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507 West 135 Street

901Records
17City systems
1Open violations
96Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Manhattanville-West Harlem
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901 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 337 311 service requests, 295 HPD complaints, 126 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT ION
BBL1019880099
BIN1059793

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 96. 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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6
’24–25

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

What 311 hears from this address

48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · Drinking (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · GENERAL (2) · SAFETY (2) · ELECTRIC (1).

Filed construction activity

$20,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)AMSTERDAM 135, LLC
Head officerLARRY HIRSCHFIELD
Managing agentAMSTERDAM 135, LLC
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,201,000 $540,450
2026$1,267,000 $570,150
2027$1,170,000 $526,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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.

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
135 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 135 St / Amsterdam Av — M11 · 100 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 136 St · 300 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.

Report a problem to 311

507 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

48 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 AMSTERDAM 135, LLC — 7 buildings, 100 units. Grades across the portfolio: B4 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
625 West 135 Street MN20 B
510 West 136 Street MN18 C
529 West 135 Street MN15 B
509 West 135 Street MN15 D
507 West 135 Street MN15 B
1747 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 B
1732 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,340,953 on 2021-08-02 (lender: City Of New York (the)), covering 8 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-02Mortgage $6,340,953 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $6,340,953
2021-08-02Mortgage $3,800,000 — from VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP; AMSTERDAM 135, LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP LLC $3,800,000
2021-08-02Agreement $7,740,953 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $7,740,953
2021-08-02Mortgage $1,400,000 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $1,400,000
2021-08-02Agreement $6,340,953 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $6,340,953
2021-08-02Agreement $1,400,000 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $1,400,000
2021-07-29RPTT&RET $543,054 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2001 LLC to CCW INVESTOR LLC; VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT $543,054
2021-07-22RPTT&RET $11,687,527 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to VISION HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORAT $11,687,527
2021-06-30Sold for $11,687,527 $11,687,527 $779,168
2004-03-19Mortgage $2,598,886 — from AW HOLDING L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,598,886
2004-03-19Agreement $2,598,886 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to AW HOLDING L.P. $2,598,886
2004-03-19Deed $2,598,886 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING to AW HOLDING L.P. $2,598,886
2000-05-16Mortgage $476,121 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNRSHP HOUSING DVLPMNT F; A.W. DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK $476,121
2000-05-16Mortgage $4,176,158 — from A.W. DEVELOPMENT, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNRSHP HOUSING DVLPMNT F to BANK OF NEW YORK $4,176,158
2000-05-16Mortgage $4,877,458 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNRSHIPHOUSING DVLPMNT F; A.W. DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANK OF NEW YORK $4,877,458

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702760280
201801330236
201901100112
202001250127
2021045619281
202246670380
202304300337
202401341541
202501132420
202600330235
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 771Ownership & money 48Health & systems 33

Every one of the 901 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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