1,269 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 479 HPD complaints, 445 311 service requests, 251 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 458.5. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 49 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 25 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2022-04-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
73 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (24) · FLOORING/STAIRS (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · PLUMBING (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | knight owl one llc |
| Head officer | josh ohevshalom |
| Managing agent | knight owl managment |
| Last registered | 2026-05-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $486,000 | $218,700 |
| 2026 | $518,000 | $233,100 |
| 2027 | $546,000 | $245,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% 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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 142 St — M11 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 142 St · 350 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.
627 West 142 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 |
73 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 KNIGHT OWL MANGEMENT — 14 buildings, 155 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B3 · C4 · D2 · F3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2541 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 59 | C |
| 2359 Grand Concourse | BX | 21 | B |
| 2006 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 18 | C |
| 235 Livonia Avenue | BK | 18 | C |
| 627 West 142 Street | MN | 8 | D |
| 286 Broome Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 2172 2 Avenue | MN | 6 | F |
| 1049 East 226 Street | BX | 3 | C |
| 228 Pennsylvania Avenue | BK | 3 | D |
| 16 Washington Terrace | MN | 3 | F |
| 518 East 99 Street | BK | 2 | B |
| 811 East 8 Street | BK | 2 | A |
| 100-35 194 Street | QN | 2 | B |
| 93-06 107 Avenue | QN | 2 | F |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $110,755 on 2025-12-19 (lender: Sterling Capital Funding, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | Agreement $787,500 — from KNIGHT OWL ONE LLC to STERLING CAPITAL FUNDING, LLC | $787,500 | |
| 2025-12-19 | Mortgage $110,756 — from KNIGHT OWL ONE LLC to STERLING CAPITAL FUNDING, LLC | $110,756 | |
| 2025-12-19 | Deed $1,125,000 — from 627 WEST ASSOCIATES LLC.; 627 WEST ASSOCIATES LLC to KNIGHT OWL ONE LLC | $1,125,000 | |
| 2025-12-11 | Sold for $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | $140,625 |
| 2018-12-19 | Agreement $800,000 — from 627 WEST ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $800,000 | |
| 2018-12-19 | Mortgage $111,688 — from 627 WEST ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $111,688 | |
| 2013-08-13 | Mortgage $171,554 — from 627 WEST ASSOCIATES LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $171,554 | |
| 2013-08-13 | Agreement $775,000 — from 627 WEST ASSOCIATES LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $775,000 | |
| 2006-05-03 | AL&R $675,000 — from LIBERTYPOINTE BANK to 627 WEST ASSOCIATES, LLC | $675,000 | |
| 2006-05-03 | Deed $853,000 — from ALI, AZAD to 627 WEST ASSOCIATES LLC | $853,000 | |
| 2006-05-03 | Mortgage $675,000 — from 627 WEST ASSOCIATES, LLC to LIBERTYPOINTE BANK | $675,000 | |
| 2004-09-02 | Deed $580,000 — from MCINTYRE, CLIFTON to ALI, AZAD | $580,000 | |
| 2004-09-02 | Mortgage $558,250 — from ALI, AZAD to FIRST ESTATE FUNDING CORPORATION | $558,250 | |
| 2004-03-16 | Mortgage $130,000 — from MCINTYRE, CLIFTON to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC | $130,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2019 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2020 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| 2021 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 1 | 179 |
| 2022 | 0 | 464 | 0 | 2 | 466 |
| 2023 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 3 | 85 |
| 2024 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 60 |
| 2025 | 0 | 116 | 5 | 3 | 124 |
| 2026 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 49 |
Every one of the 1,269 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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