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134 West 133 Street

567Records
14City systems
4Open violations
79.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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567 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 244 311 service requests, 159 HPD complaints, 47 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)ABJ SIERRA, LLC
BBL1019170046
BIN1058177

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 79% 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 79.6. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
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 violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-08-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

90 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 34 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 50). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

34
’23–24
6
’24–25
50
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

76 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (45) · Illegal Parking (20) · Noise (6) · PLUMBING (3) · Sewer (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).

Filed construction activity

$37,500 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 (1910)
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)ABJ SIERRA LLC
Head officerJOSEPH SOLEIMANI
Managing agentABJ SIERRA LLC
Last registered2025-10-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$945,600 $425,520
2026$1,135,000 $510,750
2027$1,362,000 $612,900

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 2023 (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.

Getting around

Subway135 St — 2 3 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
135 St — B C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 132 St — M7 M102 · 450 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 133 St · 350 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

134 West 133 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

76 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 45 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ABJ SIERRA LLC — 4 buildings, 57 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
439 Lenox Avenue MN22 C
140 West 133 Street MN16 C
134 West 133 Street MN10 B
423 Lenox Avenue MN9 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $601,436 on 2022-10-26 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA), covering 5 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
2022-10-26Mortgage $601,436 — from ABJ SIERRA, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $601,436
2022-10-26Agreement $6,500,000 — from ABJ SIERRA, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $6,500,000
2017-08-03AL&R $6,540,000 — from ABJ SIERRA, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $6,540,000
2017-08-03Mortgage $2,890,651 — from ABJ SIERRA, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,890,651
2017-08-03Agreement $6,540,000 — from ABJ SIERRA, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $6,540,000
2013-08-21Deed $5,250,000 — from NEW SIERRA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to ABJ SIERRA, LLC $5,250,000
2013-08-21Mortgage $2,190,706 — from ABJ SIERRA, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,190,706
2013-08-21Agreement $3,935,000 — from ABJ SIERRA, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $3,935,000
2013-08-21AL&R $3,935,000 — from ABJ SIERRA, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $3,935,000
2005-02-09Agreement $2,000,000 — from NEW SIERRA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to PW FUNDING INC. $2,000,000
2002-03-22Mortgage $3,700,000 — from NEW SIERRA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENTCORPORA $3,700,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001517
201801710274
201902160321
202000190120
202100250126
202201466255
202300810283
202400131418
202510700475
20260070310
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 459Ownership & money 41Health & systems 33

Every one of the 567 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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