775 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 206 HPD complaints, 174 311 service requests, 116 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 69% 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 7.3. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2011-01-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).
22 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
21 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Dead/Dying Tree (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · Curb Condition (2) · Lead (2).
$295,712 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (19 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1930) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (60) |
| 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) | 128 WEST 138TH ST HDFC |
| Head officer | BRIAN VINSON |
| Managing agent | ESRA MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-11-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,577,000 | $1,609,650 |
| 2026 | $3,717,000 | $1,672,650 |
| 2027 | $3,703,000 | $1,666,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $842,496 a year ($23.24 per sq ft), operating expenses $429,586 ($11.85 per sq ft), net operating income $412,910. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 93/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
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.
| Subway | 135 St — 2 3 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 135 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 137 St — M2 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 138 St · 350 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.
128 West 138 Street
| 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 |
21 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 ESRA MANAGEMENT — 63 buildings, 1,261 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B20 · C10 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 63 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $692,217 on 2010-07-09 (lender: The City Of New York,acting By & Through Its). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-22 | RPTT&RET $250,000 — from MAN, SAMUEL to ZIJIA, LIU | $250,000 | |
| 2025-08-28 | Sold for $250,000 | $250,000 | $4,167 |
| 2025-06-18 | RPTT&RET $425,000 — from LOW, NATASHA KATEREL; VERNER, NATASHA K to LILLY, DESTINY | $425,000 | |
| 2025-06-04 | Sold for $425,000 | $425,000 | $7,083 |
| 2024-12-26 | RPTT&RET $425,000 — from WILLIAMS, ZELODIAUS to OKPARA, CHIOMA NICOLE | $425,000 | |
| 2024-12-10 | Sold for $425,000 | $425,000 | $7,083 |
| 2024-09-30 | RPTT&RET $299,000 — from HERRIES, CHRISTOPHER to VIDOR, DANIEL LISLE | $299,000 | |
| 2024-09-19 | Sold for $299,000 | $299,000 | $4,983 |
| 2024-07-03 | RPTT&RET $215,000 — from BAKER, ANDREW to LUTHER, BRIAH | $215,000 | |
| 2024-06-24 | Sold for $215,000 | $215,000 | $3,583 |
| 2024-02-27 | RPTT&RET $317,000 — from KHANIS, ETHEL to NAVEDA, ARMANDO CRODA; CORDERO, LINDSEY | $317,000 | |
| 2024-02-13 | Sold for $317,000 | $317,000 | $5,283 |
| 2023-10-12 | RPTT&RET $69,000 — from ESTATE OF ELOISE CHRISTIAN; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF NEW YORK COUNTY to 128 WEST 138TH STREET HDFC | $69,000 | |
| 2023-09-25 | RPTT&RET $282,500 — from DALEY, SYLVIA to YOSHIDA, YUKO | $282,500 | |
| 2023-09-13 | Sold for $282,500 | $282,500 | $4,708 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 32 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 26 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 26 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Every one of the 775 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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