484 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 154 311 service requests, 117 HPD housing violations, 84 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 67.1. 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 | 6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (14) · Noise (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · WATER LEAK (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Derelict Vehicles (2).
$4,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (9) |
| 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) | 209 WEST 135TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | AVRAHAM GARBO |
| Managing agent | Outpost Club INC |
| Last registered | 2026-06-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,190,000 | $535,500 |
| 2026 | $1,370,000 | $616,500 |
| 2027 | $1,096,000 | $493,200 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 8% 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.
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 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 135 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 135 St / Adam C Powell Blvd — Bx33 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 138 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.
209 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 |
36 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 OUTPOST CLUB INC — 42 buildings, 324 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B14 · C10 · D8 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,186,942 on 2017-01-13 (lender: M.y. Safra Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-13 | Agreement $4,925,000 — from 209 WEST 135 RESIDENCE LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB | $4,925,000 | |
| 2017-01-13 | Mortgage $1,186,942 — from 209 WEST 135 RESIDENCE LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB | $1,186,942 | |
| 2017-01-13 | AL&R $4,925,000 — from 209 WEST 135 RESIDENCE LLC to M.Y. SAFRA BANK, FSB | $4,925,000 | |
| 2015-11-17 | Agreement $3,969,431 — from 209 WEST 135 RESIDENCE LLC to THE BANK OF PRINCETON | $3,969,431 | |
| 2015-11-17 | AL&R $3,969,431 — from 209 WEST 135 RESIDENCE LLC to THE BANK OF PRINCETON | $3,969,431 | |
| 2015-11-17 | Mortgage $1,536,931 — from 209 WEST 135 RESIDENCE LLC to THE BANK OF PRINCETON | $1,536,931 | |
| 2015-09-28 | Mortgage $2,432,500 — from 209 WEST 135 RESIDENCE LLC; GARBO, AVRAHAM to UPTON, ALONZO | $2,432,500 | |
| 2015-09-23 | Deed $3,350,000 — from UPTON, ALONZO to 209 WEST 135 RESIDENCE LLC | $3,350,000 | |
| 2008-01-31 | Mortgage $250,000 — from UPTON, ALONZO to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $250,000 | |
| 1985-02-26 | Mortgage $157,800 — from UPTON, ALONZO to HUD | $157,800 | |
| 1983-06-07 | Mortgage $31,000 — from UPTON, ALONZO to CLARKE, CAROLYN L. | $31,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 40 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 21 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 48 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 31 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
Every one of the 484 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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