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519 West 133 Street

4,379Records
18City systems
383Open violations
679.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Manhattanville-West Harlem
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4,379 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,605 311 service requests, 1,417 HPD complaints, 1,063 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1994
Floors6
Res. units40
ClassD2
Owner (PLUTO)HRP-133/134 HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT FUND CORP .
BBL1019870024
BIN1085357

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 679.1. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations383 total — 121 class C (immediately hazardous), 206 class B, 56 class A. Oldest open since 2020-06-27.
Pending HPD litigation3 case(s) pending in housing court
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

461 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 93 · winter 2024–25: 188 · winter 2025–26: 155 · winter 2026–27: 17). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

93
’23–24
188
’24–25
155
’25–26
17
’26–27

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

$24,400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

924 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (221) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (149) · PLUMBING (103) · Elevator (77) · GENERAL (69) · Noise (49).

Filed construction activity

$171,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (1994)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)HRP 133-134 OWNER LLC
Head officerHARRISON RAYFORD
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC
Last registered2025-11-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,395,000 $627,750
2026$1,309,000 $589,050
2027$1,467,000 $660,150

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 47/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

6 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.

Getting around

Subway137 St-City College — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
135 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 133 St / Amsterdam Av — M11 · 100 ft
Citi BikeOld Broadway & W 133 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 161 Pedro Albizu Campos. 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

519 West 133 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

924 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 221 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 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC — 62 buildings, 3,032 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B29 · C11 · D4 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
141-35 85 Road QN252 C
202 West 146 Street MN133 D
141-50 85 Road QN132 B
139-60 85 Drive QN130 C
23-50 Waters Edge Drive QN121 A
1892 Morris Avenue BX110 D
60 Hamilton Avenue SI109 C
64-41 Saunders Street QN104 A
41-44 44 Street QN94 A
99 Gold Street BK88 A
2300 Sedgwick Avenue BX80 B
79-02 Woodside Avenue QN72 A
832 Ocean Avenue BK72 B
39-06 114 Street QN70 D
140-55 Burden Crescent QN67 B
65-60 Wetherole Street QN66 A
37-50 97 Street QN66 B
1444 Park Place BK66 B
5733 Kings Highway BK54 B
54 East 176 Street BX53 B
2003 Walton Avenue BX49 A
623 East 5 Street BK48 B
84-06 109 Street QN48 B
530 2 Street BK47 B
170 West 81 Street MN45 A
85-55 115 Street QN45 A
2001 Morris Avenue BX44 B
108-05 Astoria Boulevard QN42 B
2011 Morris Avenue BX41 B
519 West 133 Street MN40 F
1731 Harrison Avenue BX40 B
11-15 46 Road QN39 B
1895 Walton Avenue BX31 B
1979 Walton Avenue BX30 C
1975 Walton Avenue BX30 B
502 West 134 Street MN30 F
1650 Topping Avenue BX27 A
570 East 26 Street BK27 C
1890 Ocean Avenue BK27 C
54 East 179 Street BX27 B
210-01 Hillside Avenue QN25 B
209-17 Hillside Avenue QN25 B
286 West 147 Street MN25 B
52 East Tremont Avenue BX24 C
111-46 76 Drive QN24 B
887 Hunts Point Avenue BX23 B
889 Hunts Point Avenue BX23 B
350 Ocean Avenue BK22 C
245 Mulberry Street MN20 B
406 West 48 Street MN20 A
244 East 60 Street MN18 A
688 10 Avenue MN12 B
2522 Adam C Powell Blvd MN12 F
Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd MN11 D
34 East 81 Street MN10 A
1093 Jerome Avenue BX9 B
249 West 102 Street MN9 B
164 West 81 Street MN8 A
334 Lexington Avenue MN6 A
1142 Wheeler Avenue BX4 C

showing 60 of 62 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,750,000 on 1995-05-01 (lender: City Of New York), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-06-26RPTT&RET $6,862,178 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1994 LIMITED PARTNE to HRP-133/134 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR $6,862,178
1995-05-01Mortgage $10,750,000 — from HRP-133/134 HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT CORPORATI to CITY OF NEW YORK $10,750,000
1993-12-15Mortgage $10,750,000 — from AMSTERDAM AVE DEVLMTETC to NEW YORK STATE FINCAGNY $10,750,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
1,001
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702530459
201822450352
20193514802158
20200211702121
20210319302198
202202365503681
202301142515442
202401547406495
2025015977091,001
202602470205731
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 153Housing & tenants 4,142Ownership & money 23Health & systems 48

Every one of the 4,379 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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