1,365 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 461 HPD complaints, 387 HPD housing violations, 338 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 154.5. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 29 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2020-01-28. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 13).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
33 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Rodent (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · PLUMBING (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Boilers (2).
$12,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| 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) | GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC |
| Head officer | KARIM HUTSON |
| Managing agent | VPH MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $797,000 | $358,650 |
| 2026 | $766,000 | $344,700 |
| 2027 | $801,000 | $360,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 · 1,000 ft 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 137 St — M2 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 138 St · 250 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.
137 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 |
33 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 VPH MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC — 4 buildings, 55 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 144 West 141 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 137 West 138 Street | MN | 12 | C |
| 129 West 137 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 418 Lenox Avenue | MN | 8 | D |
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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-13 | Agreement $10,404,049 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $10,404,049 | |
| 2018-09-13 | Mortgage $829,964 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to HARLEM CONGREGATIONS FOR COMMUNITY IMPRO | $829,964 | |
| 2018-09-13 | Mortgage $9,949,045 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $9,949,045 | |
| 2016-06-13 | RPTT&RET $22,748,000 — from NY AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING LLC to NEF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND III LIMITE | $22,748,000 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $28,638,094 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $28,638,094 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $5,306,906 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $5,306,906 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $16,161,648 — from GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC; HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $16,161,648 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $5,355,000 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. | $5,355,000 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Agreement $3,871,839 — from STERLING HOUSES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $3,871,839 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $455,004 — from HP GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND ; GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $455,004 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $2,702,066 — from STERLING HOUSES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $2,702,066 | |
| 2015-07-28 | SPRD $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 | |
| 2015-07-28 | Mortgage $1,169,773 — from STERLING HOUSES, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,169,773 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 242 | 0 | 3 | 251 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 4 | 2 | 115 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 37 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 26 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 51 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 28 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 40 |
Every one of the 1,365 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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