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630 West 136 Street

3,516Records
17City systems
33Open violations
117.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Manhattanville-West Harlem
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3,516 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,432 HPD complaints, 936 HPD housing violations, 740 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1940
Floors5
Res. units45
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)630-636 WEST 136TH STREET LLC
BBL1020020097
BIN1059979

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 117.6. 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 violations33 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1998-03-25.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
14
’24–25
11
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

88 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (34) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · PLUMBING (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · WATER LEAK (5).

Filed construction activity

$421,509 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (20 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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (45)
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)630-636 West 136th Street LLC
Head officerNurul Ahia
Managing agentTristar Management Associates LLC
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,918,000 $863,100
2026$2,178,000 $980,100
2027$2,234,000 $1,005,300

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 40/100, posted at the entrance by law (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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: W 135 St / Riverside Dr — M5 M11 · 200 ft
Citi BikeRiverside Dr & W 138 St · 700 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

630 West 136 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

88 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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: $2,436,900 on 2020-05-05 (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
2020-05-05Mortgage $2,436,901 — from 630-636 WEST 136 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,436,901
2020-05-05AL&R $4,748,000 — from 630-636 WEST 136 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,748,000
2020-05-05Agreement $4,748,000 — from 630-636 WEST 136 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,748,000
2014-06-27Mortgage $878,626 — from 630-636 WEST 136 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $878,626
2014-06-27Mortgage $878,626 — from 630-636 WEST 136 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $878,626
2014-06-27Agreement $2,500,000 — from 630-636 WEST 136 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,500,000
2004-04-02DEEDO $3,250,000 — from PRANA EIGHT PROPERTIES, LLC to 630-636 WEST 136 STREET LLC $3,250,000
2004-04-02Mortgage $544,050 — from 630-636 WEST 136 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR TO $544,050
2004-04-02Agreement $1,937,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK SUCCESSOR TO to 630-636 WEST 136 STREET LLC $1,937,500
2002-10-31Mortgage $645,327 — from PRANA EIGHT PROPERTIES, LLC to ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK $645,327
2000-09-15Mortgage $359,298 — from 636 ASSETS INC. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $359,298
1998-07-24Mortgage $464,000 — from 636 ASSETS INC. to MARINE MIDLAND BANK $464,000
1993-12-23Mortgage $225,000 — from 636 ASSETS INC; ISABEL STAR REVCBLEETC to STANLEY MITCHEL P.A.ETC; BOGSTED, BARBARA; COHEN, FLORENCE; BASS, JAY; COHEN, GERARD; COHE $225,000
1987-06-17Mortgage $495,000 — from KABASHI, KOLJ to EMPBANQUE CAPITAL CORP $495,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170618403193
20189116807185
201911215901173
202010025632271
202112129501309
20225015406165
20230112504130
20240110205108
2025019307101
202601370442
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The full timeline

Construction 79Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 3,274Ownership & money 51Health & systems 58

Every one of the 3,516 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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