1,236 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 461 311 service requests, 434 HPD complaints, 212 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 356. 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 | 68 total — 31 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2020-08-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
142 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 70 · winter 2024–25: 51 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$34,562 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
94 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (59) · Boilers (7) · Noise (6) · FLOORING/STAIRS (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · WATER LEAK (3).
$30,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| 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) | LAURA B THOMAS HOUSES LP |
| Head officer | PRINCESS PALMER |
| Managing agent | PRESTIGE MGMT INC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,118,000 | $503,100 |
| 2026 | $1,342,000 | $603,900 |
| 2027 | $1,610,000 | $724,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% 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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 139 St — M7 M102 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 140 St · 450 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.
111 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 |
94 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 59 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 PRESTIGE MGMT INC — 2 buildings, 100 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 160 East 127 Street | MN | 90 | A |
| 111 West 138 Street | MN | 10 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,072,883 on 2001-07-02 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-07-02 | Mortgage $7,072,883 — from LAURA B. THOMAS HOUSES, LP to NYC HPD | $7,072,883 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 26 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 45 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 35 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 2 | 78 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 35 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 3 | 123 |
| 2023 | 2 | 18 | 117 | 6 | 143 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 172 | 3 | 181 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 37 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 25 |
Every one of the 1,236 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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