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508 West 135 Street

416Records
16City systems
5Open violations
14.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Manhattanville-West Harlem
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416 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 151 311 service requests, 60 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 51 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)RIVER VIEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
BBL1019880042
BIN1059772

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 53% 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 14.5. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1990-08-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

88 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (50) · Illegal Fireworks (14) · Drinking (10) · Illegal Parking (7) · Rodent (5) · Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$90,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)RIVER VIEW, HDFC
Head officerPABLO ACOSTA
Managing agent14K MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,289,000 $1,030,050
2026$2,316,000 $1,042,200
2027$2,334,000 $1,050,300

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $547,860 a year ($28.75 per sq ft), operating expenses $271,548 ($14.25 per sq ft), net operating income $276,312. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-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 · 200 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 136 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

508 West 135 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

88 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by 14K MANAGEMENT INC. — 7 buildings, 101 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
512 West 135 Street MN25 A
508 West 135 Street MN24 A
473 West 145 Street MN20 B
186 East 104 Street MN9 B
42 Patchen Avenue BK8 C
525 East 6 Street MN8 A
999 Sheridan Avenue BX7 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $720,000 on 2013-01-08 (lender: The New York State Affordable Housing). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-03-07RPTT&RET $43,262 — from RIVER VIEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to MADERA, MELISSA $43,262
2023-02-15Sold for $43,262 $43,262 $1,803
2014-04-18RPTT&RET $2,500 — from RIVER VIEW HDFC to ESPINAL, YAJAIRA; ESPINAL, MARTIN $2,500
2014-04-18RPTT&RET $2,500 — from RIVER VIEW HDFC to PAULINO , ELISA $2,500
2014-03-24RPTT&RET $2,500 — from RIVER VIEW HDFC to ALMONTE, ARELIS; ALMONTE, CONRADA $2,500
2014-03-24RPTT&RET $2,500 — from RIVER VIEW HDFC to SANTIAGO, OMAYRA; SARMIENTO, NAYIRA $2,500
2014-03-24RPTT&RET $2,500 — from RIVER VIEW HDFC to CUEVAS, ROBINSON; CUEVAS, MARGARITA $2,500
2014-03-24RPTT&RET $2,500 — from RIVER VIEW HDFC to HERNANDEZ, DANIEL $2,500
2014-03-24RPTT&RET $2,500 — from RIVER VIEW HDFC to GUZMAN, LESVIA $2,500
2014-03-24RPTT&RET $2,500 — from RIVER VIEW HDFC to SANCHEZ, ROSA; MORALES, DAMARIS $2,500
2014-03-24RPTT&RET $2,500 — from RIVER VIEW HDFC to OCANA, GLADYS $2,500
2014-03-24RPTT&RET $2,500 — from RIVER VIEW HDFC to REYES, ROCIO; ORTIZ DE TEJEDA, NINA $2,500
2014-03-24RPTT&RET $2,500 — from RIVER VIEW HDFC to LAPIERRE, NIURKA; MEDINA, ELSY $2,500
2014-03-24RPTT&RET $2,500 — from RIVER VIEW HDFC to MARTINEZ, RAFAELA $2,500
2014-03-24RPTT&RET $2,500 — from RIVER VIEW HDFC to VALERIO, SILIVIA; VALERIO, FRANCISCO $2,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173010610
201810140217
201900150116
202000150116
202100150116
202202300436
20230062614
2024004701663
202500440650
2026005038
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The full timeline

Construction 21Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 239Ownership & money 62Health & systems 62

Every one of the 416 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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