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40 West 135 Street

3,245Records
21City systems
234Open violations
68.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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3,245 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,120 311 service requests, 1,051 HPD complaints, 532 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10037
Built1959
Floors16
Res. units286
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)FOURTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL1017300064
BIN1053895

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 68.7. 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 violations234 total — 50 class C (immediately hazardous), 143 class B, 41 class A. Oldest open since 2003-12-31.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

172 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 68 · winter 2024–25: 51 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

68
’23–24
51
’24–25
24
’25–26

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

$8,450 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

538 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (82) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (71) · PAINT/PLASTER (59) · Noise (49) · PLUMBING (47) · ELECTRIC (43).

Filed construction activity

$957,982 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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)FOURTH 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$23,467,000 $10,560,150
2026$24,439,000 $10,997,550
2027$24,492,000 $11,021,400

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 75/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 135 St / Malcolm X Blvd — Bx33 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 135 St & Lenox Terrace Pl · 300 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

40 West 135 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

538 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 82 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: $11,329,074 on 2016-10-17 (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
2016-10-17Agreement $29,329,073 — from FOURTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $29,329,073
2016-10-17AL&R $29,329,073 — from FOURTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $29,329,073
2016-10-17Deed $18,000,000 — from FOURTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to FOURTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC $18,000,000
2016-10-17Mortgage $11,329,074 — from FOURTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $11,329,074
2016-09-30Sold for $18,000,000 $18,000,000 $62,937
2014-02-07Agreement $5,833,333 — from FOURTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $5,833,333
2014-02-07Agreement $6,666,667 — from FOURTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $6,666,667
2014-02-07Mortgage $15,000,000 — from FOURTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $15,000,000
2014-02-07Mortgage $3,000,000 — from FOURTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $3,000,000
2014-02-07Agreement $1,166,667 — from FOURTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $1,166,667
2014-02-07AL&R $15,000,000 — from FOURTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $15,000,000
2014-02-07AL&R $3,000,000 — from FOURTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $3,000,000
2014-02-07Agreement $1,333,333 — from FOURTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $1,333,333
2014-02-07Agreement $62,500,000 — from FOURTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $62,500,000
2014-02-07Agreement $12,500,000 — from FOURTH LENOX TERRACE ASSOCIATES to THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMER $12,500,000

Ten-year activity

1,0005000
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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
565
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170349658
20180353561
2019029013105
20200853263
2021022922296
2022243149329
20234122547277
202441547511505
20250454912565
2026052728285
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The full timeline

Construction 145Enforcement 172Housing & tenants 2,757Ownership & money 73Health & systems 98

Every one of the 3,245 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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