1,649 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 531 HPD housing violations, 527 311 service requests, 400 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 67% 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 36.4. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 7 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-03-25. |
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.
$30,175 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
27 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Illegal Parking (5) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Air Quality (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).
$7,666,490 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| 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) | 524 West 134th St. LLC |
| Head officer | Aron Stark |
| Managing agent | Frontgate management |
| Last registered | 2025-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,312,000 | $590,400 |
| 2026 | $1,395,000 | $627,750 |
| 2027 | $1,347,000 | $606,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 135 St / Broadway — M11 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Old Broadway & W 133 St · 250 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.
524 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 |
27 311 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 FRONTGATE MANAGEMENT — 77 buildings, 1,379 units. Grades across the portfolio: A25 · B31 · C10 · D5 · F5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 77 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,498,000 on 2026-01-12 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Agreement $10,750,000 — from 524 WEST 134TH ST LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK | $10,750,000 | |
| 2026-01-12 | Mortgage $3,498,000 — from 524 WEST 134TH ST LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK | $3,498,000 | |
| 2026-01-12 | AL&R $10,750,000 — from 524 WEST 134TH ST LLC to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK | $10,750,000 | |
| 2024-11-21 | Mortgage $2,220,000 — from 524 WEST 134TH ST LLC to ACCOLEND LLC | $2,220,000 | |
| 2024-11-19 | Mortgage $5,032,000 — from 524 WEST 134TH ST LLC to ACCOLEND LLC | $5,032,000 | |
| 2024-11-19 | Deed $6,800,000 — from 524 WEST 134TH LLC; 524 WEST 134TH LLC; 524 WEST 134TH LLC to 524 WEST 134TH ST LLC; 524 WEST 134TH ST LLC; 524 WEST 134TH ST LLC | $6,800,000 | |
| 2024-11-19 | Deed $6,800,000 — from 524 WEST 134TH LLC; 524 WEST 134TH LLC; 524 WEST 134TH LLC to 524 WEST 134TH ST LLC; 524 WEST 134TH ST LLC; 524 WEST 134TH ST LLC | $6,800,000 | |
| 2024-11-19 | Deed $6,800,000 — from 524 WEST 134TH LLC; 524 WEST 134TH LLC; 524 WEST 134TH LLC to 524 WEST 134TH ST LLC; 524 WEST 134TH ST LLC; 524 WEST 134TH ST LLC | $6,800,000 | |
| 2024-10-31 | Sold for $6,800,000 | $6,800,000 | $283,333 |
| 2020-01-14 | Deed $2,318,246 — from CUNDEL REALTY CO., INC. to 524 WEST 134TH LLC | $2,318,246 | |
| 2020-01-02 | Sold for $2,318,246 | $2,318,246 | $96,594 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 0 | 5 | 153 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 226 | 0 | 1 | 228 |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 220 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 69 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 2025 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 54 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Every one of the 1,649 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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