1,057 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 434 311 service requests, 260 HPD complaints, 231 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 54% 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 13.9. 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 | 15 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1988-10-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
60 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (41) · Drinking (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · Outdoor Dining (1).
$19,080 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 515 W. 135TH STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | JUAN ASTACIO |
| Managing agent | Finger Management Realty LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,309,000 | $589,050 |
| 2026 | $1,288,000 | $579,600 |
| 2027 | $1,316,000 | $592,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $286,974 a year ($21.79 per sq ft), operating expenses $143,421 ($10.89 per sq ft), net operating income $143,553. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| 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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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.
| Subway | 137 St-City College — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only) 135 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 135 St / Amsterdam Av — M11 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Amsterdam Ave & W 136 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 192 Jacob H. Schiff Middle: Harold O. Levy School. 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.
515 West 135 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 |
60 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 FINGER MANAGEMENT REALTY LLC — 117 buildings, 3,532 units. Grades across the portfolio: A79 · B31 · C6 · D1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $400,000 on 1993-11-05 (lender: Carver Federal Sv Bk), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-07 | RPTT&RET $220,000 — from THE ESTATE OF SYLVIA SANTANA; JONATHAN IZQUIERDO, AS ADMINISTRATOR to 513-517 WEST 135TH STREET HDFC | $220,000 | |
| 2023-01-13 | Sold for $220,000 | $220,000 | $10,476 |
| 2021-04-30 | RPTT&RET $295,000 — from HERNANDEZ, ROBERTO; FRANCIS, MARIEL to PARK, EUN MI | $295,000 | |
| 2020-07-29 | Sold for $295,000 | $295,000 | $14,048 |
| 2017-10-02 | RPTT&RET $330,000 — from 513-517 WEST 135TH STREET H.D.F.C. to SCHAFER, DEAN; CANGOZ SCHAFER, OZDEN | $330,000 | |
| 2017-09-28 | Sold for $330,000 | $330,000 | $15,714 |
| 2005-06-14 | RPTT $50,350 — from 513-517 WEST 135TH STREET HDFC to IKEDA, YOKO | $50,350 | |
| 1993-11-05 | Mortgage $400,000 — from 513-517 WEST 135 STHDFC to CARVER FEDERAL SV BK | $400,000 | |
| 1992-05-04 | Mortgage $20,000 — from 513-517 WEST 135 STHDFC to COMMUNITY SERVICE SCTY | $20,000 | |
| 1990-06-19 | Mortgage $882,000 — from 513-517 WEST 135 ETAL to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $882,000 | |
| 1988-08-02 | Mortgage $370,000 — from 513-517 W 135 ST HSGDEV to COMMUNITY SERVICE SCTY | $370,000 | |
| 1984-12-31 | Mortgage $30,000 — from JOHN GAULT CO INC. to GRAY, SEYMOUR J. | $30,000 | |
| 1984-05-16 | Mortgage $15,000 — from COLLEGE PLACE APTS to GRAY, SEYMOUR J. | $15,000 | |
| 1982-09-07 | Mortgage $88,625 — from HAMAOUI, ISAAC to IRMISTON HOLDING INC. | $88,625 | |
| 1982-09-07 | Mortgage $6,000 — from HAMAOUI, ISAAC to EDWARDS, ROSE | $6,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 70 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 2 | 106 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 102 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 39 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 56 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 35 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
Every one of the 1,057 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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