417 recorded events, 1984–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 150 311 service requests, 130 HPD complaints, 68 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 5. 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
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
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: Traffic (1) · Noise (1) · Curb Condition (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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 244 WEST 137 LLC |
| Head officer | JAMAL HADI |
| Managing agent | MIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $514,000 | $231,300 |
| 2026 | $617,000 | $277,650 |
| 2027 | $740,000 | $333,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 850 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: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 138 St — M10 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 138 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson. 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.
244 West 137 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 MIDAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 76 buildings, 1,605 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B19 · C13 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 76 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $146,330 on 2020-03-03 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | Deed $1,237,500 — from LME REALTY LLC to 244 WEST 137 LLC | $1,237,500 | |
| 2024-04-03 | Sold for $1,237,500 | $1,237,500 | $154,688 |
| 2020-03-03 | Mortgage $146,331 — from LME REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $146,331 | |
| 2020-03-03 | Agreement $530,000 — from LME REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $530,000 | |
| 2020-03-03 | AL&R $530,000 — from LME REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $530,000 | |
| 2016-10-19 | AL&R $400,000 — from LME REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $400,000 | |
| 2016-10-19 | Mortgage $400,000 — from LME REALTY LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION | $400,000 | |
| 2005-01-05 | Mortgage $200,000 — from EDWARDS, LESLIE M to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA. | $200,000 | |
| 2002-10-24 | Mortgage $49,800 — from EDWARDS, LESLIE M. to CHAMPION MORTGAGE | $49,800 | |
| 1984-07-20 | Mortgage $82,500 — from EDWARDS, LESLIE to CITIBANK, N.A. | $82,500 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 2018 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Every one of the 417 recorded events, 1984–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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