A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 245. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and
17% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1986-08-25.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 15).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$4,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
55 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · Illegal Parking (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Air Quality (4) · Consumer Complaint (2) · Panhandling (1).
Filed construction activity
$138,503 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (9 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)
344 WEST 145 STREET LLC
Head officer
Edward C Kostyra
Managing agent
EJS Equities LLC
Last registered
2025-06-27
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$651,000
$292,950
2026
$529,000
$238,050
2027
$635,000
$285,750
The city's market estimate has fallen
2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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
Subway
145 St — A B C D · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 145 St — 1 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: W 145 St / Saint Nicholas Av — Bx19 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
Edgecombe Ave & W 145 St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $388,964 on
2016-03-17 (lender: M&t Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2022-09-06
M&CON $393,859 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to M&T BANK; LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC
$393,859
2016-03-17
Mortgage $388,964 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to M&T BANK
$388,964
2014-08-19
Mortgage $388,964 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
$388,964
2010-06-18
Agreement $465,843 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to MERS
$465,843
2009-07-08
Agreement $465,843 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to MERS
$465,843
2009-07-08
Mortgage $8,644 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to MERS
$8,644
2007-01-11
Agreement $8,644 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.; MERS
$8,644
2005-02-11
Mortgage $459,916 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to MERS
$459,916
2000-06-12
Mortgage $157,000 — from ZAYA, MICHELE; ZUCKER, THEODORE to 1ST CONSTITUTION BANK
$157,000
1997-03-19
Mortgage $74,500 — from THOMAS, ROSE to FHB FUNDING CORP.
$74,500
Ten-year activity
100500
2017
2018
76
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
6
0
2
8
2018
2
4
24
0
1
31
2019
5
4
65
0
2
76
2020
0
0
7
0
0
7
2021
0
0
2
1
0
3
2022
2
0
14
1
1
18
2023
0
0
17
0
3
20
2024
7
8
55
0
2
72
2025
0
0
15
0
4
19
2026
0
0
11
0
3
14
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HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-09Boiler inspection
2026-04-09Boiler inspection
2026-03-15311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025
2025-12-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-11-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-02-11HPD class C: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MIS
2025-01-04311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2025-01-04311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Restaurant (AD2)
2024
2024-11-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-11-22HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2024-06-21Job filed: INSTALL 2 REPLACEMENT ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS, CAP & REMOVAL OF EXISTING GAS-FIRED HOT WATER HEATERS & GAS PIPING AS PER PLANS. ADDRESS VIOLATIONS 3910$5,000
2024-05-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-13Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2024-05-03HPD litigation: Heat and Hot Water
2024-04-23311: Panhandling — N/A
2024-04-22Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-04-19Permit Boiler Equipment — Signed-off
2024-04-17DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2024-04-02HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-03-21Job filed: INSTALL NEW CHIMNEY LINER AS PER PLANS. ABANDON EXISTING MASONRY CHIMNEY AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$57,000
2024-03-21Job filed: LEGALIZE GAS-FIRED BOILERS AS PER PLANS. ADDRESS VIOLATIONS 39105688L;39105008Z;39105007R.. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$5,000
2024-03-21Job filed: INSTALL 2 REPLACEMENT ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS, CAP & REMOVAL OF EXISTING GAS-FIRED HOT WATER HEATERS & GAS PIPING AS PER PLANS. ADDRESS VIOLATIONS 3910$5,000
2024-02-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-28HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH
2024-02-28HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM
2024-02-23311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-23Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-19HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH
2024-02-19HPD class C: § 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT F
2024-02-19HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM
2024-02-19HPD class B: § 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D, 3rd STORY, 1st
2024-02-19HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUT
2024-02-19HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2024-02-19HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX MISS
2024-02-19HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2024-02-19HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2024-02-19HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2024-02-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-02-09ECB CLASS - 1 violation: OBSERVED 5 DUNKIRK BOILERS AND 5 GAS HOT WATER HEATERS THAT WERE UNDER AN ACTIVE CEASE ORDER AND PERVIOUS SUMMONS ISSUED#039105007$1,250
2024-02-01DOB complaint, category ?
2024-02-01ECB CLASS - 1 violation: CEASE USED 5 DUNKIRK BOILERS AND 5 RHEEM HWH DUE TO HIGH C/O LEVELS AS PER FDNY COMB ANALYIS NEEDED CHIMNEY NEEDS INTEGRITY AND SM$2,500
2024-02-01ECB CLASS - 2 violation: OBSERVED 5 DUNKIRK BOILERS MO#PWB-3D RATED AT 70000 BTUS INSTALLED WITHOUT A PERMIT AND UNREGISTERED OBTAIN PROPER DOB PERMITS AND$625
2024-01-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-01-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023
2023-12-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-11-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-03-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-11-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-02-19Job filed: GAS WORK FOR NEW GAS APPLIANCES$15,002
2022-02-19Job filed: INTERIOR FRAMING AND REMODEL FOR NEW STORE$25,001
2022-02-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-08-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-08-06Mortgage assigned — from M&T BANK; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS to LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC
2021-04-02HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-11-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-11-20311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-20311: NonCompliance with Phased Reopening — Business not in compliance
2019-03-25Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUT-OFF VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION# 123598384. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPA$2,500
2019-03-24311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2019-03-24311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2019-03-24311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2019-03-24DOB complaint, category ?
