1,289 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 681 311 service requests, 271 HPD complaints, 168 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 144. 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 | 29 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2017-07-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Water System (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · ELECTRIC (3) · Illegal Parking (3).
$20,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | 144TH ST LLC |
| Head officer | SIMON ZAR |
| Managing agent | SAND ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,605,000 | $722,250 |
| 2026 | $1,742,000 | $783,900 |
| 2027 | $1,880,000 | $846,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 17% 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.
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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 144 St — M11 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Riverside Dr & W 145 St · 350 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.
617 West 144 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 |
55 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 SAND ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC — 21 buildings, 306 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B7 · C8. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 317 West 87 Street | MN | 47 | A |
| 138-28 90 Avenue | QN | 40 | C |
| 90-15 138 Place | QN | 36 | B |
| 613 West 144 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 617 West 144 Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 436 West 49 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 249 East 77 Street | MN | 18 | C |
| 320 West 75 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 435 East 6 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 1475 1 Avenue | MN | 9 | C |
| 221 East 60 Street | MN | 9 | C |
| 513 East 6 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 503 East 6 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 441 East 6 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 507 East 6 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 505 East 6 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 437 East 6 Street | MN | 8 | C |
| 433 East 6 Street | MN | 8 | B |
| 10 East 10 Street | MN | 4 | C |
| 1562 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 0 | — |
| 1982 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,812,512 on 2016-11-15 (lender: Israel Discount Bank Of New York), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-16 | AL&R $4,800,000 — from 144 ST LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC | $4,800,000 | |
| 2024-04-16 | Agreement $4,800,000 — from 144 ST LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC | $4,800,000 | |
| 2016-11-15 | Agreement $6,850,000 — from 144 ST LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK | $6,850,000 | |
| 2016-11-15 | AL&R $6,850,000 — from 144 ST LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK | $6,850,000 | |
| 2016-11-15 | Mortgage $3,812,513 — from 144 ST LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK | $3,812,513 | |
| 2012-12-03 | Mortgage $188,455 — from 144 ST LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $188,455 | |
| 2012-12-03 | Agreement $3,245,000 — from 144 ST LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $3,245,000 | |
| 2010-06-22 | Mortgage $455,000 — from 144 ST LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $455,000 | |
| 2010-06-22 | AL&R $3,155,000 — from 144 ST LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $3,155,000 | |
| 2010-06-22 | Agreement $3,155,000 — from 144 ST LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $3,155,000 | |
| 2005-05-31 | Deed $3,450,000 — from 615 WEST 144TH STREET , LLC to 144 ST. LLC | $3,450,000 | |
| 2005-05-20 | M&CON $2,700,000 — from 144ST LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $2,700,000 | |
| 2005-05-20 | AL&R $2,700,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 144ST LLC | $2,700,000 | |
| 2004-12-01 | Mortgage $607,196 — from 615 WEST 144TH STREET, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $607,196 | |
| 2004-12-01 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from 615 WEST 144TH STREET, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $1,700,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 82 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 6 | 69 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 1 | 175 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 104 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 41 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 5 | 141 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 48 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
Every one of the 1,289 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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