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135 West 131 Street

2,335Records
19City systems
251Open violations
7.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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2,335 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 856 HPD complaints, 725 311 service requests, 474 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1888
Floors3
Res. units11
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN D CORP.
BBL1019160017
BIN1058092

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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 67% 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 7.3. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations251 total — 54 class C (immediately hazardous), 168 class B, 29 class A. Oldest open since 1999-07-17.

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

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Street Light Condition (2) · Dumpster Complaint (2) · Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$673,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (1888)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
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)AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.
Head officerGENEVIEVE OUTLAW
Managing agentWEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC.
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$643,000 $289,350
2026$684,000 $307,800
2027$674,000 $303,300

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 2013 (0 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.

Getting around

Subway135 St — 2 3 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 131 St — M2 · 400 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 132 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet. 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 131 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

5 311 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 WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. — 74 buildings, 1,080 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B23 · C25 · D12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
409 West 127 Street MN36 B
405 West 127 Street MN36 A
148 West 143 Street MN34 D
220 West 141 Street MN30 C
1496 Amsterdam Avenue MN25 B
474 West 148 Street MN24 B
152 West 129 Street MN24 B
83 Hamilton Place MN24 A
504 West 135 Street MN24 A
115 West 129 Street MN23 C
93 Hamilton Place MN23 C
1508 Amsterdam Avenue MN22 C
142 West 143 Street MN20 D
134 West 143 Street MN20 B
204 Bradhurst Avenue MN20 C
138 West 143 Street MN20 B
202 West 133 Street MN20 A
24 Convent Avenue MN20 A
34 Convent Avenue MN20 A
30 Convent Avenue MN20 A
22 Convent Avenue MN19 A
2358 8 Avenue MN19 A
232 West 149 Street MN18 B
1492 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 C
1488 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 D
102 West 142 Street MN18 C
1528 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 C
16 Old Broadway MN16 D
653 Lenox Avenue MN16 B
633 Lenox Avenue MN16 B
1524 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 C
115 West 142 Street MN15 B
625 Lenox Avenue MN14 C
629 Lenox Avenue MN14 C
131 West 142 Street MN13 C
211 West 147 Street MN12 B
509 West 142 Street MN12 C
1671 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 C
134 West 129 Street MN11 A
138 West 129 Street MN11 B
121 West 129 Street MN11 B
119 West 129 Street MN11 B
135 West 131 Street MN11 A
2504 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 B
434 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 B
121 West 133 Street MN10 C
124 West 134 Street MN10 C
2492 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 C
140 West 129 Street MN10 B
158 West 129 Street MN10 C
128 West 134 Street MN10 A
24 West 132 Street MN10 A
1455 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 C
2502 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 C
1459 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 B
1457 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 D
2494 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 D
513 West 145 Street MN8 D
1654 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 B
1638 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 C

showing 60 of 74 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,143,766 on 2024-07-16 (lender: Merchants Bank Of Indiana), covering 27 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
2024-07-16Mortgage $12,074,651 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $12,074,651
2024-07-16Mortgage $4,228,849 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $4,228,849
2024-07-16Deed $122,990 — from NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN $122,990
2024-07-16Mortgage $3,143,766 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $3,143,766
2024-07-16Agreement $163,503 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $163,503
2024-07-16Agreement $69,781 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $69,781
2024-07-16M&CON $6,598,427 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $6,598,427
2024-07-16Agreement $167,980 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $167,980
2024-07-16M&CON $16,202,420 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $16,202,420
2024-07-16Mortgage $43,817,868 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $43,817,868
2024-06-27Sold for $122,990 $122,990 $11,181

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
144
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701420245
201801694175
20190113913144
202000331034
20210110301105
202200180220
2023221139
202460414731
202512220218
202611040116
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 2,203Ownership & money 25Health & systems 34

Every one of the 2,335 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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