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25 West 132 Street

2,570Records
21City systems
168Open violations
46.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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2,570 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,097 311 service requests, 639 HPD complaints, 389 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10037
Built1959
Floors16
Res. units286
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL1017300025
BIN1053888

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 46.8. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations168 total — 42 class C (immediately hazardous), 98 class B, 28 class A. Oldest open since 2017-09-23.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

163 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 111 · winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

111
’23–24
24
’24–25
26
’25–26

3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

397 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (132) · HEAT/HOT WATER (81) · PLUMBING (33) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (26) · DOOR/WINDOW (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (16).

Filed construction activity

$1,044,382 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1959)
YesSix or more residential units (286)
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)THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerSETH SCHOCHET
Managing agentHAMPTON MANAGEMENT CO
Last registered2026-03-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$22,363,000 $10,063,350
2026$25,735,000 $11,580,750
2027$25,383,000 $11,422,350

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 83/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 132 St — M1 · 400 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & E 135 St · 550 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

25 West 132 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

397 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 81 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 HAMPTON MANAGEMENT CO — 10 buildings, 2,606 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B4 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2600 Netherland Avenue BX569 B
10 West 135 Street MN286 C
470 Lenox Avenue MN286 B
2186 5 Avenue MN286 B
40 West 135 Street MN286 C
25 West 132 Street MN286 C
45 West 132 Street MN286 C
240 East 59 Street MN160 A
360 Amsterdam Avenue MN127 A
542 West 153 Street MN34 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,699,680 on 2016-10-13 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-10-13Deed $18,000,000 — from THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC $18,000,000
2016-10-13AL&R $27,699,681 — from THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $27,699,681
2016-10-13Agreement $27,699,681 — from THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $27,699,681
2016-10-13Mortgage $9,699,681 — from THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $9,699,681
2016-09-30Sold for $18,000,000 $18,000,000 $62,937
2014-02-07Agreement $62,500,000 — from THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $62,500,000
2014-02-07AL&R $15,000,000 — from THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $15,000,000
2014-02-07AL&R $3,000,000 — from THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $3,000,000
2014-02-07Mortgage $15,000,000 — from THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $15,000,000
2014-02-07Mortgage $3,000,000 — from THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $3,000,000
2014-02-07Agreement $5,833,333 — from THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $5,833,333
2014-02-07Agreement $1,166,667 — from THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $1,166,667
2014-02-07Agreement $6,666,667 — from THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $6,666,667
2014-02-07Agreement $1,333,333 — from THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $1,333,333
2014-02-07Agreement $12,500,000 — from THIRD LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $12,500,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
430
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171441753
201833939108
20190711110128
2020001123115
2021031672172
2022642496265
2023253647378
2024544129430
2025041336143
2026012454250
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The full timeline

Construction 158Enforcement 101Housing & tenants 2,161Ownership & money 71Health & systems 79

Every one of the 2,570 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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