1,142 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 752 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 107 311 service requests, 88 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 65% 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 9.8. 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 | 4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1979-05-01. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Curb Condition (6) · APPLIANCE (5) · Noise (4) · PLUMBING (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).
$236,350 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1880) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (38) |
| 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) | WEST 131 PLAZA CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | Will Coley |
| Managing agent | NEST & ROOST REALTY |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $52,725 | $23,726 |
| 2026 | $56,059 | $25,226 |
| 2027 | $62,408 | $28,083 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE HOUSING · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $507,367 a year ($17.86 per sq ft), operating expenses $292,602 ($10.30 per sq ft), net operating income $214,764. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 29/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 135 St — 2 3 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 132 St — M7 M102 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 130 St · 500 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.
55 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 |
37 311 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.
Managed by NEST & ROOST REALTY INC — 12 buildings, 240 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 Eastern Parkway | BK | 41 | A |
| 55 West 131 Street | MN | 38 | A |
| 443 West 151 Street | MN | 38 | A |
| 106 West 117 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 29 West 119 Street | MN | 24 | A |
| 101 West 117 Street | MN | 23 | A |
| 509 Glenmore Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
| 544 Lafayette Avenue | BK | 12 | A |
| 233 West 134 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 109 West 117 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 118 Hart Street | BK | 4 | A |
| 103 West 130 Street | MN | 2 | A |
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-02 | Mortgage $586,462 — from AREMU, BABATUNDE; SAHA, PAROMA to MERS | $586,462 | |
| 2024-12-02 | Deed $651,625 — from GUAGNINI, NICOLAS to AREMU, BABATUNDE; SAHA, PAROMA | $651,625 | |
| 2024-11-19 | Sold for $651,625 | $651,625 | $17,148 |
| 2024-01-04 | Mortgage $260,000 — from LAUERMANN, SIMON to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATIONS SYSTEM | $260,000 | |
| 2024-01-04 | Deed $680,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, KRYSTA to LAUERMANN, SIMON | $680,000 | |
| 2023-12-27 | Sold for $680,000 | $680,000 | $17,895 |
| 2023-11-03 | Deed $625,000 — from NICHOLAS, CARROLL J to DORCE, SORAYA; AKTAS, UTKU | $625,000 | |
| 2023-11-03 | Mortgage $500,000 — from AKTAS, UTKU; DORCE, SORAYA to MERS; CITIBANK, N.A. | $500,000 | |
| 2023-10-30 | Sold for $625,000 | $625,000 | $16,447 |
| 2022-08-05 | Deed $1,400,000 — from BRAUER, LISA KYLIE to SCHLESINGER, ANDREA BATISTA | $1,400,000 | |
| 2022-08-05 | Mortgage $1,120,000 — from SCHLESINGER, ANDREA to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $1,120,000 | |
| 2022-06-10 | Mortgage $258,483 — from SIDDHARTH, RHITU to UNITED NATIONS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $258,483 | |
| 2022-06-10 | Agreement $415,000 — from SIDDHARTH, RHITU to UNITED NATIONS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $415,000 | |
| 2022-04-08 | Sold for $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 | $36,842 |
| 2021-09-16 | Deed $615,000 — from EVANS, FANNIE F to AUGUSTE-NELSON, REKHA | $615,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 36 |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 37 |
| 2019 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 68 |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 40 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 34 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 39 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 43 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 53 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 31 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Every one of the 1,142 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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