2019-03-21Job filed: INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. FIRE SUPPRESSION SHUT-OFF VALVE FILED UNDER APPLICATION# 123598384. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPA$2,500
2018-12-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2018-12-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2018-12-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2018-12-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2018-12-13DOB complaint, category ?
2018-12-13Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-12-04Job filed: FILING FOR INTERIOR RENOVATION AT THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE USE GROUP 6. WORK INCLUDES NEW FLOORING, CARPENTRY, AND INTERIOR FINISHES. NEW MECHANI$21,500
2018-12-01311: General Construction/Plumbing — Smoking Ban - Smoking on Construction Site
2018-12-01311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2017-01-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2017-01-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016
2016-10-27HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2016-04-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-03-17Mortgage $388,964 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to M&T BANK$388,964
2015
2015-10-02HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2015-07-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-02-03HPD class I: SECTION27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE ?27-2097 AND IS THER
2014
2014-09-03311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2014-09-03311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2014-09-03Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2014-09-03Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2014-08-27Mortgage satisfied — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC
2014-08-19Mortgage $388,964 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$388,964
2013
2013-11-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-07-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-10-03HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2012-09-06311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2012-08-11311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2012-02-11311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2011
2011-03-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-06-18Agreement $465,843 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to MERS$465,843
2010-03-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-03-01311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2009
2009-10-22DOB complaint, category ?
2009-07-08Agreement $465,843 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to MERS$465,843
2009-07-08Mortgage $8,644 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to MERS$8,644
2009-04-29Permit SG — ISSUED
2008
2008-11-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2008-10-20Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-10-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-10-20Permit EW — ISSUED
2008-10-17Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR AN EATING & DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT (UG6). ERECT PARTITIONS, INSTALL PLUMBING FIXTURES AND MECHANICAL VENTILATION AS REQUI$71,625
2007
2007-01-11Agreement $8,644 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.; MERS$8,644
2006
2006-04-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2006-04-08Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2005
2005-02-11Mortgage $459,916 — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD to MERS$459,916
2005-01-27DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-06-24Mortgage assigned — from FLEET NATIONAL BANK to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003-02-19Deed — from 344 WEST 145 STREET. LLC to KOSTYRA, EDWARD
2002
2002-06-27Deed — from KOSTYRA, EDWARD C. to 344 WEST 145 STREETLLC
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-06-14Permit PL — ISSUED
2001-04-17Permit AL — ISSUED
2001-04-13Deed — from ZUCKER, THEODORE; ZAYA, MICHELE to KOSTYRA, EDWARD C.
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-12-20Job filed: CONVERT EXISTING BUILDING FROM STORE AND ROOMING UNITS TO FOUR FAMILY RESIDENCE . INSTALL NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES THROUGHOUT ALSO NEW NON LOADBEARING $60,000
2000-06-12Deed — from KLEIN, PAUL ESQ. to ZUCKER, THEODORE; ZAYA, MICHELE
2000-06-12Mortgage assigned — from ZAYA, MICHELE; ZUCKER, THEODORE to 1ST CONSTITUTION BANK
2000-06-12PAT — from ZAYA, MICHELE to ZUCKER, THEODORE
2000-06-12Mortgage $157,000 — from ZAYA, MICHELE; ZUCKER, THEODORE to 1ST CONSTITUTION BANK$157,000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-31Mortgage assigned — from DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION to BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, NA
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-12-03DOB complaint, category ?
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-07-22Mortgage assigned — from FHB FUNDING CORP. to DELTA FUNDING CORPORAITON
1997-03-19Deed — from 344 WEST 145TH STREET CO. INC. to THOMAS, ROSE
1997-03-19Mortgage $74,500 — from THOMAS, ROSE to FHB FUNDING CORP.$74,500
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-08-22HPD class A: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE FILE CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH H.P.D. RULES AND REGUL
1986
1986-08-25HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF SPRINKLER PIPE TAPPED WITH 1/2 PIPE FOR DOMESTICC WATER SUPPLY CELLAR AT FRONT.
1978
1978-08-18Mortgage — from 344 WEST 145TH ST COINC to ALH ENTERPRISES
1978-08-18Deed — from ALH ENTERPRISES INC to 344 WEST 145TH ST COINC
1973
1973-11-19Deed — from SCHWARTZ, SAM; SCHWARTZ, LEONARD E to SLH ENTERPRISES INC