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234 West 135 Street

2,896Records
18City systems
305Open violations
785.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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2,896 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 949 HPD housing violations, 915 HPD complaints, 712 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units29
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)NOHA 135 PARTNERS, LLC
BBL1019400045
BIN1058850

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 785.2. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations305 total — 140 class C (immediately hazardous), 130 class B, 35 class A. Oldest open since 2005-08-03.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

243 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 38 · winter 2025–26: 137). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
38
’24–25
137
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

325 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (108) · PLUMBING (38) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (38) · WATER LEAK (27) · PAINT/PLASTER (25) · DOOR/WINDOW (16).

Filed construction activity

$85,400 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (29)
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)NOHA 135 PARTNERS LLC
Head officerMICHAEL ARYEH
Managing agentEDWIN SHIRAZIAN
Last registered2025-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,455,000 $1,554,750
2026$3,522,000 $1,584,900
2027$3,533,000 $1,589,850

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
FeaturingCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway135 St — B C · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
135 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 135 St / Adam C Powell Blvd — Bx33 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 132 St · 750 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

234 West 135 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

325 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 108 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $263,004 on 2022-01-10 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-01-10Mortgage $263,005 — from NOHA 135 PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $263,005
2022-01-10Agreement $5,400,000 — from NOHA 135 PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA $5,400,000
2020-09-14RPTT&RET $3,690,792 — from COHENMEHR, ESHAGH to THE BEHNAM COHENMEHR 2017 IRREVOCABLE TR; COHENMEHR (TRUSTEE), BIJAN; COHENMEHR (TRUSTEE), $3,690,792
2019-01-10Agreement $5,400,000 — from NOHA 135 PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $5,400,000
2019-01-10Mortgage $1,100,396 — from NOHA 135 PARTNERS LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,100,396
2015-12-30AL&R $4,500,000 — from NOHA 135 PARTNERS LLC to BANK UNITED, N.A., $4,500,000
2015-12-30Agreement $4,500,000 — from NOHA 135 PARTNERS LLC to BANK UNITED, N.A., $4,500,000
2015-12-30Mortgage $2,566,512 — from NOHA 135 PARTNERS LLC to BANK UNITED, N.A., $2,566,512
2013-05-04AL&R $2,000,000 — from NOHA 135 PARTNERS LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,000,000
2013-05-04Mortgage $355,611 — from NOHA 135 PARTNERS LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $355,611
2013-05-04Agreement $2,000,000 — from NOHA 135 PARTNERS LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,000,000
2009-08-14AL&R $1,750,000 — from NOHA 135 PARTNERS LLC to TD BANK NA $1,750,000
2009-08-14Mortgage $1,750,000 — from NOHA 135 PARTNERS LLC to TD BANK NA $1,750,000
2009-05-19Deed $2,500,000 — from LABADARO ASSOCIATES, LLC to NOHA 135 PARTNERS, LLC $2,500,000
2005-03-21DEEDO $1,500,000 — from FENTON 135, L.L.C. to LABADARO ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. $1,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702120115
201800950297
2019548547105
202001801082
20210021601217
20220215442162
20230226904275
20240837008386
20250246305470
20260022905234
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The full timeline

Construction 43Enforcement 69Housing & tenants 2,683Ownership & money 55Health & systems 46

Every one of the 2,896 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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