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513 West 134 Street

1,153Records
17City systems
44Open violations
100.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Manhattanville-West Harlem
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1,153 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 570 HPD complaints, 231 HPD housing violations, 195 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1905
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)513 YELLOW APPLE, LLC
BBL1019880021
BIN1059759

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 100.8. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations44 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1997-04-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · Noise (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · PLUMBING (4) · New Tree Request (2).

Filed construction activity

$163,000 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)513 YELLOW APPLE LLC
Head officerDavid Wallace
Managing agentESTATE REALTY GROUP INC
Last registered2025-10-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$857,000 $385,650
2026$840,000 $378,000
2027$900,000 $405,000

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

Building systems

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.

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.

Getting around

Subway137 St-City College — 1 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-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 135 St / Amsterdam Av — M11 · 300 ft
Citi BikeOld 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.

Report a problem to 311

513 West 134 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

47 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 ESTATE REALTY GROUP INC — 28 buildings, 648 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B8 · C11 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
580 St Nicholas Avenue MN92 B
736 Riverside Drive MN60 D
2363 7 Avenue MN46 C
245 Sullivan Place BK40 C
3820 Broadway MN37 A
106 Convent Avenue MN34 A
3750 Broadway MN34 C
3760 Broadway MN32 B
510 West 134 Street MN32 C
3336 Perry Avenue BX27 D
605 West 141 Street MN24 C
535 West 155 Street MN21 C
521 West 180 Street MN21 B
539 West 155 Street MN21 B
320 East 126 Street MN20 A
513 West 134 Street MN20 B
145 West 138 Street MN13 C
145 Allen Street MN10 B
419 East 114 Street MN10 C
247 New York Avenue BK9 B
212 Hull Street BK8 C
214 Hull Street BK8 C
683 East 234 Street BX6 D
60 West 130 Street MN6 B
685 East 234 Street BX6 C
22 East 130 Street MN4 D
20 East 130 Street MN4 F
2056 Madison Avenue MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $975,000 on 2004-11-23 (lender: Washington Mutual Bank Fa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-06-12Agreement $8,600,000 — from 510-512 YELLOW APPLE, LLC; 513 YELLOW APPLE. LLC to INVESTORS BANK $8,600,000
2015-06-12Mortgage $2,913,101 — from 513 YELLOW APPLE. LLC; 510-512 YELLOW APPLE, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,913,101
2015-06-12AL&R $8,600,000 — from 513 YELLOW APPLE. LLC; 510-512 YELLOW APPLE, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $8,600,000
2012-07-03Deed $2,000,000 — from 513 WEST 134TH RESIDENCES, LLC to 513 YELLOW APPLE, LLC $2,000,000
2012-07-03AL&R $6,000,000 — from 510-512 YELLOW APPLE, LLC; 513 YELLOW APPLE, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $6,000,000
2012-07-03Agreement $6,000,000 — from 510-512 YELLOW APPLE, LLC; 513 YELLOW APPLE, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $6,000,000
2012-07-03Mortgage $2,026,375 — from 513 YELLOW APPLE, LLC; 510-512 YELLOW APPLE, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,026,375
2010-10-12AL&R $825,000 — from 513 WEST 134TH RESIDENCES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $825,000
2010-10-12Mortgage $825,000 — from 513 WEST 134TH RESIDENCES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $825,000
2010-05-20Deed $1,650,000 — from SNOWMASS REALTY CORP. to 513 WEST 134TH RESIDENCES, LLC $1,650,000
2009-09-18Agreement $1,400,000 — from SNOWMASS REALTY CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LAON ASSOCIA $1,400,000
2008-05-27AL&R $1,400,000 — from SNOWMASS REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,400,000
2008-05-27Agreement $1,400,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to SNOWMASS REALTY CORP. $1,400,000
2005-07-22Agreement $1,650,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to SNOWMASS REALTY CORP. $1,650,000
2005-07-22Mortgage $533,524 — from SNOWMASS REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $533,524

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700100313
201831100216
201900320133
202000220123
20210016101162
202264500363
20230090312
202401190424
2025049927112
20260090110
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 1,032Ownership & money 36Health & systems 34

Every one of the 1,153 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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