The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 77% 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 1. 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
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Derelict Vehicles (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Abandoned Bike (1) · Rodent (1).
Filed construction activity
$193,200 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (5 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 (5)
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)
538 W149th Realty
Head officer
Jesse Deutch
Managing agent
C2R Management
Last registered
2025-09-09
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
$555,000
$249,750
2026
$562,000
$252,900
2027
$450,000
$202,500
The city's market estimate has fallen
19% 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
Subway
145 St — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 145 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 149 St — M4 M5 · 450 ft
Citi Bike
W 148 St & Amsterdam Ave · 550 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.
8 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $550,000 on
2019-12-18 (lender: Country 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
2019-12-18
AL&R $2,050,000 — from 538 WEST 149TH REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK
$2,050,000
2019-12-18
Mortgage $550,000 — from 538 WEST 149TH REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK
$550,000
2019-12-18
Agreement $2,050,000 — from 538 WEST 149TH REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK
$2,050,000
2019-07-24
Deed $1,950,000 — from SUGAR HILL REALTY LLC to 538 WEST 149TH REALTY LLC
$1,950,000
2019-07-24
Agreement $1,500,000 — from 538 WEST 149TH STREET LLC to 538 FUNDING LLC
$1,500,000
2019-07-24
Mortgage $784,792 — from 538 WEST 149TH STREET LLC to 538 FUNDING LLC
$784,792
2019-07-17
Sold for $1,950,000
$1,950,000
$390,000
2013-06-20
Agreement $820,000 — from SUGAR HILL REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BAN, N.A.
$820,000
2013-06-20
Mortgage $30,298 — from SUGAR HILL REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BAN, N.A.
$30,298
2006-01-25
Mortgage $887,500 — from SUGAR HILL REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
$887,500
1987-12-15
Mortgage $22,000 — from ELSADA RLTY CORP; CELESTAN RLTY CORP to EQUITABLE FUNDING CO
$22,000
1987-12-15
Mortgage $13,500 — from CELESTAN RLTY CORP; ELSADA RLTY CORP to EQUITABLE FUNDING CO
$13,500
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
19
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Construction
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
1
0
1
2
2018
0
1
0
2
3
2019
6
3
9
1
19
2020
2
4
0
0
6
2021
0
5
0
1
6
2022
0
9
0
2
11
2023
0
1
0
2
3
2024
0
4
0
2
6
2025
0
2
0
2
4
2026
0
4
0
2
6
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2022-03-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-03-10HPD 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
2022-03-10HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2022-03-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-02-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-02-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2020-03-13Job filed: Erect, maintain, and dismantle of scaffold for facade repairs as per plans filed herewith. No change in use, egress or occupancy.$6,000
2019
2019-12-18AL&R $2,050,000 — from 538 WEST 149TH REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK$2,050,000
2019-12-18Mortgage $550,000 — from 538 WEST 149TH REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK$550,000
2019-12-18Mortgage assigned — from 538 FUNDING LLC to COUNTRY BANK
2019-12-18Agreement $2,050,000 — from 538 WEST 149TH REALTY LLC to COUNTRY BANK$2,050,000
2019-10-25HPD 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
2019-10-02Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2019-09-26Job filed: Installation of new plumbing fixtures on 2nd and 4th floor apartments, in relationship with Alteration-2 filing.$7,200
2019-09-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2019-09-18Job filed: INTERIOR ALTERATION OF 4-STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AT 2ND & 4TH FLOORS, INCLUDING DEMOLITION OF SOME NON-BEARING WALLS, KITCHEN RENOVATIONS, AND $60,000
2019-09-18Job filed: INTERIOR ALTERATION OF 4-STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AT 2ND & 4TH FLOORS, INCLUDING DEMOLITION OF SOME NON-BEARING WALLS, KITCHEN RENOVATIONS, AND $60,000
2019-09-18Job filed: INTERIOR ALTERATION OF 4-STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AT 2ND & 4TH FLOORS, INCLUDING DEMOLITION OF SOME NON-BEARING WALLS, KITCHEN RENOVATIONS, AND $60,000
2014-01-26Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013
2013-10-26311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2013-07-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-06-20Agreement $820,000 — from SUGAR HILL REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BAN, N.A.$820,000
2013-06-20Mortgage $30,298 — from SUGAR HILL REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BAN, N.A.$30,298
2013-06-20Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION to JPMORGAN CHASE BAN, N.A.
2013-05-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2012
2012-06-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-03-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-08-24311: Noise - Residential — Loud Talking
2010-04-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-02-22Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2006
2006-10-29Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-10-29Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2006-10-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2006-01-25Mortgage $887,500 — from SUGAR HILL REALTY LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA$887,500
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-03-04Mortgage satisfied — from ELSADA REALTY CORPORATION; CELESTAN REALTY CORPORATION to EQUITABLE FUNDING COMPANY
2004-03-04Mortgage satisfied — from CELESTAN REALTY CORPORATION; ELSADA REALTY CORPORATION to EQUITABLE FUNDING COMPANY
2003
2003-12-18Permit AL — ISSUED
2003-11-21Permit PL — ISSUED
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003-02-26Permit EW — ISSUED
2002
2002-12-05Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT ENTIRE BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2002-12-05Job filed: FILING TO INSTALL SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT ENTIRE BUILDING. NO CHANGE IN EGRESS, USE, OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2002-11-14Permit PL — RE-ISSUED
2002-10-22Permit AL — ISSUED
2002-09-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-08-29Job filed: CONVERTING EXISTING SRO BUILDING INTO A FIVE FAMILY DWELLING. PARTITION CONSTRUCTION WORK, PLUMBING WORK, AND MECHANICAL WORK, AND 35% JOIST REPLACE M$160,000
2002-08-05Job filed: FILING TO PERFORM INTERIOR DEMOLITION TH ROUGHOUT ALL FLOORS NO CHANGE U E,AND EGRESS REFER TO ALT#1 103251375$40,000
2002-08-05Job filed: FILING TO PERFORM INTERIOR DEMOLITION TH ROUGHOUT ALL FLOORS NO CHANGE U E,AND EGRESS REFER TO ALT#1 103251375$40,000
2002-06-18Deed — from ELSADA REALTY CORPORATION; RICKETTS, JOAN AS SOLE STOCKHOLDER to SUGAR HILL REALTY, LLC
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2002-03-01DOB complaint, category ?
