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135 West 115 Street

443Records
19City systems
50Open violations
13.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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443 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 99 311 service requests, 95 HPD housing violations, 89 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units21
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)135-137 W 115 ST HDFC
BBL1018250010
BIN1055041

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 54% 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 13.8. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations50 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1984-10-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 11).

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

What 311 hears from this address

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (35) · Derelict Vehicles (3) · Air Quality (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Missed Collection (1).

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 (21)
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)135-137 WEST 115TH STREET HDFC
Head officerMARCELO FRIAS
Managing agentSafeguard Realty Management
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,232,000 $1,004,400
2026$2,373,000 $1,067,850
2027$2,545,000 $1,145,250

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

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $448,611 a year ($24.21 per sq ft), operating expenses $209,204 ($11.29 per sq ft), net operating income $239,408. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

Subway116 St — 2 3 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
116 St — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 116 St / Adam C Powell Blvd — M7 M116 · 200 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 115 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth. 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

135 West 115 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

43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 SAFEGUARD REALTY MANAGEMENT — 57 buildings, 439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B13 · C11 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1127 Flatbush Avenue BK28 A
135 West 115 Street MN21 A
227 East 89 Street MN20 A
511 East 75 Street MN20 A
136 2 Avenue MN18 B
2997 Marion Avenue BX18 A
14 Avenue A MN16 A
112 West 116 Street MN16 B
218 Scholes Street BK16 B
23 Catherine Street MN15 C
21 Catherine Street MN15 B
72 Morningside Avenue MN14 A
517 East 75 Street MN12 A
515 East 75 Street MN11 A
513 East 75 Street MN11 A
390 Manhattan Avenue MN9 B
137 East 37 Street MN9 A
26-20 Jackson Avenue QN9 A
118 Huron Street BK8 A
354 Pleasant Avenue MN8 B
422 West 49th Street MN8 A
195 Van Duzer Street SI8 A
104 3 Avenue MN8 A
424 West 49 Street MN8 A
178 Driggs Avenue BK7 B
45-40 48 Street QN6 A
888 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
13 Newel Street BK6 A
340 Pleasant Avenue MN6 B
291 Graham Avenue BK6 B
1356 Willoughby Avenue BK6 C
67 Diamond Street BK6 A
77 Driggs Avenue BK5 D
224 Broadway BK5 B
26 Park Place BK4 D
328 Pleasant Avenue MN4 D
178 Nassau Avenue BK4 B
414 West 51 Street MN4 C
1207 Nostrand Avenue BK4 D
349 22 Street BK4 B
522A Mac Donough Street BK3 C
1525 Greene Avenue BK3 C
31 East 93 Street MN3 C
1201 Nostrand Avenue BK2 D
1204 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
104 Jerome Road SI2 A
609 New York Avenue BK2 C
290 Brighton Street SI2 A
1202 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
2256 3 Avenue MN2 D
1206 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
1537 Nostrand Avenue BK2 B
1200 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
50 Ashley Lane SI1 A
150 East 124 Street MN0 —
1416 York Avenue MN0 —
701 Esplanade Gdns Plaza MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $85,000 on 2004-09-29 (lender: Homesteaders Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-10-27RPTT&RET $185,000 — from FRIAS, MARCELO to CORETTI, KRYSTAL A $185,000
2025-10-23Sold for $185,000 $185,000 $8,810
2025-06-03RPTT&RET $420,000 — from THE ESTATE OF IRENE AMIT ALLAN; THE ESTATE OF LEVI ALLAN to MITCHNER, JASON JR $420,000
2025-05-29Sold for $420,000 $420,000 $20,000
2024-12-27RPTT&RET $205,000 — from MIMMS, DERRICK P. to LOXLEY, BENJAMIN $205,000
2024-12-17Sold for $205,000 $205,000 $9,762
2024-10-07RPTT&RET $150,000 — from 135-137 WEST 115TH STREET HDFC to FRIAS, MARCELO $150,000
2024-10-02Sold for $150,000 $150,000 $7,143
2022-05-12RPTT&RET $320,000 — from ROTHAUSER, CARYN to DAEZ, JAYDEE $320,000
2021-06-29RPTT&RET $365,000 — from VAUGHN, ADAM to SMITH, MONIQUE $365,000
2021-05-19Sold for $365,000 $365,000 $17,381
2016-11-15RPTT&RET $387,000 — from RAYSOR, MELANIE to CUCCINIELLO, EVAN $387,000
2016-10-27Sold for $387,000 $387,000 $18,429
2015-09-25RPTT&RET $120,000 — from CHUA, JACINTO to FRIAS, MARCELLO $120,000
2014-05-16RPTT&RET $147,000 — from ESTATE OF ARLENE PASCHALL; YVETTE PASCHALL, ADMINISTRATOR to KUPFERSTEIN, DAVID $147,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201714218
20182120216
201904037
20200140216
20211202326
20221461351
20231230933
20240304842
2025055313
20261340338
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 41Housing & tenants 301Ownership & money 43Health & systems 44

Every one of the 443 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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