934 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 262 311 service requests, 235 HPD complaints, 140 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 26.2. 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
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2012-02-13. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 15).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Noise (3) · GENERAL (2) · PLUMBING (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Drinking Water (1).
$1,507,850 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (18) |
| 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 135TH APTS OWNER, LLC |
| Head officer | SCOTT JAFFEE |
| Managing agent | METROPOLITAN REALTY GROUP, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,164,000 | $523,800 |
| 2026 | $1,238,000 | $557,100 |
| 2027 | $1,317,000 | $592,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 135 St — B C · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 135 St / Malcolm X Blvd — Bx33 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 133 St · 650 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.
111 West 135 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 |
15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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.
Managed by METROPOLITAN REALTY GROUP, LLC — 46 buildings, 1,728 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B14. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $64,725,000 on 2024-09-12 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC), covering 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-12 | Agreement $5,940,000 — from HP WEST 135 HOUSING DEVELPMENT FUND COMP; WEST 135TH APARTMENTS, LLC to WEST 135TH APTS OWNER LLC; HP WEST 135 HOUSING DEVELPMENT FUND COMP | $5,940,000 | |
| 2024-09-12 | Deed $64,000,000 — from HP WEST 135 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; WEST 135TH APARTMENTS, LLC to WEST 135TH APTS OWNER LLC; HP WEST 135 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM | $64,000,000 | |
| 2024-09-12 | Mortgage $64,725,000 — from HP WEST 135 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; WEST 135TH APTS OWNER LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $64,725,000 | |
| 2024-09-06 | Sold for $64,000,000 | $64,000,000 | $3,555,556 |
| 2019-05-20 | Mortgage $8,425,402 — from HP WEST 135 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM; WEST 135TH APARTMENTS, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $8,425,403 | |
| 2019-05-20 | Mortgage $2,859,598 — from WEST 135TH APARTMENTS, LLC; HP WEST 135 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COM to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,859,598 | |
| 2011-03-30 | Agreement $5,940,000 — from WEST 135TH APARTMENTS, LLC to NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING THROUGH ITS | $5,940,000 | |
| 2010-03-11 | Agreement $3,615,300 — from WEST 135TH APARTMENTS LLC to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME | $3,615,300 | |
| 2010-01-15 | Mortgage $3,063,687 — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; WEST 135TH APARTMENTS, LLC to RSGF 135TH STREET LLC | $3,063,687 | |
| 2010-01-15 | Mortgage $3,615,300 — from WEST 135TH APARTMENTS, LLC to SEC. OF HOUSING & URBAN DEV., WASHINGTON | $3,615,300 | |
| 2010-01-15 | Mortgage $1,342,775 — from WEST 135TH APARTMENTS, LLC; NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FUND COMPAN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,342,775 | |
| 2010-01-15 | Mortgage $171,000 — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; WEST 135TH APARTMENTS, LLC to ROSE SMART GROWTH INVESTMENT FUND I, L.P | $171,000 | |
| 2010-01-15 | Mortgage $3,165,132 — from WEST 135TH APARTMENTS, LLC; NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FUND COMPAN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $3,165,132 | |
| 2010-01-15 | Mortgage $1,432,093 — from WEST 135TH APARTMENTS, LLC; NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FUND COMPAN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $1,432,093 | |
| 2010-01-15 | Mortgage $2,801,241 — from NYC PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEV. FUND COMPAN; WEST 135TH APARTMENTS, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $2,801,241 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2019 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 48 |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | 4 | 9 | 105 | 0 | 5 | 123 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 39 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Every one of the 934 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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