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629 West 135 Street

2,837Records
17City systems
32Open violations
238.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Manhattanville-West Harlem
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2,837 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,215 HPD complaints, 692 311 service requests, 528 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1930
Floors6
Res. units30
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)629-33 WEST 135TH ST
BBL1020020011
BIN1059950

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 238.5. In ZIP 10031, 40% 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 violations32 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2007-07-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

94 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 56 · winter 2024–25: 30 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

56
’23–24
30
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

$13,155 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

237 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (49) · HEAT/HOT WATER (47) · PLUMBING (25) · Elevator (22) · PAINT/PLASTER (20) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (17).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (30)
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)629-633 West 135th Street LLC
Head officerNurul Ahia
Managing agentTristar Management Associates LLC
Last registered2025-09-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,869,000 $841,050
2026$1,577,000 $709,650
2027$1,614,000 $726,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 90/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: W 135 St / Riverside Dr — M5 M11 · 100 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 133 St · 750 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

629 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

237 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 47 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 TRISTAR MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LLC — 78 buildings, 1,020 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B21 · C27 · D17 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
20 Avenue A MN63 B
1632 Madison Avenue MN59 D
630 West 136 Street MN45 B
35-61 92 Street QN45 B
579 61 Street BK44 C
351 West 125 Street MN38 F
3505 Rochambeau Avenue BX35 C
2356 Grand Concourse BX32 D
2366 Grand Concourse BX32 D
152 Thompson Street MN30 A
629 West 135 Street MN30 C
142 East 126 Street MN30 D
1065 Nelson Avenue BX28 D
142 Sullivan Street MN27 A
161 Prince Street MN24 A
826 9 Avenue MN22 C
715 East 5 Street MN20 B
3246 3 Avenue BX20 C
824 9 Avenue MN18 B
159 Prince Street MN16 B
31 St Marks Place MN16 B
746 9 Avenue MN16 C
85 Rivington Street MN15 C
615 1/2 Hudson Street MN15 C
1675 Lexington Avenue MN12 B
1732 2 Avenue MN12 C
723 11 Avenue MN11 B
714 Greenwich Street MN10 B
944 Columbus Avenue MN10 C
2361 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 C
2359 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 D
105 Avenue C MN9 B
113 1 Avenue MN8 D
120 East 116 Street MN8 C
941 Columbus Avenue MN8 B
451 Bergen Street BK8 A
1739 2 Avenue MN8 F
327 East 22 Street BK8 C
407 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 B
103 3 Place BK8 C
5723 5 Avenue BK8 C
190 Flatbush Avenue BK7 A
472 Bergen Street BK7 A
4802 4 Avenue BK7 A
4423 4 Avenue BK6 D
414 4 Avenue BK6 B
817 9 Avenue MN6 B
361 1 Avenue MN6 B
1290 Nostrand Avenue BK6 C
470 Bergen Street BK6 A
202 Flatbush Avenue BK6 C
268 Flatbush Avenue BK5 D
474 Bergen Street BK5 D
819 9 Avenue MN5 C
115 Seigel Street BK4 D
478 Bergen Street BK4 D
94-01 Roosevelt Avenue QN4 D
204 Flatbush Avenue BK4 D
480 Bergen Street BK4 C
212 Flatbush Avenue BK4 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,736,010 on 2020-11-06 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-11-06Mortgage $1,736,010 — from 629-33 WEST 135TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,736,010
2020-11-06AL&R $4,020,000 — from 629-33 WEST 135TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,020,000
2020-11-06Agreement $4,020,000 — from 629-33 WEST 135TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,020,000
2014-06-30Mortgage $1,122,634 — from 629-33 WEST 135TH STREET LLC $1,122,634
2014-06-30Agreement $2,500,000 — from 629-33 WEST 135TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,500,000
2014-06-30Agreement $2,500,000 — from 629-33 WEST 135TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,500,000
2014-06-30Mortgage $1,122,634 — from 629-33 WEST 135TH STREET LLC $1,122,634
2011-01-31Agreement $1,455,486 — from 629-33 WEST 135TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,455,486
2005-03-28AL&R $1,525,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 629-33 WEST 135TH STREET LLC $1,525,000
2005-03-28Agreement $1,525,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 629-33 WEST 135TH STREET LLC $1,525,000
2005-03-28Deed $2,737,500 — from 135 STREET ASSOCIATES LLC; 135TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to 629-33 WEST 135TH STREET LLC $2,737,500
2003-10-09Mortgage $1,650,000 — from 135 STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to INTERVEST MORTGAGE CORPORATION $1,650,000
2003-10-09Deed $2,175,000 — from 629-633 WEST 135TH STREET REALTY, LLC to 135TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC $2,175,000
1994-05-19Mortgage $275,000 — from 629 WEST 135TH ST. REALTY CORP to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $275,000
1989-08-10Mortgage $282,380 — from SIX-DEUCE-NINE CORP to APPLE BANK SAVING $282,380

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711850895
201803300235
201901830286
202001523258
20210117301175
202203820590
202305178010193
20240411807129
2025019604101
20260816905182
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 123Housing & tenants 2,553Ownership & money 49Health & systems 75

Every one of the 2,837 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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