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537 West 147 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1020790014 · 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, AEP8
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s9
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 42.5. 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

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

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (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 (1926)
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 147 LLC
Head officerJOSEPH AIZER
Managing agentSTRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP CORP.
Last registered2025-09-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$501,600 $225,720
2026$456,000 $205,200
2027$529,000 $238,050

The city's market estimate has risen 5% 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.

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
145 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 147 St — M4 M5 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 146 St & Broadway · 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

537 West 147 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

4 311 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 STRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP CORP. — 54 buildings, 369 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B14 · C7 · D14 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
208 West 10 Street MN39 A
474 Columbus Avenue MN29 B
100 Boerum Place BK21 B
472 Columbus Avenue MN12 A
184 7 Avenue MN12 B
369 West 126 Street MN10 A
30 3 Street BK8 C
431 Bleecker Street BK8 D
550 West 140 Street MN8 B
18 West 125 Street MN8 B
227 Lenox Avenue MN8 A
444 Franklin Avenue BK8 A
715 Flatbush Avenue BK8 A
341 Prospect Place BK8 B
118 West 127 Street MN7 A
40 West 119 Street MN7 A
208 West 138 Street MN7 A
4 West 126 Street MN7 A
251 West 139 Street MN7 A
82 Christopher Street MN7 D
270 West 139 Street MN7 A
441 Franklin Avenue BK7 B
167 West 126 Street MN6 A
27 East 126 Street MN6 B
729 Quincy Street BK6 A
164 East 61 Street MN6 B
212 West 123 Street MN6 B
150 West 127 Street MN6 A
679 Halsey Street BK6 B
145 West 136 Street MN5 D
231 Bainbridge Street BK5 D
250 West 138 Street MN5 B
32 5 Avenue BK5 D
3 East 124 Street MN4 D
177 West 126 Street MN4 D
122 West 130 Street MN4 C
5102 5th Avenue BK4 D
654 Manhattan Avenue BK4 A
537 West 147 Street MN4 D
2272 Adam C Powell Blvd MN4 D
507 Myrtle Avenue BK4 C
2195 Adam C Powell Blvd MN4 D
1131 Broadway BK4 F
615 Vanderbilt Avenue BK3 C
105 Roebling Street BK3 D
944 Fulton Street BK3 B
1059 Fulton Street BK2 C
656 Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 C
344 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK2 D
602 Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 A
600 Vanderbilt Avenue BK2 A
673 Manhattan Avenue BK2 D
5018 5 Avenue BK2 B
341 Prospect Avenue BK1 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $310,516 on 2018-02-13 (lender: Sabal Capital II, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-02-13Agreement $1,358,000 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC $1,358,000
2018-02-13Mortgage $310,517 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC $310,517
2015-07-14Mortgage $295,466 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $295,466
2015-07-14Agreement $1,080,000 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $1,080,000
2013-06-28AL&R $815,000 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $815,000
2013-06-28Mortgage $815,000 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $815,000
2012-02-24Deed $745,000 — from AZULAR, RAMON E to HAMILTON 147 LLC $745,000
2005-07-07Mortgage $475,000 — from AZULAR, RAMON E to THE BANK OF NEW YORK $475,000
1986-05-28Mortgage $48,750 — from AZULAR, RAMON E to FREEDOM NTL BANK NY $48,750
1982-04-19Mortgage $25,000 — from WEBSTER, LEONA M. to COLLINS, WILLIE H.; COLLINS, MARIE V. $25,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
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2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701034
201800639
201911013
202000000
202105038
202201023
2023090615
202405038
202501023
202603036
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The last 12 months — 6 records

DateRecord
2026-08-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-07-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2026-02-02Rodent inspection: Passed

