2,741 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,294 311 service requests, 964 HPD complaints, 297 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 53. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 16 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2021-11-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
115 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 38 · winter 2024–25: 32 · winter 2025–26: 43). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
390 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (105) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (55) · HEAT/HOT WATER (54) · PAINT/PLASTER (35) · PLUMBING (28) · WATER LEAK (20).
$901,566 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (133) |
| 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) | KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES, LLC |
| Head officer | MATTHEW SCHMELZER |
| Managing agent | TRYAX REALTY MGT INC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-22 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,734,000 | $4,830,300 |
| 2026 | $12,683,000 | $5,707,350 |
| 2027 | $13,677,000 | $6,154,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 139 St — M2 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam 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.
141 West 139 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 |
390 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 54 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 TRYAX REALTY MGT INC — 31 buildings, 1,713 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B16 · C6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 141 West 139 Street | MN | 133 | C |
| 2735 Sedgwick Avenue | BX | 124 | C |
| 1027 Walton Avenue | BX | 85 | C |
| 267 Edgecombe Avenue | MN | 84 | B |
| 1478 Walton Avenue | BX | 79 | B |
| 1454 Walton Avenue | BX | 79 | A |
| 1475 Walton Avenue | BX | 68 | B |
| 54 Featherbed Lane | BX | 68 | B |
| 277 East 207 Street | BX | 68 | A |
| 56 East 174 Street | BX | 66 | B |
| 1720 University Avenue | BX | 62 | C |
| 1540 Walton Avenue | BX | 59 | B |
| 1643 Nelson Avenue | BX | 58 | B |
| 315 East 167 Street | BX | 55 | A |
| 47 Featherbed Lane | BX | 55 | A |
| 1630 Undercliff Avenue | BX | 55 | B |
| 390 East 153 Street | BX | 54 | B |
| 1506 Walton Avenue | BX | 53 | B |
| 2304 Grand Avenue | BX | 52 | B |
| 2305 Grand Avenue | BX | 52 | B |
| 1683 University Avenue | BX | 51 | B |
| 200 Bradhurst Avenue | MN | 41 | B |
| 196 Bradhurst Avenue | MN | 41 | C |
| 2375 Marion Avenue | BX | 40 | A |
| 1530 Plimpton Avenue | BX | 40 | A |
| 192 Bradhurst Avenue | MN | 35 | A |
| 116 West 176 Street | BX | 25 | A |
| 1733 University Avenue | BX | 21 | B |
| 3580 Netherland Avenue | BX | 5 | C |
| 3590 Netherland Avenue | BX | 5 | B |
| 105 Rockwood Street | BX | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,160,000 on 2020-01-13 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-13 | RPTT $1,696,842 — from CATALYST INVESTORS IV, L.P.; MIP III TOWERS, LLC; MIP III (REIT) AIV, LP; COX CPH, LLC; CA to AMERICAN TOWER INVESTMENTS, LLC | $1,696,842 | |
| 2020-01-13 | Agreement $16,860,000 — from KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $16,860,000 | |
| 2020-01-13 | Mortgage $1,160,000 — from KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA | $1,160,000 | |
| 2016-06-24 | Agreement $15,700,000 — from KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $15,700,000 | |
| 2016-06-24 | Mortgage $2,100,000 — from KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,100,000 | |
| 2014-05-20 | Agreement $13,600,000 — from KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $13,600,000 | |
| 2014-05-20 | Mortgage $4,450,000 — from KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,450,000 | |
| 2011-02-24 | AL&R $9,150,000 — from KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES; KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $9,150,000 | |
| 2011-02-24 | Agreement $9,150,000 — from KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES; KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $9,150,000 | |
| 2011-02-24 | Mortgage $1,455,000 — from KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES; KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,455,000 | |
| 2006-04-07 | Mortgage $2,700,000 — from KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $2,700,000 | |
| 2003-12-03 | AL&R $4,995,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC | $4,995,000 | |
| 2003-12-03 | Mortgage $4,995,000 — from KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $4,995,000 | |
| 1990-11-14 | Mortgage $54,000 — from KENSINGTON ASSOCIATES to COMMUNITY PRSVN CORP | $54,000 | |
| 1988-06-14 | Mortgage $965,750 — from KENSINGTON ASOCIATES to NYC CMMNTY PRSVTN CORP | $965,750 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 83 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 4 | 124 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 3 | 85 |
| 2020 | 11 | 1 | 112 | 2 | 0 | 126 |
| 2021 | 9 | 5 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 173 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 303 | 0 | 3 | 309 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 240 | 0 | 5 | 246 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 281 | 0 | 8 | 291 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 248 | 0 | 7 | 257 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 0 | 4 | 188 |
Every one of the 2,741 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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