568 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 151 311 service requests, 126 rodent inspections, 102 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 101.2. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 24 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2017-07-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$28,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · Rodent (3) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Noise (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | WEST 137 STREET LP |
| Head officer | MALCOLM PUNTER |
| Managing agent | PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $820,000 | $369,000 |
| 2026 | $834,000 | $375,300 |
| 2027 | $799,000 | $359,550 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 in the last three years).
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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 137 St — M1 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 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.
15 West 137 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 |
34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT — 12 buildings, 2,706 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C5. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 211 East 106 Street | MN | 1267 | A |
| 2086 2 Avenue | MN | 936 | B |
| 636 Brooklyn Avenue | BK | 160 | B |
| 37 North Elliott Place | BK | 158 | B |
| 203 West 146 Street | MN | 65 | B |
| 262 West 154 Street | MN | 27 | B |
| 15 West 137 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 17 West 137 Street | MN | 18 | C |
| 21 West 137 Street | MN | 18 | C |
| 174 West 136 Street | MN | 16 | C |
| 2787 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 13 | C |
| 141 West 117 Street | MN | 10 | C |
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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-29 | ASPM $5,695,832 — from HARLEM CONGREGATIONS FOR COMMUNITY IMPRO to WEST 137TH STREET L.P. | $5,695,832 | |
| 2005-04-29 | ASPM $5,695,832 — from BUFNY III ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HARLEM CONGREGATIONS FOR COMMUNITY IMPRO | $5,695,832 | |
| 2005-04-29 | Agreement $5,695,832 — from WEST 137TH STREET, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING THROUGH | $5,695,832 | |
| 2005-02-25 | Deed $3,445,629 — from BUFNY III ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HARLEM CONGREGATIONS FIR COMMUNITY IMPRO | $3,445,629 | |
| 2003-07-29 | Mortgage $5,695,832 — from BUFNY III ASSOCIATES , L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK- HPD | $5,695,832 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 46 |
| 2018 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 59 |
| 2019 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 45 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| 2022 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 39 |
| 2023 | 0 | 32 | 28 | 60 |
| 2024 | 0 | 43 | 13 | 56 |
| 2025 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 32 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Every one of the 568 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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