263 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 HPD housing violations, 49 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 46 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 201. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2022-08-25. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Water System (1) · Non (1) · Rodent (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP |
| Head officer | GENEVIETE OUTLAW |
| Managing agent | Esra Management |
| Last registered | 2026-04-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $947,000 | $426,150 |
| 2026 | $902,000 | $405,900 |
| 2027 | $1,046,000 | $470,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 — B C · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 135 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 138 St — M10 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Frederick Douglass Blvd & W 139 St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson. 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.
241 West 137 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 |
8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 ESRA MANAGEMENT — 63 buildings, 1,261 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B20 · C10 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 63 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $200,050 on 2016-04-11 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | Agreement $1,086,350 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,086,350 | |
| 2026-04-01 | Agreement $784,817 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $784,817 | |
| 2026-04-01 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2017-12-18 | AL&R $2,325,400 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,325,400 | |
| 2017-12-18 | Agreement $2,325,400 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,325,400 | |
| 2017-12-18 | Agreement $784,817 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $784,817 | |
| 2017-12-18 | Agreement $1,700,000 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,700,000 | |
| 2017-12-18 | Agreement $1,086,350 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,086,350 | |
| 2016-04-11 | Mortgage $584,767 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $584,767 | |
| 2016-04-11 | Mortgage $200,050 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $200,050 | |
| 2013-09-19 | Mortgage $1,086,350 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,086,350 | |
| 2013-09-19 | Mortgage $10,163,883 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $10,163,883 | |
| 2013-09-19 | Mortgage $1,700,000 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $1,700,000 | |
| 2013-09-19 | Mortgage $407,448 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $407,448 | |
| 2013-09-19 | Mortgage $6,549,995 — from WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; WHGA SCHOMBURG PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $6,549,995 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 34 |
| 2018 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| 2026 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
Every one of the 263 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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