1,462 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 492 HPD complaints, 431 311 service requests, 333 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 405.4. 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 | 71 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 50 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2011-08-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
26 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 3 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
135 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (23) · WATER LEAK (19) · PLUMBING (15) · Noise (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (11).
$77,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1925) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| 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) | 174 W.137, STREET OWNER LLc |
| Head officer | JOSEPh LUBERTAZZi |
| Managing agent | LANGSAM PROP. SER. CORP. |
| Last registered | 2026-02-19 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,380,000 | $1,071,000 |
| 2026 | $2,530,000 | $1,138,500 |
| 2027 | $2,329,000 | $1,048,050 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| 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 · 700 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 137 St — M2 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 138 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.
174 West 137 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 |
135 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 11 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 LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP — 215 buildings, 8,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B80 · C57 · D26 · F9. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 215 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,790,457 on 2018-05-18 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-18 | Mortgage $1,790,457 — from 174 W 137 LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $1,790,457 | |
| 2018-05-18 | Agreement $7,450,000 — from 174 W 137 LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $7,450,000 | |
| 2015-10-15 | Agreement $5,850,000 — from 174 W 137 LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $5,850,000 | |
| 2015-10-15 | AL&R $5,850,000 — from 174 W 137 LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $5,850,000 | |
| 2015-10-15 | Mortgage $3,118,452 — from 174 W 137 LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK | $3,118,452 | |
| 2012-10-03 | Mortgage $1,102,543 — from 174 W 137 LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $1,102,543 | |
| 2012-10-03 | Agreement $2,900,000 — from 174 W 137 LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK, N.A. | $2,900,000 | |
| 2011-04-22 | Deed $2,450,000 — from STANDARD 137 VENTURE LLC; W 137 VENTURE LLC to 174 W 137 LLC | $2,450,000 | |
| 2011-04-22 | AL&R $1,837,500 — from 174 W 137 LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. | $1,837,500 | |
| 2011-04-22 | Mortgage $1,837,500 — from 174 W 137 LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. | $1,837,500 | |
| 2010-10-18 | Deed $106,001 — from DITTENHOEFER, MARC M to W 137 VENTURE LLC; STANDARD 137 VENTURE LLC | $106,001 | |
| 2006-01-12 | Agreement $2,500,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to ASPEN 174 WEST 137TH STREET, INC. | $2,500,000 | |
| 2006-01-12 | Mortgage $901,218 — from ASPEN 174 WEST 137TH STREET, INC. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK | $901,218 | |
| 2004-07-13 | Mortgage $301,188 — from ASPEN 174 WEST 137TH ST. INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $301,188 | |
| 2004-07-13 | Agreement $1,650,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to ASPEN 174 WEST 137TH ST., INC. | $1,650,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 37 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 211 | 0 | 5 | 219 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 0 | 9 | 242 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 2 | 3 | 130 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 55 |
Every one of the 1,462 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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