2002-03-01DOB complaint, category ?
2001
2001-03-07CTOR — from HESS, MICHAEL D.
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-02-03CTOR — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE
1987
1987-12-15Mortgage $22,000 — from ELSADA RLTY CORP; CELESTAN RLTY CORP to EQUITABLE FUNDING CO$22,000
1987-12-15Mortgage $13,500 — from CELESTAN RLTY CORP; ELSADA RLTY CORP to EQUITABLE FUNDING CO$13,500
1987-04-24Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to CITY OF NEW YORK
1986
1986-12-23HPD class A: D26-41.03 ADM CODE FILE WITH THIS DEPARTMENT A REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR BUILDING.
1985
1985-07-23HPD class B: D26-10.01, 10.05 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS FURNITURE AT 1 STY PUBLIC HALL REAR.
1985-07-23HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVIDED TO LIGHT FIXTURE ALL STOP PUBLIC HALL.
1985-03-18HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDING'S HEATING SYSTEM PADLOCKED ENTRANCE DOOR CELLAR FRONT AREAWAY.
1985-03-18HPD class C: D26-17.10 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1985-03-18HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO LIGHTS PROVIDED ALL STYS ER1.
1985-03-18HPD class C: D26-17.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 3RD STY REAR APT 6 KITCHEN AND BATHROOM. LOCATED AT APT 6
1984
1984-10-24HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO 3RD STY REAR ROOM 6 AND PUBLIC HALL ALL STYS ER1.
1984-10-24HPD class B: D26-32.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE 3 STY REAR ROOM 6 KITCHENETTE.
1984-10-24HPD class B: D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN MICE AND ROACHES 3 SSTY REAR ROOM 6.
1984-10-24HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS OF UPPER SASH 3 STY REAR ROOM 6.
1984-10-24HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 3 STY REAR ROOM 6 ER1.
1984-10-24HPD class C: D26-15.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES 3 STY PUBLIC HALL BATHROOM AND 3 STY REAR ROOM 6 ER1.
1984-10-24HPD class B: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RU
1984-10-24HPD class C: D26-32.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE 3RD STY REAR ROOM 6 KITCHENETTE ER1.
1984-10-24HPD class B: D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION PUBLIC HALL ALL STYS ER1.
1984-10-24HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 3RD STY REAR ROOM 6.
1984-09-19HPD class C: D26-10.01 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF NO ELECTRIC SERVICE TO PUBLIC HALL ALL STYS ER1.
1984-09-19HPD class C: D26-32.01 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES GAS RANGE COMMUNITY KITCHEN 3 STY PUBLIC HALL.
1984-01-24HPD 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
1984-01-24HPD class A: D26-41.03 ADM CODE FILE WITH THIS DEPARTMENT A REGISTRATION AND OCCUPANCY STATEMENT OF BUILDING.
1983
1983-03-02HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GLASS AND SASH 4TH STY NORTH ROOM APT 39 UPPER WINDOW. LOCATED AT APT 39
1983-03-02HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 4TH STY NORTH ROOM APT 39. LOCATED
1983-03-02HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WIRE MESH 4TH STY PUBLIC HALL UNDER SKYLIGHT.
1983-03-02HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WALL OUTLET 4TH STY NORTH ROOM APT 39 NORTH AND EAST WALL. LOCATED AT APT 39
1983-03-02HPD class A: D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT WALLS AND CEILING 4TH STY NORTH ROOM APT 39 THROUGH
1983-03-02HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE 4TH STY NORTH ROOM APT 39 ENTRANCE DOOR. LOCATED AT APT 39
1982
1982-12-11HPD class C: D26-17.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN AND BATHROOM 2ND STY NORTH APT 4. , SECTION '' ''
1981
1981-01-05HPD class C: D26-17.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 1 STY REAR APT 2 KITCHEN & BATHROOM. , SECTION '' ''
1979
1979-05-31HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ELECTRIC LIGHT CLG FIXTURES EXPOSED WIRES 1 TO 2 STY OF PUB HALL R25.
1979-05-31HPD class B: D26-21.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE 3 EXTRA SPRINKLER HEADS AND SUITABLE WRENCH FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES AT O.S.Y. VALVE OF SPRINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WIT
1979-05-31HPD class B: D26-19.05 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHT OF NOT LESS THAN 60 WATTS INCANDESCENT OR EQUIVALENT ILLUMINATION PUB HALLS ALL STYS.
1979-05-31HPD class A: D26-34.01 ADM CODE THOROUGHLY WHITEWASH OR PAINT WITH A LIGHT COLOR THE SURFACES WALLS & CLGS BOILER ROOM & CELLAR THRU OUT.
1979-05-31HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BOXES WOOD DOORS LADDERS BOILER ROOM THRU OUT.
1979-05-31HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REFIT DOOR BOILER ROOM CELLAR.
1979-05-31HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING ELECTRIC LIGHT CLG FIXTURES 2 & 3RD STYS PUB HALL.
1979-05-31HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF ELECTRIC LIGHT CLG FIXTURES EXPOSED WIRE 1 & 2 STYS PUB HALL.