630 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 285 HPD complaints, 70 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 67 311 service requests.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 16.5. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% 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.
1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 1).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$5,030 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Tree Damage (7) · Noise (1) · Damaged Tree (1).
$210,500 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (17) |
| 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) | WEST 133 REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | JOEL SHAFRAN |
| Managing agent | Urban Resource Institute |
| Last registered | 2025-10-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,091,000 | $1,390,950 |
| 2026 | $3,401,000 | $1,530,450 |
| 2027 | $3,528,000 | $1,587,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | 135 St — 2 3 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 135 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 133 St — M2 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 133 St · 450 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.
153 West 133 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 |
9 311 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.
Managed by URBAN RESOURCE INSTITUTE — 25 buildings, 710 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 951 Olmstead Avenue | BX | 161 | B |
| 2170 Prospect Avenue | BX | 63 | A |
| 2351 Walton Avenue | BX | 61 | A |
| 926 Southern Boulevard | BX | 56 | A |
| 1535 Taylor Avenue | BX | 41 | A |
| 1270 Pacific Street | BK | 39 | A |
| 1011 Ocean Avenue | BK | 36 | A |
| 2250 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 35 | B |
| 1630 St Johns Place | BK | 34 | A |
| 1317 New York Avenue | BK | 34 | A |
| 1604 St Johns Place | BK | 33 | A |
| 1620 St Johns Place | BK | 33 | A |
| 810 Howard Avenue | BK | 24 | A |
| 157 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 19 | A |
| 153 West 133 Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 151 West 133 Street | MN | 17 | A |
| 133-04 41 Avenue | QN | 4 | C |
| 155-23 Linden Boulevard | QN | 2 | B |
| 3302 Avenue D | BK | 1 | A |
| 673 East 231 Street | BX | 0 | — |
| 145-43 Ferndale Avenue | QN | 0 | — |
| 671 East 231 Street | BX | 0 | — |
| 41-49 Benham Street | QN | 0 | — |
| 2332 Adam C Powell Blvd | MN | 0 | — |
| 539 West 152 Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,240,507 on 2024-04-16 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC), covering 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-19 | Agreement $6,110,000 — from WEST 133 REALTY LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $6,110,000 | |
| 2024-04-16 | Agreement $6,110,000 — from WEST 133 REALTY LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $6,110,000 | |
| 2024-04-16 | Mortgage $1,240,507 — from WEST 133 REALTY LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $1,240,507 | |
| 2014-11-07 | Deed $7,600,000 — from HARLEM 151-133 ASSOCIATES LLC to WEST 133 REALTY LLC | $7,600,000 | |
| 2014-11-07 | Mortgage $1,065,140 — from WEST 133 REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,065,140 | |
| 2014-11-07 | Agreement $5,750,000 — from WEST 133 REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,750,000 | |
| 2014-11-07 | AL&R $5,750,000 — from WEST 133 REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,750,000 | |
| 2013-09-11 | Agreement $4,700,000 — from HARLEM 151-133 ASSOCIATES. L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,700,000 | |
| 2013-09-11 | AL&R $4,700,000 — from HARLEM 151-133 ASSOCIATES. L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,700,000 | |
| 2013-09-11 | Mortgage $425,985 — from HARLEM 151-133 ASSOCIATES. L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $425,985 | |
| 2012-06-26 | Agreement $4,286,388 — from HARLEM 539-162 ASSOCIATES, LLC; HARLEM 535-162 ASSOCIATES, LLC; HARLEM 550-146 ASSOCIATES, to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,286,388 | |
| 2012-06-21 | Agreement $8,542,366 — from HARLEM 546-146 ASSOCIATES, LLC; HARLEM 521-156 ASSOCIATES, LLC; HARLEM 535-162 ASSOCIATES, to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,542,366 | |
| 2012-06-18 | Agreement $2,309,784 — from HARLEM 522-147 ASSOCIATES, LLC; HARLEM APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES, LLC; HARLEM 535-162 ASSOCIAT to NEW YORK COMMUMITY BANK | $2,309,784 | |
| 2010-07-22 | Agreement $4,286,388 — from HARLEM 151-133 ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,286,388 | |
| 2008-05-19 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from HARLEM APARTMENT ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; HARLEM 151-133 ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; KUSHNER, JARED; HA to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,700,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 35 |
| 2018 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Every one of the 630 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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