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104 West 138 Street

1,844Records
17City systems
52Open violations
216.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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1,844 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 677 HPD complaints, 627 311 service requests, 375 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO., INC.
BBL1020060038
BIN1060009

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 216.1. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% 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 violations52 total — 27 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2018-11-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

221 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 172). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
172
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

187 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (105) · Noise (16) · PLUMBING (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (14) · GENERAL (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (8).

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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)Genesis Y15 OWNERS, LLC
Head officerKARIM HUTSON
Managing agentGenesis Y15 OWNERS, LLC
Last registered2025-12-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,226,000 $1,001,700
2026$1,952,000 $878,400
2027$2,000,000 $900,000

The city's market estimate has fallen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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.

Getting around

Subway135 St — 2 3 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 137 St — M7 M102 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 140 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet. 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

104 West 138 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

187 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 105 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 GENESIS Y15 OWNERS, LLC — 25 buildings, 322 units. Grades across the portfolio: B7 · C9 · D6 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2094 5 Avenue MN27 C
28 West 131 Street MN25 C
147 West 127 Street MN24 C
28 West 127 Street MN24 B
104 West 138 Street MN24 C
131 West 137 Street MN21 C
20 West 129 Street MN18 C
105 West 137 Street MN18 C
65 West 127 Street MN18 C
2467 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN14 D
69 West 130 Street MN14 D
103 West 137 Street MN10 B
125 West 137 Street MN10 B
127 West 137 Street MN10 B
418 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 C
2407 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
2451 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 B
4 West 131 Street MN8 D
71 West 131 Street MN5 D
26 West 129 Street MN4 F
8 West 131 Street MN4 F
73 West 131 Street MN4 D
72 West 131 Street MN4 B
30 West 129 Street MN4 F
24 West 129 Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $829,964 on 2018-09-13 (lender: Harlem Congregations For Community Improvement INC), covering 29 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
2018-09-13Mortgage $829,964 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to HARLEM CONGREGATIONS FOR COMMUNITY IMPRO $829,964
2018-09-13Agreement $10,404,049 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $10,404,049
2018-09-13Mortgage $9,949,045 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $9,949,045
2016-06-13RPTT&RET $22,748,000 — from NY AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING LLC to NEF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND III LIMITE $22,748,000
2015-07-28Mortgage $5,355,000 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $5,355,000
2015-07-28Mortgage $5,306,906 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,306,906
2015-07-28SPRD $2,702,066 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D $2,702,066
2015-07-28Deed $5,000,000 — from STERLING HOUSES L.P. to HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC $5,000,000
2015-07-28Mortgage $455,004 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $455,004
2015-07-28Mortgage $28,638,094 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $28,638,094
2015-07-28Mortgage $16,161,648 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $16,161,648
2015-07-28Agreement $3,871,839 — from STERLING HOUSES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,871,839
2015-07-28Mortgage $1,169,773 — from STERLING HOUSES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,169,773
2015-07-28Mortgage $2,702,066 — from STERLING HOUSES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,702,066

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174111102118
20181026543273
201900380442
202000250227
202100190322
202200250429
202304441554
20240110604111
20250110604111
20260021804222
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 1,710Ownership & money 41Health & systems 44

Every one of the 1,844 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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