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613 West 144 Street

1,339Records
14City systems
27Open violations
147.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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1,339 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 740 311 service requests, 231 HPD complaints, 213 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)144 ST, LLC
BBL1020910024
BIN1062367

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GRADE C

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 147.9. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations27 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 16 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2017-12-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
8
’24–25

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

$20,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

183 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (112) · Noise (20) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5).

Filed construction activity

$31,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (21)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)144TH ST LLC
Head officerSIMON ZAR
Managing agentSAND ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,303,000 $1,036,350
2026$2,616,000 $1,177,200
2027$2,468,000 $1,110,600

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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.

Getting around

Subway145 St — 1 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 145 St / Riverside Dr — Bx19 · 200 ft
Citi BikeRiverside Dr & W 145 St · 400 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.

Report a problem to 311

613 West 144 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

183 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SAND ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC — 21 buildings, 306 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B7 · C8. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
317 West 87 Street MN47 A
138-28 90 Avenue QN40 C
90-15 138 Place QN36 B
613 West 144 Street MN21 C
617 West 144 Street MN20 C
436 West 49 Street MN20 B
249 East 77 Street MN18 C
320 West 75 Street MN16 A
435 East 6 Street MN10 B
1475 1 Avenue MN9 C
221 East 60 Street MN9 C
513 East 6 Street MN8 A
503 East 6 Street MN8 A
441 East 6 Street MN8 B
507 East 6 Street MN8 B
505 East 6 Street MN8 B
437 East 6 Street MN8 C
433 East 6 Street MN8 B
10 East 10 Street MN4 C
1562 St Nicholas Avenue MN0 —
1982 Amsterdam Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-04-16AL&R $4,800,000 — from 144 ST LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC $4,800,000
2024-04-16Agreement $4,800,000 — from 144 ST LLC to CITI REAL ESTATE FUNDING INC $4,800,000
2016-11-15AL&R $6,850,000 — from 144 ST LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $6,850,000
2016-11-15Agreement $6,850,000 — from 144 ST LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $6,850,000
2016-11-15Mortgage $3,812,513 — from 144 ST LLC to ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK $3,812,513
2012-12-03Mortgage $188,455 — from 144 ST LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $188,455
2012-12-03Agreement $3,245,000 — from 144 ST LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $3,245,000
2010-06-22Agreement $3,155,000 — from 144 ST LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,155,000
2010-06-22AL&R $3,155,000 — from 144 ST LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $3,155,000
2010-06-22Mortgage $455,000 — from 144 ST LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $455,000
2005-05-31Deed $3,450,000 — from 615 WEST 144TH STREET , LLC to 144 ST. LLC $3,450,000
2005-05-20M&CON $2,700,000 — from 144ST LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,700,000
2005-05-20AL&R $2,700,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to 144ST LLC $2,700,000
2004-12-01Agreement $1,700,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to 615 WEST 144TH STREET, LLC $1,700,000
2004-12-01Agreement $1,700,000 — from 615 WEST 144TH STREET, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,700,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700410142
201810250228
201900110112
20200015201153
202100660268
20220012702129
20230013603139
20240017165182
202508690380
202600360137
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 1,217Ownership & money 68Health & systems 34

Every one of the 1,339 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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