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71 West 131 Street

620Records
13City systems
8Open violations
78.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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620 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 193 HPD complaints, 182 311 service requests, 143 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10037
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassC2
Owner (PLUTO)GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC
BBL1017290006
BIN1053829

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 78.4. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 violations8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2024-07-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · FLOORING/STAIRS (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · PLUMBING (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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)Genesis Y15 OWNERS, LLC
Head officerKARIM HUTSON
Managing agentGenesis Y15 OWNERS, LLC
Last registered2025-12-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$375,200 $168,840
2026$450,000 $202,500
2027$540,000 $243,000

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

Subway135 St — 2 3 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 132 St — M7 M102 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 130 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet. 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

71 West 131 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

14 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GENESIS Y15 OWNERS, LLC — 25 buildings, 322 units. Grades across the portfolio: B7 · C9 · D6 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2094 5 Avenue MN27 C
28 West 131 Street MN25 C
147 West 127 Street MN24 C
28 West 127 Street MN24 B
104 West 138 Street MN24 C
131 West 137 Street MN21 C
20 West 129 Street MN18 C
105 West 137 Street MN18 C
65 West 127 Street MN18 C
2467 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN14 D
69 West 130 Street MN14 D
103 West 137 Street MN10 B
125 West 137 Street MN10 B
127 West 137 Street MN10 B
418 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 C
2407 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
2451 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
4 West 131 Street MN8 D
71 West 131 Street MN5 D
26 West 129 Street MN4 F
8 West 131 Street MN4 F
73 West 131 Street MN4 D
72 West 131 Street MN4 B
30 West 129 Street MN4 F
24 West 129 Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-09-13Mortgage $829,964 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to HARLEM CONGREGATIONS FOR COMMUNITY IMPRO $829,964
2018-09-13Agreement $10,404,049 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $10,404,049
2018-09-13Mortgage $9,949,045 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $9,949,045
2016-06-13RPTT&RET $22,748,000 — from NY AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING LLC to NEF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND III LIMITE $22,748,000
2015-07-28Agreement $4,171,708 — from HATTIE DODSON HOUSING ASSOCIATES, LP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,171,708
2015-07-28Deed $5,000,000 — from HATTIE DODSON HOUSING ASSOCIATES, L.P. to GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $5,000,000
2015-07-28Mortgage $5,355,000 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $5,355,000
2015-07-28Mortgage $28,638,094 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $28,638,094
2015-07-28Mortgage $5,306,906 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,306,906
2015-07-28Mortgage $16,161,648 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $16,161,648
2015-07-28Mortgage $455,004 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $455,004
2015-07-28SPRD $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
2015-06-25Mortgage $533,850 — from BOWEN, JR., STEPHEN A; BOWEN, JR., STEPHEN A to MERS; MERS $533,850
1991-10-18Mortgage $4,456,549 — from HATTIE DODSON HSG ETC to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $4,456,549

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171012001122
201810664172
201902130217
2020008008
202100170118
2022004015
20230071210
202400220224
2025007029
202600130114
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 17Housing & tenants 529Ownership & money 39Health & systems 20

Every one of the 620 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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