2,748 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 880 311 service requests, 829 HPD complaints, 763 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
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 757.2. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 349 total — 53 class C (immediately hazardous), 255 class B, 41 class A. Oldest open since 2019-08-13. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
147 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 30 · winter 2025–26: 49 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
484 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (96) · HEAT/HOT WATER (67) · PLUMBING (50) · Noise (46) · ELECTRIC (32) · PAINT/PLASTER (31).
$159,000 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1994) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (30) |
| 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) | HRP 133-134 OWNER LLC |
| Head officer | HARRISON RAYFORD |
| Managing agent | METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC |
| Last registered | 2025-11-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,406,000 | $632,700 |
| 2026 | $1,289,000 | $580,050 |
| 2027 | $1,474,000 | $663,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
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 | 137 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 a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 133 St / Amsterdam Av — M11 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Old Broadway & W 133 St · 500 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.
502 West 134 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 |
484 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 67 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 METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC — 62 buildings, 3,032 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B29 · C11 · D4 · F3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 62 buildings
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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-05-01 | Mortgage $10,750,000 — from HRP-133/134 HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT CORPORATI to CITY OF NEW YORK | $10,750,000 | |
| 1993-12-15 | Mortgage $10,750,000 — from AMSTERDAM AVE DEVLMTETC to NEW YORK STATE FINCAGNY | $10,750,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 8 | 91 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 184 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 80 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 137 | 0 | 6 | 147 |
| 2023 | 0 | 23 | 135 | 1 | 4 | 163 |
| 2024 | 0 | 16 | 238 | 0 | 12 | 266 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 646 | 0 | 12 | 665 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 643 | 0 | 3 | 647 |
Every one of the 2,748 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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