY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGE to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRU $2,970,000
2003-06-16Mortgage $5,500,000 — from NEW YORK CITY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGE; URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRU $5,500,000
2003-06-16Mortgage $925,119 — from NEW YORK CITY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGE; URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRU $925,119
2003-06-16Mortgage $1,359,881 — from URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE; NEW YORK CITY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGE to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TRU $1,359,881
2000-07-26Mortgage $3,300,000 — from AFFILIATED SERVICESAND RESOURCES CORPORA to FLEET BANK, N.A. $3,300,000
1986-09-10Mortgage $50,000 — from MODERN SCHOOL DBA; JOHNSON, MILDRED L. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $50,000

Ten-year activity

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2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172360213
20180090413
20190170412
2020007029
2021001034
202200100111
202305340443
20240032510
20250080513
2026003047
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 116Ownership & money 31Health & systems 48

Every one of the 238 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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