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421 West 148 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1020630021 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP1
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 79% 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 2.5. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (16) · Noise (4) · Street Light Condition (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

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 (1894)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-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)HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC
Head officerMICHAEL PADERNACHT
Managing agentMIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$635,000 $285,750
2026$677,000 $304,650
2027$746,000 $335,700

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

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 — A B C D · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
145 St — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 148 St — M3 · 350 ft
Citi BikeSt Nicholas Ave & W 150 St · 500 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

421 West 148 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

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 MIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 76 buildings, 1,605 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B19 · C13 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1360 York Avenue MN90 A
829 Adee Avenue BX74 A
2661 Marion Avenue BX73 B
2545 Sedgwick Avenue BX62 B
1332 Metropolitan Avenue BX61 A
1054 Southern Boulevard BX55 B
2927 Valentine Avenue BX55 A
1372 Shakespeare Avenue BX51 B
2000 Daly Avenue BX50 C
1 Pennyfield Avenue BX45 A
1635 Lexington Avenue MN42 A
43 East 30 Street MN40 A
1165 Fulton Avenue BX40 C
51 East 131 Street MN39 A
1015 Summit Avenue BX38 A
883 East 165 Street BX38 B
351 West 114 Street MN36 B
2501 Hoffman Street BX27 D
33 Convent Avenue MN24 A
254 East 184 Street BX24 B
518 West 146 Street MN24 B
29 Convent Avenue MN24 A
490 East 181 Street BX24 C
949 Ogden Avenue BX24 C
406 East 184 Street BX23 C
17 Convent Avenue MN21 A
110 Terrace View Avenue MN20 C
518 West 148 Street MN20 A
514 West 148 Street MN20 B
502 West 148 Street MN20 B
244 Elizabeth Street MN19 A
854 Intervale Avenue BX17 A
1898 Longfellow Avenue BX17 B
759 Jennings Street BX16 A
763 Jennings Street BX16 A
3097 Heath Avenue BX16 B
2185 Pacific Street BK16 B
984 Simpson Street BX15 C
154 East 175 Street BX15 F
3240 Netherland Avenue BX15 A
3241 Parkside Place BX15 A
505 West 148 Street MN14 B
431 East 82 Street MN14 A
304 Spring Street MN13 A
1794 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 C
4961 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX12 A
721 East 6 Street MN12 B
189A West Kingsbridge Rd BX12 A
628 West 238 Street BX12 A
749 Jennings Street BX10 A
139 West 116 Street MN10 B
2116 Honeywell Avenue BX10 C
137 West 116 Street MN10 C
3325 Reservoir Oval West BX9 A
137 East 116 Street MN9 A
244 West 137 Street MN8 A
100 Huron Street BK8 A
866 Union Avenue BX6 B
841 East 218 Street BX6 D
13 Morton Street MN5 A

showing 60 of 76 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,633,205 on 2012-01-17 (lender: Citicorp USA, INC.), covering 12 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
2019-12-17RPTT&RET $28,082 — from ESTATE OF WARDENA MORRISON; DIAKEIM LYLES, ADMINISTRATOR to GRANT-COOPER, WILHELMINA $28,082
2019-12-12RPTT&RET $28,082 — from GRANT, WILHELMINA to BUCHAN, PAMELA $28,082
2019-12-05Sold for $28,082 $28,082 $7,021
2013-04-08RPTT&RET $22,168 — from UHAB HDFC to GRANT, WILHELMINA $22,168
2013-04-08RPTT&RET $22,168 — from UHAB HDFC to POOLE, RASHIDA $22,168
2012-01-17Agreement $2,633,205 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC to CITICORP USA, INC. $2,633,205
2012-01-17Mortgage $2,633,205 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC to CITICORP USA, INC. $2,633,205
2012-01-17Agreement $16,749,665 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $16,749,665
2012-01-17Deed $3,888,210 — from UHAB HDFC to HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC $3,888,210
2012-01-17AL&R $2,633,205 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC to CITICORP USA, INC. $2,633,205
2008-03-26Mortgage $1,527,083 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CITICORP USA, INC. $1,527,083
2008-03-26Mortgage $1,106,122 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CITICORP USA, INC. $1,106,122
2008-03-26Agreement $16,749,665 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $16,749,665
2008-03-26Mortgage $1,641,540 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,641,540
2002-09-24Mortgage $15,108,125 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to NYC HPD $15,108,125

