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131 West 142 Street

583Records
18City systems
26Open violations
153.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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583 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 146 HPD housing violations, 146 HPD complaints, 138 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units13
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN D CORP.
BBL1020110020
BIN1060110

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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 153.1. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations26 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2021-10-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 14).

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

What 311 hears from this address

30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · GENERAL (4) · APPLIANCE (3) · ELECTRIC (3) · Rodent (2).

Filed construction activity

$395,130 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
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)AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.
Head officerGENEVIEVE OUTLAW
Managing agentWEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC.
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,541,000 $693,450
2026$1,619,000 $728,550
2027$1,486,000 $668,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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

Subway145 St — 3 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 142 St — M1 M7 M102 · 400 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 144 St · 650 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 194 Countee Cullen. 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

131 West 142 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

30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC. — 74 buildings, 1,080 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B23 · C25 · D12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
409 West 127 Street MN36 B
405 West 127 Street MN36 A
148 West 143 Street MN34 D
220 West 141 Street MN30 C
1496 Amsterdam Avenue MN25 B
474 West 148 Street MN24 B
152 West 129 Street MN24 B
83 Hamilton Place MN24 A
504 West 135 Street MN24 A
115 West 129 Street MN23 C
93 Hamilton Place MN23 C
1508 Amsterdam Avenue MN22 C
142 West 143 Street MN20 D
134 West 143 Street MN20 B
204 Bradhurst Avenue MN20 C
138 West 143 Street MN20 B
202 West 133 Street MN20 A
24 Convent Avenue MN20 A
34 Convent Avenue MN20 A
30 Convent Avenue MN20 A
22 Convent Avenue MN19 A
2358 8 Avenue MN19 A
232 West 149 Street MN18 B
1492 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 C
1488 Amsterdam Avenue MN18 D
102 West 142 Street MN18 C
1528 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 C
16 Old Broadway MN16 D
653 Lenox Avenue MN16 B
633 Lenox Avenue MN16 B
1524 Amsterdam Avenue MN16 C
115 West 142 Street MN15 B
625 Lenox Avenue MN14 C
629 Lenox Avenue MN14 C
131 West 142 Street MN13 C
211 West 147 Street MN12 B
509 West 142 Street MN12 C
1671 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 C
134 West 129 Street MN11 A
138 West 129 Street MN11 B
121 West 129 Street MN11 B
119 West 129 Street MN11 B
135 West 131 Street MN11 A
2504 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 B
434 St Nicholas Avenue MN10 B
121 West 133 Street MN10 C
124 West 134 Street MN10 C
2492 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN10 C
140 West 129 Street MN10 B
158 West 129 Street MN10 C
128 West 134 Street MN10 A
24 West 132 Street MN10 A
1455 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 C
2502 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 C
1459 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 B
1457 Amsterdam Avenue MN9 D
2494 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN9 D
513 West 145 Street MN8 D
1654 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 B
1638 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,795,545 on 2024-07-16 (lender: The City Of New York), covering 3 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
2024-07-16M&CON $16,202,420 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $16,202,420
2024-07-16Agreement $167,980 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $167,980
2024-07-16M&CON $6,598,427 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $6,598,427
2024-07-16Agreement $69,781 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $69,781
2024-07-16Agreement $163,503 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $163,503
2024-07-16Mortgage $2,795,545 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $2,795,545
2024-07-16Mortgage $1,505,294 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,505,294
2024-07-16Agreement $4,468,819 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,468,819
2024-07-16Mortgage $3,143,766 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $3,143,766
2024-07-16Mortgage $43,817,868 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $43,817,868
2024-07-16Mortgage $12,074,651 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $12,074,651
2024-07-16Mortgage $4,228,849 — from AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $4,228,849
2024-07-16Deed $4,528,261 — from PAUL O. REGISTER HOUSES, L.P. to AMSTERDAM GARVEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN $4,528,261
2024-07-11RPTT&RET $4,539,536 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2000 SERIES II LP to WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INCORPORAT $4,539,536
2024-06-27Sold for $4,528,261 $4,528,261 $348,328

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170260127
20180290231
20190150419
20200100111
20210240327
20220540660
20231191526
202445620585
202513190537
20261210830
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The full timeline

Construction 47Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 445Ownership & money 37Health & systems 49

Every one of the 583 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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