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137 West 116 Street

717Records
17City systems
112Open violations
229.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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717 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 345 311 service requests, 155 HPD complaints, 122 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)137 139 W. H.D.F.C
BBL1019010014
BIN1057397

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 229.2. In ZIP 10026, 38% 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 violations112 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 66 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 2002-05-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

175 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (45) · Non (43) · Noise (42) · Obstruction (8) · Vendor Enforcement (4) · Air Quality (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)137,139 WEST 116 STREET HDFC
Head officerEOIN M OSULLIVAN
Managing agentMIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,109,000 $499,050
2026$1,179,000 $530,550
2027$1,307,000 $588,150

The city's market estimate has risen 18% 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 $220,878 a year ($20.32 per sq ft), operating expenses $88,373 ($8.13 per sq ft), net operating income $132,505. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Sojourner CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-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 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 118 St · 550 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

137 West 116 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

175 311 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 MIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 76 buildings, 1,605 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B19 · C13 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1360 York Avenue MN90 A
829 Adee Avenue BX74 A
2661 Marion Avenue BX73 B
2545 Sedgwick Avenue BX62 B
1332 Metropolitan Avenue BX61 A
1054 Southern Boulevard BX55 B
2927 Valentine Avenue BX55 A
1372 Shakespeare Avenue BX51 B
2000 Daly Avenue BX50 C
1 Pennyfield Avenue BX45 A
1635 Lexington Avenue MN42 A
43 East 30 Street MN40 A
1165 Fulton Avenue BX40 C
51 East 131 Street MN39 A
1015 Summit Avenue BX38 A
883 East 165 Street BX38 B
351 West 114 Street MN36 B
2501 Hoffman Street BX27 D
33 Convent Avenue MN24 A
254 East 184 Street BX24 B
518 West 146 Street MN24 B
29 Convent Avenue MN24 A
490 East 181 Street BX24 C
949 Ogden Avenue BX24 C
406 East 184 Street BX23 C
17 Convent Avenue MN21 A
110 Terrace View Avenue MN20 C
518 West 148 Street MN20 A
514 West 148 Street MN20 B
502 West 148 Street MN20 B
244 Elizabeth Street MN19 A
854 Intervale Avenue BX17 A
1898 Longfellow Avenue BX17 B
759 Jennings Street BX16 A
763 Jennings Street BX16 A
3097 Heath Avenue BX16 B
2185 Pacific Street BK16 B
984 Simpson Street BX15 C
154 East 175 Street BX15 F
3240 Netherland Avenue BX15 A
3241 Parkside Place BX15 A
505 West 148 Street MN14 B
431 East 82 Street MN14 A
304 Spring Street MN13 A
1794 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 C
4961 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX12 A
721 East 6 Street MN12 B
189A West Kingsbridge Rd BX12 A
628 West 238 Street BX12 A
749 Jennings Street BX10 A
139 West 116 Street MN10 B
2116 Honeywell Avenue BX10 C
137 West 116 Street MN10 C
3325 Reservoir Oval West BX9 A
137 East 116 Street MN9 A
244 West 137 Street MN8 A
100 Huron Street BK8 A
866 Union Avenue BX6 B
841 East 218 Street BX6 D
13 Morton Street MN5 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-12-27RPTT $128,000 — from 137, 139 WEST 116TH STREET HDFC to O'SULLIVAN, EOIN T $128,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170035641
201800123
201902529
202000123
20210013114
20222059364
202301861097
2024001228130
2025001007107
202603429
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 639Ownership & money 5Health & systems 50

Every one of the 717 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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