276 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 53 HPD housing violations, 42 rodent inspections, 42 311 service requests.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 89.2. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 19 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1987-06-11. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Real Time Enforcement (3) · GENERAL (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · WATER LEAK (2).
$1,631,417 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (11) |
| 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) | ICER OF 235 WEST 131ST STREET LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH JEMAL |
| Managing agent | LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $275,000 | $123,750 |
| 2026 | $292,000 | $131,400 |
| 2027 | $296,000 | $133,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 125 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 132 St — M2 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 132 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 092 Mary McLeod Bethune. 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.
235 West 131 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 |
26 311 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 LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 249 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,051,400 on 2026-06-24 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | Mortgage $1,051,400 — from ICER OF 235 WEST 131ST STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | $1,051,400 | |
| 2026-06-24 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK to ICER OF 235 WEST 131ST STREET LLC | $1,700,000 | |
| 2021-01-26 | AL&R $698,600 — from ICER OF 235 WEST 131ST STREET LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK | $698,600 | |
| 2021-01-26 | Deed $998,000 — from ESTATE OF CHRISTIANA J. BRIDGEWATER; ESTATE OF ARTHUR LESLIE BRIDGEWATER; ALICIA L BRIDGEW to ICER OF 235 WEST 131ST STREET LLC | $998,000 | |
| 2021-01-26 | Mortgage $698,600 — from ICER OF 235 WEST 131ST STREET LLC to METROPOLITAN COMMERCIAL BANK | $698,600 | |
| 2021-01-14 | Sold for $998,000 | $998,000 | $90,727 |
| 1986-08-18 | Mortgage $25,000 — from BRIDGEWATER, ARTHURL.; JEFFERS, ARTHUR L.; BRIDGEWATER, CHRISTINA J to EDMEAD, FELDON A. | $25,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2025 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 4 | 3 | 71 |
Every one of the 276 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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