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35 West 131 Street

1,512Records
18City systems
83Open violations
173.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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1,512 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 690 HPD housing violations, 351 HPD complaints, 242 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10037
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units18
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING
BBL1017290019
BIN1053837

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 173.2. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations83 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 51 class B, 19 class A. Oldest open since 2022-07-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

38 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
18
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

74 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (19) · WATER LEAK (9) · PAINT/PLASTER (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · Noise (4).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION
Head officerKIUMARZ GEULA
Managing agentPILLAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-12-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,520,000 $684,000
2026$1,546,000 $695,700
2027$1,552,000 $698,400

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 132 St — M1 · 450 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & W 131 St · 450 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

35 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

74 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 19 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 PILLAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 40 buildings, 1,300 units. Grades across the portfolio: B11 · C11 · D12 · F6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3462 3 Avenue BX228 C
19-15 Nameoke Ave QN142 B
3463 3 Avenue BX114 C
759 East 138 Street BX114 D
3475 Third Avenue BX102 B
2030 Adam C Powell Blvd MN57 D
208 West 149 Street MN42 B
499 East 188 Street BX40 D
901 Anderson Avenue BX40 B
240 East 119 Street MN33 F
236 West 149 Street MN24 B
252 West 149 Street MN24 B
2785 8 Avenue MN23 B
130 Willis Avenue BX23 D
124 West 137 Street MN21 D
106 West 137 Street MN20 D
35 West 131 Street MN18 C
958 Prospect Avenue BX16 C
870 Longwood Avenue BX16 D
176 West 137 Street MN16 D
213 West 147 Street MN15 B
215 West 147 Street MN15 B
163 West 136 Street MN14 F
209 West 147 Street MN11 B
146 West 124 Street MN11 D
275 West 118 Street MN11 D
273 West 118 Street MN11 C
279 West 118 Street MN10 C
71 West 118 Street MN10 C
73 West 118 Street MN10 C
531 Lenox Avenue MN10 D
110 West 137 Street MN10 F
277 West 118 Street MN10 C
144 West 124 Street MN9 D
2190 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN8 C
77 West 118 Street MN7 B
128 West 124 Street MN4 F
83 West 118 Street MN4 F
126 West 124 Street MN4 F
126 West 118 Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2017-09-11 (lender: Sterling National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-09-11Mortgage $1,000,000 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $1,000,000
2017-09-11AL&R $1,000,000 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $1,000,000
2017-09-11Agreement $3,988,807 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,988,807
2009-02-11Agreement $260,180 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $260,180
2009-02-11Agreement $2,994,493 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,994,493
2009-02-11Mortgage $824,094 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $824,094
2009-02-11Agreement $235,427 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $235,427
2009-02-11Agreement $24,757 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $24,757
2009-02-11Agreement $2,474,129 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,474,129
2009-02-11Mortgage $455,157 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $455,157
2004-08-18Mortgage $24,757 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $24,757
2004-08-18Mortgage $2,474,129 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,474,129
2004-08-18Mortgage $260,180 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $260,180
2004-08-18Mortgage $235,427 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $235,427

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171148124
20181130216
2019170311
20200190221
202103014
20227630171
20232680373
20241850288
20252910295
20261390141
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The full timeline

Construction 62Enforcement 85Housing & tenants 1,300Ownership & money 37Health & systems 28

Every one of the 1,512 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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