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143 East 149 Street

2,132Records
19City systems
0Open violations
359.3Penalty rate

2,132 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 890 HPD complaints, 574 311 service requests, 446 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBronx 10451
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SOBRO 149 REALTY, LLC
BBL2023470001
BIN2001040

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 359.3. In ZIP 10451, 29% of residential buildings hold an A and 22% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

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

Open with the city right now

Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

66 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

7
’24–25
12
’25–26

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.

What 311 hears from this address

112 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · Panhandling (15) · Noise (12) · ELECTRIC (9) · Animal (8) · WATER LEAK (5).

Filed construction activity

$166,725 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)SOBRO 149 REALTY, LLC
Head officerJACOB SOLEIMANI
Managing agentMonarch Management, LLC
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,052,000 $473,400
2026$1,077,000 $484,650
2027$1,066,000 $479,700

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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

Subway149 St-Hostos — 2 4 5 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Grand Concourse / E 149 St — Bx1 · 250 ft
Citi BikeGerard Ave & E 146 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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

143 East 149 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

112 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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 MONARCH MANAGEMENT, LLC — 9 buildings, 128 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C2 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
429 Lenox Avenue MN23 B
402 East 136 Street BX20 D
317 East 150 Street BX18 C
1881 Grand Concourse BX18 D
553 Walton Avenue BX14 D
522 East 149 Street BX10 D
143 East 149 Street BX9 D
206 Willis Avenue BX8 D
222 Willis Avenue BX8 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $826,833 on 2018-05-14 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-05-14Mortgage $826,833 — from SOBRO 149 REALTY LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $826,833
2018-05-14Agreement $2,200,000 — from SOBRO 149 REALTY LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $2,200,000
2014-05-06Agreement $1,500,000 — from SOBRO 149 REALTY LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $1,500,000
2014-05-06Mortgage $722,762 — from SOBRO 149 REALTY LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $722,762
2010-08-02Agreement $825,000 — from SOBRO 149 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $825,000
2010-08-02AL&R $825,000 — from SOBRO 149 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $825,000
2010-08-02AL&R $825,000 — from SOBRO 149 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $825,000
2010-08-02Agreement $825,000 — from SOBRO 149 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $825,000
2010-08-02Deed $1,110,000 — from 141-143 EAST 149, LLC to SOBRO 149 REALTY, LLC $1,110,000
2010-08-02Deed $1,110,000 — from 141-143 EAST 149, LLC to SOBRO 149 REALTY, LLC $1,110,000
2007-02-06Deed $1,300,000 — from PARK RUN CORP. to 141-143 EAST 149, LLC $1,300,000
2007-02-06Mortgage $975,000 — from 141-143 EAST 149, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F.A. $975,000
2004-07-07Deed $1,350,000 — from SKAR, LLC to PARK RUN CORP $1,350,000
2003-04-25M&CON $647,500 — from SKAR, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $647,500
2003-04-25AL&R $647,500 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to SKAR LLC $647,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174241105422
20183314653160
201944540264
202021110115
20213214401150
202210300435
202310110214
202400900292
202502880393
202602580464
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The full timeline

Construction 41Enforcement 64Housing & tenants 1,951Ownership & money 35Health & systems 41

Every one of the 2,132 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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