762 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 269 HPD complaints, 251 311 service requests, 100 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 446.3. 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 | 61 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 43 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
67 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (12) · DOOR/WINDOW (10) · WATER LEAK (10) · PLUMBING (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (4).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | RH 243 WEST 135 STREET LLC |
| Head officer | SAM KLEIN |
| Managing agent | EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-06-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,514,400 | $681,480 |
| 2026 | $1,335,000 | $600,750 |
| 2027 | $1,565,000 | $704,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | 135 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 135 St — M10 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | St 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.
243 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 |
67 311 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.
Managed by EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT LLC — 9 buildings, 190 units. Grades across the portfolio: C6 · D3. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 515 West 171 Street | MN | 31 | C |
| 507 West 171 Street | MN | 30 | C |
| 515 West 156 Street | MN | 30 | C |
| 608 West 191 Street | MN | 24 | C |
| 608 West 189 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 612 West 189 Street | MN | 20 | D |
| 111 Audubon Avenue | MN | 18 | D |
| 22 Bradhurst Avenue | MN | 10 | C |
| 243 West 135 Street | MN | 6 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,558,500 on 2012-08-02 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-18 | M&CON $2,700,000 — from RH 243 WEST 135 STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,700,000 | |
| 2015-12-18 | Deed $3,670,963 — from LAZAR, GABRIEL ISAAC; 243 WEST 135TH STREET LLC to RH 243 WEST 135 STREET LLC | $3,670,963 | |
| 2015-12-18 | AL&R $2,700,000 — from RH 243 WEST 135 STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,700,000 | |
| 2012-08-02 | AL&R $1,558,500 — from 243 WEST 135TH STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,558,500 | |
| 2012-08-02 | Mortgage $1,558,500 — from 243 WEST 135TH STREET LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,558,500 | |
| 2012-07-11 | Deed $2,225,000 — from 243 WEST 135TH RESIDENCES, LLC to 243 WEST 135TH STREET LLC | $2,225,000 | |
| 2010-06-22 | Deed $1,370,000 — from TPE 243 WEST 135 LLC to 243 WEST 135TH RESIDENCES, LLC | $1,370,000 | |
| 2007-04-13 | Agreement $1,368,008 — from ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC to TPE 243 WEST 135 LLC | $1,368,008 | |
| 2007-04-13 | Mortgage $1,237,500 — from 133-134-135 ASSOCIATES, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $1,237,500 | |
| 2007-04-13 | Mortgage $234,022 — from TPE 243 WEST 135 LLC to ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC | $234,022 | |
| 2007-04-13 | Mortgage $412,595 — from TPE 243 WEST 135 LLC to ANGLO IRISH BANK CORPORATION PLC | $412,595 | |
| 2007-04-13 | Agreement $1,237,500 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA to 133-134-135 ASSOCIATES, LLC | $1,237,500 | |
| 2007-04-13 | Agreement $2,477,754 — from 133-134-135 ASSOCIATES, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $2,477,754 | |
| 2005-03-31 | Mortgage $1,066,306 — from 133-134-135 ASSOCIATES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,066,306 | |
| 2002-02-12 | Mortgage $1,485,000 — from 133RD STREET-135TH STREET LLC to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,485,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 7 | 52 |
| 2026 | 1 | 148 | 0 | 4 | 153 |
Every one of the 762 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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