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145 West 138 Street

1,877Records
17City systems
22Open violations
302.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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1,877 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,038 311 service requests, 343 HPD complaints, 297 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1915
Floors5
Res. units13
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)145 PINEAPPLE LLC
BBL1020070001
BIN1060015

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 302.3. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations22 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1997-07-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

41 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 31 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 4 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

31
’23–24
4
’24–25
4
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

401 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (212) · Water System (69) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · Water Conservation (17) · Illegal Parking (14) · GENERAL (9).

Filed construction activity

$16,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1915)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
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)145 Pineapple LLC
Head officerDavid Wallace
Managing agentESTATE REALTY GROUP INC
Last registered2025-10-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,567,000 $705,150
2026$1,430,000 $643,500
2027$1,443,000 $649,350

The city's market estimate has fallen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Harlem NightsAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Temperature) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
135 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 137 St — M2 · 200 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 138 St · 150 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

145 West 138 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

401 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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 ESTATE REALTY GROUP INC — 28 buildings, 648 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B8 · C11 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
580 St Nicholas Avenue MN92 B
736 Riverside Drive MN60 D
2363 7 Avenue MN46 C
245 Sullivan Place BK40 C
3820 Broadway MN37 A
106 Convent Avenue MN34 A
3750 Broadway MN34 C
3760 Broadway MN32 B
510 West 134 Street MN32 C
3336 Perry Avenue BX27 D
605 West 141 Street MN24 C
535 West 155 Street MN21 C
521 West 180 Street MN21 B
539 West 155 Street MN21 B
320 East 126 Street MN20 A
513 West 134 Street MN20 B
145 West 138 Street MN13 C
145 Allen Street MN10 B
419 East 114 Street MN10 C
247 New York Avenue BK9 B
212 Hull Street BK8 C
214 Hull Street BK8 C
683 East 234 Street BX6 D
60 West 130 Street MN6 B
685 East 234 Street BX6 C
22 East 130 Street MN4 D
20 East 130 Street MN4 F
2056 Madison Avenue MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,190,000 on 2015-06-17 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-06-17AL&R $3,250,000 — from 145 PINEAPPLE, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $3,250,000
2015-06-17Mortgage $1,190,000 — from 145 PINEAPPLE, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $1,190,000
2015-06-17Agreement $3,250,000 — from 145 PINEAPPLE, LLC to INVESTORS BANK $3,250,000
2013-07-23Agreement $2,060,000 — from 145 PINEAPPLE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,060,000
2013-07-23AL&R $2,060,000 — from 145 PINEAPPLE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $2,060,000
2013-07-23Deed $2,750,000 — from YEHUDA EVRON AND LEAH EVRON IRREVOCABLE ; MESOPOTAMIA HOLDING COMPANY LLC; ROYAL REALTY (2 to 145 PINEAPPLE LLC $2,750,000
2013-07-23Mortgage $950,420 — from 145 PINEAPPLE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $950,420
2005-03-17Mortgage $652,500 — from MESOPOTAMIA HOLDING COMPANY, LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $652,500
2005-03-17Agreement $1,300,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to MESOPOTAMIA HOLDING COMPANY LLC $1,300,000
2005-03-17AL&R $1,300,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to MESOPOTAMIA HOLDING COMPANY LLC $1,300,000
2005-01-19Mortgage $654,592 — from MESOPOTAMIA HOLDING COMPANY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $654,592
2005-01-18Deed $830,000 — from DUFFIE, WILLIAM; BOWEN, MERLENE M to MESOPOTAMIA HOLDING COMPANY LLC $830,000
1992-02-04Mortgage $211,150 — from 145 WEST 138 ST RLTYCRP to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD $211,150
1986-03-03Mortgage $15,000 — from 145 W. 138TH ST RLTYCP. to PHILLIPS, MICHAEL L. $15,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704240230
201802500355
201901870391
202000550156
20211419801204
20221112102125
202300231010241
20240122509235
20250212128133
20260011711119
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 33Housing & tenants 1,724Ownership & money 39Health & systems 70

Every one of the 1,877 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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