1,046 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 349 311 service requests, 220 HPD housing violations, 209 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 91.4. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 31 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2023-05-26. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
15 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
85 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (18) · WATER LEAK (10) · DOOR/WINDOW (10) · PLUMBING (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Dirty Condition (4).
$35,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (38) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 276 W 135TH ST ASSOC LP |
| Head officer | JOSEPH ZITOLO |
| Managing agent | LEMLE & WOLFF, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,162,000 | $522,900 |
| 2026 | $1,254,000 | $564,300 |
| 2027 | $1,424,000 | $640,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (2 in the last three years).
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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 135 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 135 St — M10 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Nicholas Ave & W 134 St · 500 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.
2526 8 Avenue
| 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 |
85 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.
Managed by LEMLE & WOLFF, INC — 191 buildings, 6,389 units. Grades across the portfolio: A60 · B90 · C28 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 191 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,715,000 on 1992-04-02 (lender: Manufacturers Hnvr Tr Co), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-13 | RPTT $1,696,842 — from CATALYST INVESTORS IV, L.P.; MIP III TOWERS, LLC; MIP III (REIT) AIV, LP; COX CPH, LLC; CA to AMERICAN TOWER INVESTMENTS, LLC | $1,696,842 | |
| 1992-04-02 | Mortgage $1,062,000 — from 276 WEST 135 ST ASSOC LP to MANUFACTURERS HNVR TR CO | $1,062,000 | |
| 1992-04-02 | Mortgage $1,715,000 — from 276 WEST 135 ST ASSOC LP to MANUFACTURERS HNVR TR CO | $1,715,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 19 | 94 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 12 | 91 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 5 | 68 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 52 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 11 | 84 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 12 | 66 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 22 | 69 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 0 | 4 | 109 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 54 |
Every one of the 1,046 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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