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140 Claremont Avenue

505Records
18City systems
7Open violations
15.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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505 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 177 311 service requests, 85 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 81 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1905
Floors6
Res. units61
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)140 CLAREMONT OWNERS LTD
BBL1019930057
BIN1059848

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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 57% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 15.9. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2025-05-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 19). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

81 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Noise (10) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (6) · GENERAL (4).

Filed construction activity

$551,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (61)
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)140 CLAREMONT OWNERS LTD
Head officerJOEL LAINEZ
Managing agentTOTAL MANAGEMENT NYC
Last registered2025-08-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,830,000 $2,623,500
2026$5,798,000 $2,609,100
2027$6,035,000 $2,715,750

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,701,138 a year ($46.45 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,001,639 ($27.35 per sq ft), net operating income $699,499. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 49/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

Subway125 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 122 St — M4 M104 · 400 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 122 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 36, 125. 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

140 Claremont Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

81 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 TOTAL MANAGEMENT NYC — 29 buildings, 1,789 units. Grades across the portfolio: A17 · B9 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
26-20 Whitestone Ep SR W QN252 A
764 Brady Avenue BX202 B
29-08 139 Street QN168 A
42-20 Kissena Boulevard QN102 C
144-44 41 Avenue QN97 B
192-02 39 Avenue QN96 A
83-06 Vietor Avenue QN86 A
86-10 34 Avenue QN84 A
143-43 41 Avenue QN76 A
86-05 60 Road QN68 B
140 Claremont Avenue MN61 A
65-38 Booth Street QN60 A
754 Brady Avenue BX59 A
758 Brady Avenue BX58 B
762 Brady Avenue BX55 A
2330 Hoffman Street BX46 A
398 Oliver Place BX44 A
147-37 Beech Avenue QN40 A
42-22 Union Street QN32 A
180 Davis Avenue BX22 C
31-22 Union Street QN20 B
200 Bay 22 Street BK16 A
590 East 187 Street BX12 A
2511 Hughes Avenue BX9 B
25-47 23 Street QN8 A
3707 East Tremont Avenue BX7 C
576 East 189 Street BX3 B
574 East 189 Street BX3 B
578 East 189 Street BX3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $708,952 on 2022-04-25 (lender: Amalgamated Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-05RPTT&RET $340,000 — from RIVAS, PETER to CORREIA, MARINA $340,000
2026-06-01Sold for $340,000 $340,000 $5,574
2023-07-11RPTT&RET $349,000 — from SAMII, MAHMOUDREZA; MARZIEH SORAYA SAMIY, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF MAHBANOU MAHASTI to FRANK, ALEXANDRIA; FRANK, HORACE $349,000
2023-06-22Sold for $349,000 $349,000 $5,721
2022-08-08RPTT&RET $435,000 — from ELSE, BARBARA ANNE to OCHS, BRIAN JASON $435,000
2022-07-15Sold for $435,000 $435,000 $7,131
2022-04-25Mortgage $708,952 — from 140 CLAREMAONT OWNERS LTD. to AMALGAMATED BANK $708,952
2022-04-25AL&R $2,300,000 — from 140 CLAREMAONT OWNERS LTD. to AMALGAMATED BANK $2,300,000
2022-04-25Agreement $2,300,000 — from 140 CLAREMAONT OWNERS LTD. to AMALGAMATED BANK $2,300,000
2022-04-18RPTT&RET $435,000 — from BABBIE, JASON K to RAMBO, ANNA I; RAMBO, DIANE P; RAMBO, KENT M $435,000
2022-03-25Sold for $435,000 $435,000 $7,131
2020-09-01RPTT&RET $409,000 — from CHITRA HARISH NARGOLKAR to GARCIA, JULIAN A; GARCIA, LIGIA L $409,000
2020-08-27Sold for $409,000 $409,000 $6,705
2019-08-28RPTT&RET $500,000 — from ROLLINGS, CYNTHIA; KARLIN, ARTHUR to CHONG, SAMANTHA; LEE-CHONG, SUSAN; CHONG, DAVID $500,000
2019-08-16Sold for $500,000 $500,000 $8,197

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017003328
20180194317
201911302438
202041252335
202114450353
20220177217
202310492429
202430390446
2025459804111
202601122419
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 299Ownership & money 94Health & systems 44

Every one of the 505 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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