489 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 137 HPD housing violations, 131 311 service requests, 110 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 369.6. In ZIP 10027, 43% 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 | 64 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 2021-07-21. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
76 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · GENERAL (10) · PAINT/PLASTER (7) · WATER LEAK (6) · Dirty Condition (6).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | WHGA RENAISSANCE APARTMENTS, LP |
| Head officer | GENEVIEVE OUTLAW |
| Managing agent | WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-07-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $921,600 | $414,720 |
| 2026 | $737,000 | $331,650 |
| 2027 | $884,000 | $397,800 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (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 | 125 St — 1 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 133 St — M4 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 133 St · 250 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.
3285 Broadway
| 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 |
76 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. — 74 buildings, 1,080 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B23 · C25 · D12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,872,815 on 2006-07-28 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York, Acting By And Through Its), covering 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-31 | Deed $3,000,000 — from NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORA to TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE C | $3,000,000 | |
| 2021-12-30 | Sold for $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $375,000 |
| 2013-01-07 | Agreement $4,444,939 — from WHGA RENAISSANCE APARTMENTS, LIMITED PAR to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $4,444,939 | |
| 2009-05-05 | Agreement $4,562,121 — from WHGA RENAISSANCE APARTMENTS, LIMITED PAR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $4,562,121 | |
| 2006-07-28 | Mortgage $4,872,815 — from WHGA RENNAISSANCE APARTMENTS LIMITED PAR to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO | $4,872,815 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 2018 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 57 |
| 2022 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 38 |
| 2024 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 31 |
| 2025 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 73 |
| 2026 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 4 | 113 |
Every one of the 489 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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