1,227 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 365 HPD complaints, 364 311 service requests, 325 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1984. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 67 total — 20 class C (immediately hazardous), 37 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2012-01-14. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
103 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 63 · winter 2024–25: 23 · winter 2025–26: 17). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
87 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (39) · WATER LEAK (17) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · PLUMBING (4) · SAFETY (3).
$80,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | Contempo Acquisitions |
| Head officer | Anthony Mehran |
| Managing agent | Contempo Acquisitions |
| Last registered | 2024-11-06 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,944,000 | $116,640 |
| 2026 | $2,080,000 | $124,800 |
| 2027 | $2,152,000 | $129,120 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% 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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-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: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 131 St — M10 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 132 St · 650 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.
268 West 132 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 |
87 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 39 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $393,750 on 2000-02-07 (lender: Smith-Haven Mortgagecorp.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-28 | Deed $419,582 — from RABINOWITZ, JAY to CONTEMPO ACQUISITION LLC | $419,582 | |
| 2000-02-07 | Mortgage $393,750 — from ADVANCE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. to SMITH-HAVEN MORTGAGECORP. | $393,750 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 12 | 54 | 1 | 67 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 59 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 67 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 64 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 139 | 3 | 144 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 182 | 1 | 185 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 157 | 2 | 163 |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | 149 | 2 | 158 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 44 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 36 |
Every one of the 1,227 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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