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142 West 139 Street

2,227Records
18City systems
7Open violations
153.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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2,227 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 744 HPD complaints, 661 311 service requests, 580 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)BAH W 139 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPO RATION
BBL1020070059
BIN1060050

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GRADE C

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 153.9. 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 violations7 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-03-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

54 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · APPLIANCE (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · GENERAL (4) · Illegal Parking (4).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (20)
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)142 ASSOCIATES, LLC
Head officerROBERT RAPHAEL
Managing agentGILMAN MANAGEMENT CORP.
Last registered2025-09-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,234,000 $555,300
2026$1,234,000 $555,300
2027$1,502,000 $675,900

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-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 139 St — M2 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 138 St · 300 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

142 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

54 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 GILMAN MANAGEMENT CORP. — 48 buildings, 1,313 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B11 · C17 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
582 St Nicholas Avenue MN96 C
255 Lafayette Street MN93 A
175 Hawthorne Street BK67 C
461 Audubon Avenue MN66 B
3569 DeKalb Avenue BX59 F
574 St Nicholas Avenue MN54 D
80 St Nicholas Place MN48 C
97 Seaman Avenue MN48 B
1990 Gleason Avenue BX46 A
89 Seaman Avenue MN43 D
1996 Gleason Avenue BX42 A
142 South 9 Street BK41 B
190 South 8 Street BK41 C
575 Herkimer Street BK38 D
397 East 49 Street BK34 C
224 South 3 Street BK33 B
105 Lefferts Place BK32 D
503 West 167 Street MN30 C
513 East 13 Street MN27 B
75 Monroe Street MN24 B
1616 President Street BK24 D
113 Henry Street MN22 A
11 Rutland Road BK20 B
127 Orchard Street MN20 B
121 Henry Street MN20 B
142 West 139 Street MN20 C
552 West 185 Street MN20 D
1865 2 Avenue MN17 D
158 Stanton Street MN16 B
132 Herkimer Street BK16 C
140 Herkimer Street BK16 C
136 Herkimer Street BK16 C
2044 Bergen Street BK16 D
119 Henry Street MN13 A
417 West 150 Street MN10 C
128 Madison Avenue MN9 C
378 Hooper Street BK8 D
937 Jefferson Avenue BK8 D
276 Marion Street BK8 B
1229 Halsey Street BK8 C
552 Dean Street BK8 F
399 Berry Street BK7 D
160 Stanton Street MN6 C
696 Miller Avenue BK6 C
96 Christopher Street MN6 A
328 Bleecker Street MN5 C
326 Bleecker Street MN3 A
94 Christopher Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,567 on 2025-03-19 (lender: Neat Seconds LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-03-19AL&R $800,000 — from 142 ASSOCIATES LLC to NEAT SECONDS LLC $800,000
2025-03-19Mortgage $5,568 — from 142 ASSOCIATES LLC to NEAT SECONDS LLC $5,568
2025-03-19Agreement $800,000 — from 142 ASSOCIATES LLC to NEAT SECONDS LLC $800,000
2021-06-29Agreement $1,000,000 — from 142 ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $1,000,000
2015-02-09Agreement $1,000,000 — from 142 ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION., ISAO $1,000,000
2015-02-09AL&R $1,000,000 — from 142 ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION., ISAO $1,000,000
2006-09-08Agreement $1,650,000 — from 142 ASSOCIATES LLC to COMMERCE BANK, N.A. $1,650,000
2006-09-08Mortgage $990,340 — from 142 ASSOCIATES LLC to COMMERCE BANK, N.A. $990,340
2005-05-11AL&R $700,000 — from 142 ASSOCIATES LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $700,000
2005-05-11Agreement $90,000 — from 142 ASSOCIATES LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $90,000
2005-05-11Mortgage $610,000 — from 142 ASSOCIATES LLC to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $610,000
2004-12-22Mortgage $958,509 — from 142 ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $958,509
2004-12-22Agreement $958,509 — from 142 ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $958,509
2004-10-05Deed $560,076 — from 142 WEST 139TH STREET REALTY, LLC to 142 ASSOCIATES LLC $560,076
2003-11-25DEEDO $1,000,000 — from 142 EQUITIES INC. to 142 WEST 139 STREET REALTY, LLC $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017111408123
2018446509478
2019115202155
202019900100
2021012363132
20220230010240
20237213014234
20241650470
202523712758
20260440246
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 2,044Ownership & money 61Health & systems 70

Every one of the 2,227 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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