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127 West 133 Street

748Records
16City systems
185Open violations
223.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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748 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 245 311 service requests, 232 HPD housing violations, 167 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units24
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)127 W 133 ST HDFC
BBL1019180019
BIN1058220

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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 223.7. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations185 total — 55 class C (immediately hazardous), 102 class B, 28 class A. Oldest open since 1999-03-03.
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 16). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
16
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · WATER LEAK (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · Sidewalk Condition (4).

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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)127 WEST 133RD STREET HDFC
Head officerSHERRI ROBINSON
Managing agentCOVINGTON REALTY SERVICES INC
Last registered2020-11-13

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,251,000 $562,950
2026$1,492,000 $671,400
2027$1,513,000 $680,850

The city's market estimate has risen 21% 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 $239,219 a year ($19.56 per sq ft), operating expenses $82,430 ($6.74 per sq ft), net operating income $156,789. 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

Subway135 St — 2 3 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
135 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 135 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

127 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

51 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 COVINGTON REALTY SERVICES, INC. — 37 buildings, 529 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B8 · C4 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
35 Mt Morris Park West MN32 B
38 West 129 Street MN30 B
47 West 129 Street MN25 A
35 West 129 Street MN25 B
34 West 129 Street MN25 A
127 West 133 Street MN24 C
213 West 111 Street MN24 A
46 Rivington Street MN24 A
401 West 130 Street MN23 B
104 Lenox Avenue MN22 C
266 West 123 Street MN20 B
375 Manhattan Avenue MN20 A
200 West 112 Street MN18 A
207 West 147 Street MN15 A
1965 Madison Avenue MN15 C
108 West 114 Street MN15 A
2046 Adam C Powell Blvd MN14 A
252 West 123 Street MN12 A
137 West 128 Street MN11 A
211 West 115 Street MN10 A
311 West 128 Street MN10 A
145 West 111 Street MN10 A
655 Riverside Drive MN10 A
1842 Adam C Powell Blvd MN10 A
310 West 128 Street MN9 A
2364 8 Avenue MN8 A
111 Lenox Avenue MN8 A
2052 Adam C Powell Blvd MN8 A
172 West 130 Street MN8 C
66 West 116 Street MN8 B
64 West 116 Street MN8 B
2276 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN6 A
1963 Madison Avenue MN5 B
314 West 112 Street MN5 A
152 West 130 Street MN4 D
111 West 126 Street MN4 D
150 West 130 Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $535,000 on 2011-08-08 (lender: Napes Realty LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-08-08AL&R $535,000 — from 127 WEST 133RD STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to NAPES REALTY LLC $535,000
2011-08-08Mortgage $535,000 — from 127 WEST 133RD STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to NAPES REALTY LLC $535,000
2010-08-30RPTT&RET $123,000 — from 127 WEST 133RD STREET HDFC to 127 WEST 133RD STREET-C, LLC $123,000
2010-06-10RPTT&RET $25,000 — from 127 WEST 133RD STREET HDFC to AIS DEVONAIRE, LLC $25,000
2010-06-10RPTT&RET $32,500 — from 127 WEST 133RD STREET HDFC to AIS DEVONAIRE, LLC $32,500
2010-06-10RPTT&RET $30,000 — from 127 WEST 133RD STREET HDFC to AIS DEVONAIRE, LLC $30,000
2010-06-10RPTT&RET $32,500 — from 127 WEST 133RD STREET HDFC to AIS DEVONAIRE, LLC $32,500
2010-06-10RPTT&RET $32,500 — from 127 WEST 133RD STREET HDFC to AIS DEVONAIRE, LLC $32,500
2010-06-10RPTT&RET $47,500 — from 127 WEST 133RD STREET HDFC to AIS DEVONAIRE, LLC $47,500
2001-02-02Mortgage $89,711 — from 127 WEST 133RD STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to PARODNECK FOUNDATIONFOR SELF HELP HOUSIN $89,711
1991-07-24Mortgage $612,505 — from 127 WEST 133RD ST HDFC to NEW YORK CITY DEPT HPD $612,505

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017118120
2018127129
2019147351
20200909
20210404
2022039241
202351173125
2024059261
2025165975
2026065368
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 667Ownership & money 16Health & systems 38

Every one of the 748 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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