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126 West 139 Street

256Records
15City systems
6Open violations
4.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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256 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 60 HPD complaints, 52 311 service requests, 35 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units15
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 139 STREET LLC
BBL1020070050
BIN1060044

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 76% 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 4.3. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2002-12-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1) · Water Maintenance (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$67,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (15)
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)WEST 139 STREET LLC
Head officerEDWARD WELSH
Managing agentTRI-HILL MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,356,000 $610,200
2026$1,349,000 $607,050
2027$1,525,000 $686,250

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

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.

Getting around

Subway135 St — 2 3 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 139 St — M2 · 400 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 138 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.

Report a problem to 311

126 West 139 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

5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT — 29 buildings, 390 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B13 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
315 Seigel Street BK51 A
563 West 140 Street MN26 B
103 Smith Street BK24 A
2419 Adam C Powell Blvd MN22 C
173 West 141 Street MN21 C
212 East 25 Street MN20 B
1043 Sterling Place BK17 A
28 East 125 Street MN16 C
352 St Johns Place BK16 B
542 West 147 Street MN15 B
126 West 139 Street MN15 A
932 Eastern Parkway BK12 B
938 Eastern Parkway BK12 B
300 Lincoln Road BK12 B
101 Grove Street BK8 A
137 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
285 Mac Donough Street BK8 B
103 Grove Street BK8 A
99 Grove Street BK8 B
144 Mac Donough Street BK8 B
293 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 A
24 Cedar Street BK8 A
3 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
820 Washington Avenue BK7 B
836 Washington Avenue BK7 A
824 Washington Avenue BK7 B
278 Albany Avenue BK6 A
531 83 Street BK6 A
4110 4 Avenue BK6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $121,228 on 2020-12-18 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 2 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
2020-12-18Mortgage $121,229 — from WEST 139 STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $121,229
2020-12-18Agreement $3,615,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to WEST 139 STREET LLC $3,615,000
2017-03-29Mortgage $1,300,174 — from WEST 139 STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $1,300,174
2017-03-29Agreement $3,750,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to WEST 139 STREET LLC $3,750,000
2014-03-04Agreement $2,600,000 — from JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI to WEST 139 STREET LLC $2,600,000
2014-03-04Mortgage $122,545 — from WEST 139 STREET LLC to JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $122,545
2011-02-17Agreement $2,600,000 — from WEST 139 STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,600,000
2011-02-17Mortgage $50,000 — from WEST 139 STREET LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $50,000
2008-01-22Deed $3,700,000 — from WELCOME REALTY, LLC to WEST 139 STREET LLC $3,700,000
2008-01-22Agreement $2,550,000 — from WEST 139 STREET LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $2,550,000
2008-01-22Mortgage $393,017 — from WEST 139 STREET LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $393,017
2004-12-10Mortgage $1,530,074 — from WELCOME REALTY, LLC to THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,530,074
2004-12-10Deed $2,950,000 — from NEIGHBORHOOD 139TH STREET LLC to WELCOME REALTY, LLC $2,950,000
2004-12-10Agreement $2,600,000 — from THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to WELCOME REALTY, LLC $2,600,000
2004-12-10AL&R $2,260,000 — from THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to WELCOME REALTY, LLC $2,260,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000213
20180260210
201900110314
2020006219
2021015017
2022006039
202392360451
2024001056
2025113049
2026003025
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 158Ownership & money 33Health & systems 34

Every one of the 256 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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