Ten-year activity

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2024
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
201801023
201901315
202002002
202127009
202201012
20230130215
202405027
20250140216
2026080210
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The last 12 months — 13 records

DateRecord
2026-10-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-09-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-09-11311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2026-08-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-10311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2026-04-13311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2026-04-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-12-06311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-02311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use

The full timeline

2026
2026-10-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-09-26311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-09-11311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2026-08-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-08-10311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2026-04-13311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2026-04-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2026-02-28311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-02-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025
2025-12-06311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2025-12-02Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-12-02311: Illegal Parking — Parking Permit Improper Use
2025-08-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-07-05311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-06-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-06-13311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-05-31311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-05-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-04-25311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-04-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-04-20311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-03-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2025-02-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-02-10311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2025-01-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024
2024-12-20Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-08-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-05-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2024-04-26311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-04-26Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024-04-19311: Dirty Condition — Dog Waste
2024-02-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-12-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-10-20311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2023-08-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-05-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT
2023-05-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCA
2023-05-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 3,
2023-05-25HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2023-05-25HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORT
2023-05-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK OVER CEILING IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMEN
2023-05-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STOR
2023-05-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOC
2023-05-14311: OUTSIDE BUILDING — ROOFING
2023-05-14Tenant complaint: OUTSIDE BUILDING — ROOFING
2023-02-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-08311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Hydrant
2022
2022-12-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-08-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2021
2021-12-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-12-15311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-09-14311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2021-07-01311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2021-05-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-03-17311: Building/Use — Illegal. Commercial Use In Resident Zone
2021-03-17DOB complaint, category ?
2021-03-05311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2021-03-05DOB complaint, category ?
2020
2020-12-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020-01-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019
2019-12-17RPTT&RET $28,082 — from ESTATE OF WARDENA MORRISON; DIAKEIM LYLES, ADMINISTRATOR to GRANT-COOPER, WILHELMINA$28,082
2019-12-12RPTT&RET $28,082 — from GRANT, WILHELMINA to BUCHAN, PAMELA$28,082
2019-12-05Sold for $28,082$28,082
2019-07-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-10-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-06-04311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2018-04-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-04-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-05-19DOB violation LANDMK:
2016-05-15311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2016-03-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-10-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-10-12Job filed: ERECT SIDEWALK SHED AS SHOWN ON PLANS. INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH BSA-351-74-SM, LL-33/91, CHAPTER 33 OF 2014 BC. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, OCCUPANCY O
