233 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 67 311 service requests, 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 47 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 57% 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 21.5. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · Noise (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Dirty Condition (1) · APPLIANCE (1) · ELECTRIC (1).
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 (1926) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | Finite Cluster Partners LLC |
| Head officer | Alexander Hajibay |
| Managing agent | LOCUST COVE MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-02-12 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $902,000 | $405,900 |
| 2026 | $1,008,000 | $453,600 |
| 2027 | $1,089,000 | $490,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | 135 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 132 St — M1 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | 5 Ave & W 131 St · 300 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.
9 East 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 |
26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 LOCUST COVE MANAGEMENT LLC — 42 buildings, 1,095 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B12 · C15 · D8 · F2. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,750,000 on 2026-01-05 (lender: Customers Bank), covering 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | AL&R $4,750,000 — from FINITE HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; FINITE CLUSTER PARTNERS LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $4,750,000 | |
| 2026-01-05 | Agreement $9,760,852 — from FINITE CLUSTER PARTNERS LLC; FINITE HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $9,760,852 | |
| 2026-01-05 | Deed $14,517,283 — from FINITE HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; FINITE HOMES LLC to FINITE CLUSTER PARTNERS LLC; FINITE HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO | $14,517,283 | |
| 2026-01-05 | Mortgage $4,750,000 — from FINITE CLUSTER PARTNERS LLC; FINITE HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to CUSTOMERS BANK | $4,750,000 | |
| 2025-12-19 | Sold for $14,517,283 | $14,517,283 | $725,864 |
| 2017-10-17 | Mortgage $9,760,852 — from FINITE HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; FINITE HOMES LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $9,760,852 | |
| 2013-10-28 | Deed $9,760,852 — from 127TH STREET CLUSTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to FINITE HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY | $9,760,852 | |
| 2013-10-28 | Agreement $9,760,852 — from FINITE HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO; FINITE HOMES LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $9,760,852 | |
| 2001-09-18 | Mortgage $3,424,000 — from 127TH STREET CLUSTERLIMITED PARTNERSHIP to HPD | $3,424,000 | |
| 1997-09-10 | Mortgage $1,961,300 — from NTF REALTY SERVICESINC. to FLEET BANK | $1,961,300 | |
| 1997-09-10 | Mortgage $11,181,961 — from NTF REALTY SERVICESINC. to FLEET BANK | $11,181,961 | |
| 1985-11-14 | Mortgage $39,500 — from PRICE, EDGAR to CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS | $39,500 | |
| 1985-11-14 | Mortgage $17,500 — from PRICE, EDGAR to CENTRAL FEDERAL SAVINGS | $17,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2023 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 2024 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
| 2025 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| 2026 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
Every one of the 233 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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