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212 West 133 Street

2,113Records
19City systems
49Open violations
207.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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2,113 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 783 311 service requests, 731 HPD complaints, 374 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units40
ClassD5
Owner (PLUTO)GRAND CROSSING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.
BBL1019380046
BIN1058791, 1088454, 1088455, 1088468

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 207.3. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations49 total — 22 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2023-09-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

167 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 45). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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45
’25–26

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$5,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

258 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (82) · Noise (53) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (23) · PLUMBING (16) · Elevator (16) · GENERAL (15).

Filed construction activity

$70,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)133 FDB INVESTOR DE.LLC
Head officerLARRY HIRSCHFIELD
Managing agentELH MGMT.LLC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,825,000 $821,250
2026$1,846,000 $830,700
2027$1,492,000 $671,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 23/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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 — B C · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
135 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 132 St — M2 · 500 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 132 St · 400 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.

Report a problem to 311

212 West 133 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

258 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 82 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ELH MGMT.LLC — 110 buildings, 3,367 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B29 · C34 · D17 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
Amsterdam Avenue MN1272 B
600 Bergen Avenue BX280 B
556 Bergen Avenue BX214 B
2954 West 29 Street BK195 C
80 Greene Avenue BK97 A
1366 East New York Avenue BK72 A
1160 Evergreen Avenue BX69 B
1416 Walton Avenue BX60 C
2518 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN41 D
212 West 133 Street MN40 C
519 St Marks Avenue BK38 B
1198 Pacific Street BK35 B
535 West 151 Street MN33 C
33 St Felix Street BK32 A
221 Ashland Place BK32 B
53 St Felix Street BK32 A
523 West 134 Street MN25 A
527 West 134 Street MN25 A
22 Mt Morris Park West MN21 D
150 Tompkins Avenue BK20 D
510 West 152 Street MN20 C
420 East 73 Street MN20 A
505 West 134 Street MN19 A
520 West 151 Street MN19 C
611 Willoughby Avenue BK17 C
2540 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN17 B
607 Willoughby Avenue BK16 C
216 West 135 Street MN16 B
1051 Eastern Parkway BK16 A
361 Court Street BK15 B
519 West 152 Street MN15 B
208 West 133 Street MN15 B
508 West 151 Street MN14 D
24 Mt Morris Park West MN14 C
403 Kosciuszko Street BK13 C
124 Kingston Avenue BK12 C
399 Kosciuszko Street BK12 D
1772 2 Avenue MN12 C
488 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 D
490 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 A
424 East 83 Street MN10 C
1434 Broadway BK9 C
1138 Dean Street BK9 B
609 Willoughby Avenue BK9 C
235 West 135 Street MN8 D
816 Washington Ave BK8 D
1446 Pacific Street BK8 B
229 West 135 Street MN8 C
213 Sackett Street BK8 C
1324 St Johns Place BK8 D
295A Bainbridge Street BK8 D
239 Carroll Street BK8 B
815 Park Place BK8 C
771 Monroe Street BK8 C
1272 Pacific Street BK8 C
364 Montgomery Street BK8 C
315 Pulaski Street BK8 D
104 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
767 Monroe Street BK8 C
286 Willoughby Avenue BK8 C

showing 60 of 110 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,200,000 on 2026-03-05 (lender: Amalgamated Bank), covering 2 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-03-05AL&R $5,200,000 — from GRAND CROSSING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; 133 FDB INVESTOR DE LLC; 133 FDB LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $5,200,000
2026-03-05Mortgage $5,200,000 — from 133 FDB INVESTOR DE LLC; GRAND CROSSING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; 133 FDB LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $5,200,000
2018-01-19Mortgage $5,150,000 — from 133 FDB INVESTORS DE LLC; 133 FDB LLC to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,150,000
2018-01-19Deed $9,000,000 — from GRAND CROSSING LP to GRAND CROSSING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $9,000,000
2002-10-21Mortgage $1,540,000 — from GRAND CROSSING, L.P.; UNITED TIL COALITIONOF HARLEM, INC. to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION $1,540,000
2002-10-21Mortgage $2,200,000 — from GRAND CROSSING L.P.; UNITED TIL COALITIONOF HARLEM, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,200,000
1999-12-17Mortgage $3,000,000 — from GRAND CROSSING L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $3,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170211412119
2018033715459
20194210803117
202010890191
20210111602119
20220010601107
20230815805171
20240121114217
20250418404192
20260419445207
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 90Housing & tenants 1,907Ownership & money 56Health & systems 45

Every one of the 2,113 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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