2015-08-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-09-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-07-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-04-08RPTT&RET $22,168 — from UHAB HDFC to GRANT, WILHELMINA$22,168
2013-04-08RPTT&RET $22,168 — from UHAB HDFC to POOLE, RASHIDA$22,168
2012
2012-06-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-05-08Mortgage satisfied — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CITICORP USA, INC.
2012-05-08Mortgage satisfied — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CITICORP USA, INC.
2012-01-17Agreement $2,633,205 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC to CITICORP USA, INC.$2,633,205
2012-01-17Mortgage $2,633,205 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC to CITICORP USA, INC.$2,633,205
2012-01-17SUBM — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to CITICORP USA, INC.
2012-01-17Agreement $16,749,665 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK$16,749,665
2012-01-17Deed $3,888,210 — from UHAB HDFC to HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC$3,888,210
2012-01-17AL&R $2,633,205 — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC to CITICORP USA, INC.$2,633,205
2012-01-17Agreement — from HAMILTON HEIGHTS COMMUNITY HDFC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2012-01-17Mortgage assigned — from CITICORP USA, INC. to PENY & CO., L.L.C.
2011
2011-03-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-12-28311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2010-03-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2008
2008-03-26Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to CITICORP, USA, INC.
2008-03-26Mortgage $1,527,083 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CITICORP USA, INC.$1,527,083
2008-03-26Mortgage $1,106,122 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to CITICORP USA, INC.$1,106,122
2008-03-26Agreement $16,749,665 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK$16,749,665
2008-03-26Mortgage $1,641,540 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK$1,641,540
2008-03-26SUBM — from DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK to CITICORP, USA, INC.
2007
2007-05-07DOB complaint, category ?
2007-04-20DOB complaint, category ?
2006
2006-07-19Tenant complaint: CONSTRUCTION — ROOF
2006-07-06ECB Non-Hazardous violation: USE OF ILLEGAL HARDWARE LOCATION:SCUTTLE LOCKED NOTE:WAS TOLD BY ASST CHIEF T MASCIAHINO WRITE VIO.REMEDY:REMOVE ILLEGAL HARDWARE$2,500
2006-07-05DOB complaint, category ?
2006-06-30Tenant complaint: CONSTRUCTION — ROOF
2005
2005-12-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004
2004-07-26Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — SPRINKER CERT
2003
2003-07-03Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2002
2002-11-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-09-24Agreement — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to NYC HPD
2002-09-24Mortgage $15,108,125 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to NYC HPD$15,108,125
2002-09-24Deed — from NYC HPD to UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO
2002-09-24Agreement — from NYC HPD to UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO
2002-08-12ECB Non-Hazardous violation: FAILURE TO POST SIGN ON SUED : SUED UP @ SITE NO SIGN POSTED AS REQUIRED BY LOCAL LAW 33/91 REMEDY : PROVIDE SIGN ON SUED AS PER
2002-08-05Permit EQ — ISSUED
2002-08-01Job filed: Install heavy duty Sidewalk Shed 20ft long at 421 West 148 Street during remedial repairs Work shall comply with LL33/91 No change in use egress o
2002-08-01Job filed: Install heavy duty Sidewalk Shed 20ft long at 421 West 148 Street during remedial repairs Work shall comply with LL33/91 No change in use egress o
2002-06-21Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2002-01-16Permit EQ — RE-ISSUED
2002-01-11Job filed: COMPLETE REHABILITATION/RENOVATION OF ENTIRE BUILDING AND CHANGE OF USE TO RESIDENTIAL.$329,850
2002-01-11Job filed: COMPLETE REHABILITATION/RENOVATION OF ENTIRE BUILDING AND CHANGE OF USE TO RESIDENTIAL.$329,850
2002-01-11Job filed: MECHANICAL, PLUMBING AND SPRINKLER WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLETE RENOVATION/REHABILITATION OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING.
2001
2001-08-15SAGE — from LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2001-07-16Job filed: REPAIR/REBUILT EXISTING STOOP AS PER PLAN FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2001-07-16Job filed: REPAIR/REBUILT EXISTING STOOP AS PER PLAN FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2001-07-16Job filed: REPAIR/REBUILT EXISTING STOOP AS PER PLAN FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2001-05-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
2001-04-25Job filed: ERECT SIDEWALK SHED.COMPLY WITH LL 33/91 AND TPPN 9/99 NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. LOOSE BRICKS
2001-04-25Job filed: ERECT SIDEWALK SHED.COMPLY WITH LL 33/91 AND TPPN 9/99 NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. LOOSE BRICKS
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-05-07Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-05-07Permit EW — ISSUED
1992-05-07Permit PL — ISSUED
1977
1977-04-27Deed — from FINANCE ADMIN CITY NY; FINANCE ADMIN CITY NY to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1977-04-27Deed — from FINANCE ADMIN CITY NY; FINANCE ADMIN CITY NY to CITY OF NEW YORK; CITY OF NEW YORK
1976
1976-03-30Deed — from KALICHMAN, JOSEPH to SAIN REALTY CORP

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