514 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 176 311 service requests, 88 HPD complaints, 64 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 64% 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 32.2. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 8 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2016-07-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 10).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Non (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1).
$417,770 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (20) |
| 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) | NEW PARQUE INC |
| Head officer | ESMELDY RODRIGUEZ |
| Managing agent | NEW PARQUE INC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,319,000 | $1,043,550 |
| 2026 | $2,432,000 | $1,094,400 |
| 2027 | $2,544,000 | $1,144,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 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 3-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 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Nicholas Ave & W 134 St · 600 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.
249 West 135 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 |
27 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 NEW PARQUE INC — 3 buildings, 44 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 249 West 135 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 217 West 135 Street | MN | 16 | C |
| 207 West 135 Street | MN | 8 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,673,000 on 2000-07-06 (lender: Community Preservation Corporation), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-07-06 | Mortgage $2,458,000 — from NEW PARQUE, INC. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $2,458,000 | |
| 2000-07-06 | Mortgage $1,673,000 — from NEW PARQUE, INC. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $1,673,000 | |
| 1992-05-29 | Mortgage $2,018,000 — from UPTOWN HOUSING PRTNRSHP to COMMUNITY PRSRVTN CORP | $2,018,000 | |
| 1992-05-29 | Mortgage $1,667,000 — from UPTOWN HOUSING PRTNRSHP to COMMUNITY PRSRVTN CORP | $1,667,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 26 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 6 | 62 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 24 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 51 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 27 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 20 |
Every one of the 514 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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