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605 West 144 Street

462Records
16City systems
8Open violations
54.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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462 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 207 311 service requests, 88 HPD complaints, 34 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)GEORGE BARBEE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
BBL1020910026
BIN1062368

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 54.7. 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 violations8 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2024-09-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

80 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (33) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · Water System (7) · Illegal Parking (7) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4).

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)GEORGE BARBEE LP
Head officerHERMINIO TORRES
Managing agentC&C APARTMENT MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-01-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,101,000 $495,450
2026$1,258,000 $566,100
2027$1,263,000 $568,350

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway145 St — 1 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 145 St / Riverside Dr — Bx19 · 250 ft
Citi BikeRiverside Dr & W 145 St · 450 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

605 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

80 311 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 C&C APARTMENT MANAGEMENT — 215 buildings, 23,722 units. Grades across the portfolio: A53 · B80 · C52 · D24 · F4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
100 Cherry Street MN1590 A
Laconia Avenue BX1236 B
Shore Front Parkway QN1091 D
East 229th Street BX1019 C
510 Main Street MN1003 B
215 Wortman Avenue BK756 B
604 East 14th Street MN616 B
1309 5 Avenue MN600 C
195 Cozine Avenue BK571 B
575 Exterior Street BX541 B
6 Vital Avenue BK451 A
1912 Mermaid Avenue BK445 B
1201 East 229 Street BX441 B
44 Macombs Place MN376 B
60 East 112th Street MN351 A
50 East 112th Street MN347 A
1982 Lexington Avenue MN341 C
875 Pennsylvania Avenue BK336 B
1940 1 Avenue MN323 C
1962 1 Avenue MN323 C
1800 Crotona Park North BX281 B
270 Wortman Avenue BK252 C
510 East 156 Street BX208 C
2411 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN205 D
1980 Lexington Avenue MN200 A
2621 Adam C Powell Blvd MN197 B
45-50 Pearson Street QN197 A
614 West 135 Street MN187 C
1930 Amsterdam Avenue MN182 B
4511 Third Avenue BX181 D
200 Manhattan Avenue MN181 C
205 Avenue C MN176 B
449 Chester Street BK174 B
307 East 117 Street MN171 A
149 Kent Avenue BK164 A
11 Broadway BK160 A
376 Chester Avenue BK155 C
9 Cook Street BK153 A
1797 Park Place BK151 C
1940 Lexington Avenue MN150 B
Beach Channel Drive QN146 A
2700 Jerome Avenue BX136 C
4439 Third Avenue BX133 C
387 Bristol Street BK132 C
45-19 Rockaway Beach Boulevard QN127 B
294 East 162 Street BX126 C
930 Halsey Street BK126 A
901 Macon Street BK125 B
Erskine Street BK124 B
810 East 152 Street BX120 D
5 West 116 Street MN120 C
2850 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN116 B
455 East 102 Street MN115 A
20 North 5 Street BK114 A
320 Sterling Street BK113 B
53 Utica Avenue BK112 B
79 Avenue D MN110 A
23 West 116 Street MN110 B
251 Chester Street BK109 A
355 Chester Street BK107 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $247,302 on 2006-03-22 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And and The City Of New York), covering 4 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
2006-03-22Mortgage $247,302 — from GEORGE BARBEE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $247,302
2006-03-22Agreement $5,019,200 — from GEORGE BARBEE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND; THE CITY OF NEW YORK $5,019,200
2006-02-14Mortgage $4,771,898 — from GEORGE BARBEE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION $4,771,898

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201707018
201803036
201901023
20200560157
20210130215
20220140317
20230181322
20240540559
20250230427
20261500253
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The full timeline

Construction 25Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 363Ownership & money 23Health & systems 34

Every one of the 462 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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