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256 West 135 Street

292Records
15City systems
2Open violations
26.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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292 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 63 311 service requests, 38 HPD housing violations, 34 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)W 126 GROUP LLC
BBL1019400053
BIN1058851

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 60% 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 26.1. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-07-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · Noise (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (8)
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)W 126 GROUP LLC
Head officerMAURICE KOHAN
Managing agentW 126 GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$931,000 $418,950
2026$887,000 $399,150
2027$1,029,000 $463,050

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-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: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 135 St — M10 · 350 ft
Citi BikeSt Nicholas Ave & W 134 St · 700 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

256 West 135 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

25 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 W 126 GROUP LLC — 2 buildings, 16 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
256 West 135 Street MN8 B
40 West 126 Street MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,750,000 on 2023-08-07 (lender: The First National Bank Of Long Island), covering 4 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
2023-08-07Mortgage $4,750,000 — from JEFFERSON GROUP ENTERPRISES LLC; W 128 ENTERPRISES GROUP LLC; W 126 GROUP LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $4,750,000
2023-08-07AL&R $4,750,000 — from W 128 ENTERPRISES GROUP LLC; W 126 GROUP LLC; JEFFERSON GROUP ENTERPRISES LLC to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LONG ISLAND $4,750,000
2012-04-11Deed $1,025,000 — from 256 W 135 LLC to MA REAL ESTATE LLC $1,025,000
2009-05-13Agreement $1,260,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to 256 W 135 LLC $1,260,000
2007-09-10Deed $1,725,000 — from LITTLE WIDOW'S MITE BAPTIST CHURCH to 256 W 135 LLC $1,725,000
2007-09-10Mortgage $1,260,000 — from 256 W 135 LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $1,260,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201726019
201815017
201901023
202003003
202106017
202204015
20231102215
202406028
20250300535
202611035
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 60Housing & tenants 155Ownership & money 28Health & systems 27

Every one of the 292 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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