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133 West 136 Street

296Records
15City systems
5Open violations
30.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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296 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 75 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 64 311 service requests, 46 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units2
ClassB1
Owner (PLUTO)JACQUES GABAI
BBL1019210018
BIN1058319

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 30.7. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2016-09-19.

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.

$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (3) · SAFETY (2) · GENERAL (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Plumbing (1) · Boilers (1).

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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)JACQUES GABAI
Managing agentDelkap Management
Last registered2026-04-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,281,000 $136,860
2026$2,707,000 $162,420
2027$2,301,000 $138,060

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 2-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 137 St — M7 M102 · 400 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 138 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

133 West 136 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

10 311 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 DELKAP MANAGEMENT — 34 buildings, 2,118 units. Grades across the portfolio: A26 · B4 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
32-45 91 Street QN330 A
2220 Burnett Street BK264 A
86-10 151 Avenue QN161 B
88-25 155 Avenue QN149 A
92-28 Queens Boulevard QN112 A
155-34 84 Street QN100 B
90-06 153 Avenue QN100 A
85-14 Broadway QN96 A
153-25 88 Street QN81 A
88-32 155 Avenue QN80 A
87 62 Avenue QN78 A
153-43 82 Street QN72 A
129 Beach 118 Street QN68 A
168 Beach 101 Street QN66 A
42-52 Layton Street QN48 A
130 Beach 121 Street QN48 A
65-15 Alderton Street QN45 A
83-75 117 Street QN39 A
94-11 69 Avenue QN32 A
3171 Whitney Avenue BK28 A
42-51 Hunter Street QN24 A
138 Beach 92 Street QN20 A
1-68 Beach 101 Street QN12 A
35-14 77 Street QN11 A
35-28 77 Street QN11 A
2371 Hughes Avenue BX9 C
28-21 36 Street QN8 A
15 West 94 Street MN7 A
11 Vestry Street MN6 A
17 West 94 Street MN4 B
183 Beach 117 Street QN3 C
133 West 136 Street MN2 C
154 Court Street BK2 B
108-49 63 Drive QN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,300,000 on 2015-05-22 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-05-22Deed $2,200,000 — from JAMAICA ASSOCIATES INC to LEVY-SULTAN, CAROLE; GABAI, JACQUES $2,200,000
2015-05-22Mortgage $1,300,000 — from LEVY-SULTAN, CAROLE; GABAI, JACQUES to MERS $1,300,000
2013-07-27Deed $730,000 — from JAMAICA ESTATES HOLDING CORP. 1 to JAMAICA ASSOCIATES INC. $730,000
1993-11-26Mortgage $50,000 — from BLAKENY, JULIUS to JAMES, RUFUS $50,000
1993-11-26Mortgage $83,000 — from BLAKENY, JULIUS to KANOFF, MICHAEL; WITELSON, DOROTHY; SELIGSOHN, BELLA; PITTERMAN, HINDY; WITELSON, SZLAMA $83,000
1985-04-29Mortgage $40,000 — from JAMES, RUFUS to CITIBANK, N.A. $40,000
1984-11-15Mortgage $4,000 — from JAMES, RUFUS to CENTRAL FEDERAL SVGSFSB $4,000

Ten-year activity

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201802114
201901023
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202101001
202201012
202306028
202400022
20253160221
202613015
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 139Ownership & money 75Health & systems 23

Every one of the 296 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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