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245 West 135 Street

311Records
12City systems
11Open violations
34.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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311 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 106 HPD complaints, 85 311 service requests, 33 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)SIXTY NORTH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
BBL1019410006
BIN1058873

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 34.7. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations11 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1990-11-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Noise (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · PLUMBING (2) · GENERAL (2).

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 (9)
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)SIXTY NORTH LLC
Head officerADAM JERNOW
Managing agentWAYFINDER PM LLC
Last registered2025-09-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,382,000 $621,900
2026$1,590,000 $715,500
2027$1,272,000 $572,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% 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 · 600 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
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 135 St — M10 · 150 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

245 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

19 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by WAYFINDER PM LLC — 3 buildings, 18 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
245 West 135 Street MN9 B
404 West 40 Street MN8 C
450 West 44 Street MN1 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $109,866 on 2010-11-22 (lender: Investors Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-05-10Deed $2,700,000 — from 245 WEST LLC to SIXTY NORTH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY $2,700,000
2010-11-22Mortgage $109,867 — from 245 WEST LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $109,867
2010-11-22AL&R $1,950,000 — from 245 WEST LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $1,950,000
2010-11-22Agreement $1,950,000 — from 245 WEST LLC to INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK $1,950,000
2006-05-05Mortgage $2,675,000 — from 245 WEST LLC to FIFTH THIRD BANK, N.A. $2,675,000
2006-05-05DEEDO $1,699,912 — from SOTO, DIEGO to 245 WEST LLC $1,699,913
2006-05-05AL&R $2,675,000 — from FIFTH THIRD BANK, N.A. to 245 WEST LLC $2,675,000
2004-09-01Mortgage $641,000 — from SOTO, DIEGO to CIP MORTGAGE CORP. $641,000
1998-06-16Mortgage $187,500 — from SOTO, DIEGO to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION $187,500
1995-06-14Mortgage $94,000 — from 245 WEST 135TH STREET REALTY CORP. to ATLANTIS CAPITAL, INC. $94,000
1990-11-07Mortgage $70,000 — from LAMA REALTY INC; NATHAN MONDSCHEIN ETC; SHAKESPEARE REAL ESTCP; CONSOLIDATED INVSTRSETC to L & T TRADING CO $70,000
1989-11-20Mortgage $252,350 — from CONSOLIDATED INVESTORS E to ROLS CAPITAL CO. $252,350
1988-08-15Mortgage $110,000 — from STAFFORD, YVONNE to ROLS CAPITAL CO $110,000

Ten-year activity

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YearHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017718
201817118
201916218
202012012
202118018
2022415
2023426
202412214
202520323
2026729
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 234Ownership & money 33Health & systems 21

Every one of the 311 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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