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2026-07-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2026-05-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2026-02-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-07-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-05-15Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-01-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-11-25311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
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
2024-07-22Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-07-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-29Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2024-04-01311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2024-01-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023
2023-11-27Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-11-16Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-11-15HPD 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
2023-11-08Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-11-02311: Illegal Parking — Posted Parking Sign Violation
2023-11-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-10-02311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2023-07-25Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-07-12311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2023-07-12311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-07-11311: Rodent — Condition Attracting Rodents
2023-07-11311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-06-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2023-01-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-03-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-03-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
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
2021-11-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2021-08-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-07-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2021-07-12311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2021-07-12311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021-06-09311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
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
2021-04-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2019
2019-07-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-06-03311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-03-20FDNY inspection (RISK)
2018
2018-12-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2018-05-29Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST
2018-04-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-13Mortgage assigned — from SABAL TL1, LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2018-02-13Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC
2018-02-13Mortgage assigned — from SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC to SABAL TL1, LLC
2018-02-13Agreement $1,358,000 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC$1,358,000
2018-02-13Mortgage $310,517 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC$310,517
2017
2017-11-09HPD 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
2017-09-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-05-15Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-04-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2016
2016-03-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-11-05311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Violation
2015-08-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-07-14Mortgage $295,466 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA$295,466
2015-07-14Agreement $1,080,000 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA$1,080,000
2015-07-14TL&R — from RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK
2015-07-14Mortgage assigned — from RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA
2015-06-26Certificate of occupancy Final
2015-06-06311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2015-04-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2015-04-23311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2015-01-08Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2014
2014-08-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-08-10311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2014-07-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2014-07-16311: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2014-07-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-07-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-07-16Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — POWER OUTAGE
2014-07-13311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2014-07-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2014-06-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2014-03-07Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2013
2013-10-27311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-09-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-09-13311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2013-08-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-08-18311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-08-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2013-07-30311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-07-26311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-07-20311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-07-20311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-07-20311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2013-07-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-07-14311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-07-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-07-05311: Water System — Hydrant Running Full (WA4)
2013-06-29311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2013-06-28AL&R $815,000 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$815,000
2013-06-28Mortgage $815,000 — from HAMILTON 147 LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK$815,000
2013-06-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-06-22311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-06-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-06-17311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-06-16311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2013-06-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2013-06-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2013-05-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2012
2012-08-22Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-06-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-05-15Job filed: NEW H.V.A.C UNITS FIVE (5) SYSTEMS. THREE (3) 2.5 TON & TWO (2) 1.5 TON UNITS (TOTAL 10.5 TONS OF H.V.A.C). NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS$26,250
2012-05-15Job filed: NEW H.V.A.C UNITS FIVE (5) SYSTEMS. THREE (3) 2.5 TON & TWO (2) 1.5 TON UNITS (TOTAL 10.5 TONS OF H.V.A.C). NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS$26,250
2012-04-23Permit AL — ISSUED
2012-04-20DOB violation C:
2012-04-12DOB complaint, category ?
2012-03-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2012-03-09Permit AL — ISSUED
2012-03-09Permit PL — ISSUED
2012-02-24Deed $745,000 — from AZULAR, RAMON E to HAMILTON 147 LLC$745,000
2012-01-27Job filed: RELOCATE EXISTING SPRINKLER HEADS AND INSTALLATION OF A RPZ. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$29,900
2012-01-27Job filed: RELOCATE EXISTING SPRINKLER HEADS AND INSTALLATION OF A RPZ. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS.$29,900
2012-01-05311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2011
2011-12-23Mortgage satisfied — from AZULAR, RAMON E to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA
2011-11-22311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-10-17DOB complaint, category ?
2011-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-10311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2010
2010-03-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-10-26Permit AL — ISSUED
2009-08-27Permit AL — ISSUED
2009-04-07Permit PL — ISSUED
2008
2008-08-22Permit AL — RE-ISSUED
2007
2007-11-19Permit AL — ISSUED
2006
2006-12-11Job filed: A1$476,500
2005
2005-11-01HPD litigation: CONH
2005-09-29Mortgage satisfied — from AZULAR, RAMON E to BEAL BANK, SSB; FREEDOM NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK
2005-09-28Mortgage assigned — from FDIC AS RECEIVER FOR FREEDOM NATIONAL BA to LOAN ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
2005-08-17Mortgage assigned — from LOAN ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION to BEAL BANK, SSB
2005-07-07Mortgage $475,000 — from AZULAR, RAMON E to THE BANK OF NEW YORK$475,000
2001
2001-07-05ECB Hazardous violation: SIDEWALK SHED NOT ADEQUATELY MAINTAINED.DEFECTS NOTED:THE EAST SECTION OF THE SIDE WALL DECK ENCLOSURE APPROX. 12'-0" COMPLETLY MI
2001-07-02DOB complaint, category ?
1986
1986-05-28Deed — from WEBSTER, LEONA M. to AZULAR, RAMON E.
1986-05-28Mortgage satisfied — from WEBSTER, LEONA M. to COLLINS, MARIE V.; COLLIN, WILLIE H.
1986-05-28Mortgage $48,750 — from AZULAR, RAMON E to FREEDOM NTL BANK NY$48,750
1982
1982-04-19Mortgage $25,000 — from WEBSTER, LEONA M. to COLLINS, WILLIE H.; COLLINS, MARIE V.$25,000
1982-04-19Deed — from COLLINS, MARIE V.; COLLINS, WILLIE H. to WEBSTER, LEONA M.
1969
1969-01-23Mortgage — from COLLINS, MARIE V; COLLINS, WILLIE H to BERNSLEY HOLDING CORP
1969-01-23Mortgage assigned — from BERNSLEY HEATING CORP to MANUFACTURER HANOVERTR

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