1,976 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 670 HPD complaints, 625 311 service requests, 464 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 245.2. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 97 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 62 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2018-12-01. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
132 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 119). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
170 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (62) · Noise (22) · Elevator (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (13) · PLUMBING (10) · APPLIANCE (9).
$111 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (25) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | Genesis Y15 OWNERS, LLC |
| Head officer | KARIM HUTSON |
| Managing agent | Genesis Y15 OWNERS, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-12-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,578,000 | $1,160,100 |
| 2026 | $2,556,000 | $1,150,200 |
| 2027 | $2,464,000 | $1,108,800 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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.
| Subway | 135 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 132 St — M1 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | 5 Ave & W 131 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 133 Fred R Moore. 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.
28 West 131 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
170 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 62 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.
Managed by GENESIS Y15 OWNERS, LLC — 25 buildings, 322 units. Grades across the portfolio: B7 · C9 · D6 · F3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2094 5 Avenue | MN | 27 | C |
| 28 West 131 Street | MN | 25 | C |
| 147 West 127 Street | MN | 24 | C |
| 28 West 127 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 104 West 138 Street | MN | 24 | C |
| 131 West 137 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 20 West 129 Street | MN | 18 | C |
| 105 West 137 Street | MN | 18 | C |
| 65 West 127 Street | MN | 18 | C |
| 2467 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 14 | D |
| 69 West 130 Street | MN | 14 | D |
| 103 West 137 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 125 West 137 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 127 West 137 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 418 St Nicholas Avenue | MN | 10 | C |
| 2407 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 9 | B |
| 2451 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 9 | B |
| 4 West 131 Street | MN | 8 | D |
| 71 West 131 Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 26 West 129 Street | MN | 4 | F |
| 8 West 131 Street | MN | 4 | F |
| 73 West 131 Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 72 West 131 Street | MN | 4 | B |
| 30 West 129 Street | MN | 4 | F |
| 24 West 129 Street | MN | 4 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $829,964 on 2018-09-13 (lender: Harlem Congregations For Community Improvement INC), covering 29 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-13 | Mortgage $9,949,045 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $9,949,045 | |
| 2018-09-13 | Mortgage $829,964 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to HARLEM CONGREGATIONS FOR COMMUNITY IMPRO | $829,964 | |
| 2018-09-13 | Agreement $10,404,049 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $10,404,049 | |
| 2016-06-13 | RPTT&RET $22,748,000 — from NY AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING LLC to NEF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND III LIMITE | $22,748,000 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $5,355,000 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. | $5,355,000 | |
| 2015-07-28 | SPRD $2,702,066 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $2,702,066 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $16,161,648 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $16,161,648 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $5,306,906 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $5,306,906 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Agreement $4,171,708 — from HATTIE DODSON HOUSING ASSOCIATES, LP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $4,171,708 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Deed $5,000,000 — from HATTIE DODSON HOUSING ASSOCIATES, L.P. to GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $5,000,000 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $28,638,094 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $28,638,094 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $455,004 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $455,004 | |
| 1991-10-18 | Mortgage $4,456,549 — from HATTIE DODSON HSG ETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $4,456,549 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 110 | 0 | 1 | 118 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 188 | 4 | 3 | 198 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 149 | 0 | 4 | 157 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 76 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 0 | 5 | 108 |
| 2023 | 0 | 11 | 56 | 1 | 5 | 73 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 48 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 128 | 0 | 5 | 137 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 291 | 0 | 3 | 297 |
Every one of the 1,976 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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