1,212 recorded events, 1999–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 611 311 service requests, 202 HPD complaints, 93 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 74% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 17.1. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 25 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2023-05-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
118 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (36) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Blocked Driveway (8) · GENERAL (8) · Illegal Parking (7).
$193,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2009) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (113) |
| 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) | 625 WEST 140TH ST, LP |
| Head officer | Adam Weinstein |
| Managing agent | PHIPPS HOUSES SERVICES INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,352,000 | $8,258,400 |
| 2026 | $21,003,000 | $9,451,350 |
| 2027 | $21,545,000 | $9,695,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 47/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
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 2023 (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 | 137 St-City College — 1 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 139 St — M11 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 140 St & Riverside Dr · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 192 Jacob H. Schiff Middle: Harold O. Levy School. 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.
625 West 140 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 |
118 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 PHIPPS HOUSES SERVICES, INC — 80 buildings, 6,786 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B38 · C8 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 80 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $539,390 on 2009-01-07 (lender: The Fortune Society, INC.), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-21 | CERR $3,600,000 — from 625 WEST 140TH STREET L.P.; FORTUNE WEST 140TH STREET HOUSING DEVELO to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $3,600,000 | |
| 2009-01-07 | Mortgage $11,300,000 — from FORTUNE WEST 140TH STREET HOUSING DEVELO; 625 WEST 140TH STREET L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPARTMENT OF HOU | $11,300,000 | |
| 2009-01-07 | Mortgage $1,500,000 — from FORTUNE WEST 140TH STREET HOUSING DEVELO; 625 WEST 140TH STREET L.P. to THE FORTUNE SOCIETY, INC. | $1,500,000 | |
| 2009-01-07 | Mortgage $539,390 — from FORTUNE WEST 140TH STREET HOUSING DEVELO; 625 WEST 140TH STREET L.P. to THE FORTUNE SOCIETY, INC. | $539,390 | |
| 2009-01-07 | Mortgage $4,000,000 — from 625 WEST 140TH STREET L.P.; FORTUNE WEST 140TH STREET HOUSING DEVELO to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $4,000,000 | |
| 2009-01-07 | Mortgage $21,700,000 — from FORTUNE WEST 140TH STREET HOUSING DEVELO; 625 WEST 140TH STREET L.P. to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY | $21,700,000 | |
| 2009-01-07 | Deed $1,405,069 — from THE FORTUNE SOCIETY, INC. to 625 WEST 140TH STREET L.P.; FORTUNE WEST 140TH STREET HOUSING DEVELO | $1,405,069 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 17 | 85 |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 7 | 69 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 54 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 65 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 4 | 78 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 4 | 81 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 6 | 72 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 60 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 7 | 63 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 3 | 98 |
Every one of the 1,212 recorded events, 1999–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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