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17 West 137 Street

764Records
16City systems
44Open violations
194.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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764 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 248 311 service requests, 227 HPD complaints, 132 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10037
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units18
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 137 STREET LP
BBL1017350024
BIN1053910

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 194.4. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations44 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2018-03-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

63 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 37 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

37
’23–24
6
’24–25
20
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

84 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · Noise (18) · DOOR/WINDOW (7) · Rodent (5) · Sidewalk Condition (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).

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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)WEST 137 STREET LP
Head officerMALCOLM PUNTER
Managing agentPRESTIGE MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$669,000 $301,050
2026$680,000 $306,000
2027$652,000 $293,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 137 St — M1 · 400 ft
Citi BikeE 138 St & 5 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 197 John B. Russwurm. 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

17 West 137 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

84 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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 PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT — 12 buildings, 2,706 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
211 East 106 Street MN1267 A
2086 2 Avenue MN936 B
636 Brooklyn Avenue BK160 B
37 North Elliott Place BK158 B
203 West 146 Street MN65 B
262 West 154 Street MN27 B
15 West 137 Street MN18 B
17 West 137 Street MN18 C
21 West 137 Street MN18 C
174 West 136 Street MN16 C
2787 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN13 C
141 West 117 Street MN10 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,695,832 on 2003-07-29 (lender: The City Of New York- Hpd), covering 4 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
2005-04-29ASPM $5,695,832 — from BUFNY III ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HARLEM CONGREGATIONS FOR COMMUNITY IMPRO $5,695,832
2005-04-29Agreement $5,695,832 — from WEST 137TH STREET, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING THROUGH $5,695,832
2005-04-29ASPM $5,695,832 — from HARLEM CONGREGATIONS FOR COMMUNITY IMPRO to WEST 137TH STREET L.P. $5,695,832
2005-02-25Deed $3,445,629 — from BUFNY III ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HARLEM CONGREGATIONS FIR COMMUNITY IMPRO $3,445,629
2003-07-29Mortgage $5,695,832 — from BUFNY III ASSOCIATES , L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK- HPD $5,695,832

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017018119
2018038240
2019012719
2020025328
2021031839
2022140849
20230442771
202419815114
20251401556
2026034337
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 622Ownership & money 17Health & systems 98

Every one of the 764 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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