73 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 25 rodent inspections, 18 311 service requests, 11 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 27.5. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-29. |
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.
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (1) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (1) · Missed Collection (1).
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) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | JOYCE BRAITHWAITE |
| Managing agent | OWNER |
| Last registered | 2025-09-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $639,000 | $287,550 |
| 2026 | $511,000 | $229,950 |
| 2027 | $514,000 | $231,300 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY
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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 135 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 135 St / Adam C Powell Blvd — Bx33 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 138 St · 750 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.
238 West 136 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 |
3 311 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 OWNER — 42 buildings, 142 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B5 · C22 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2005-11-28 (lender: HSBC Mortgage Corporation USA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-11-28 | Mortgage $100,000 — from BRAITHWAITE, DONALD E; BRAITHWAITE, JOYCE DIANE to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION USA | $100,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Every one of the 73 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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