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214 West 140 Street

590Records
17City systems
7Open violations
164.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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590 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 155 HPD housing violations, 153 HPD complaints, 136 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1926
Floors6
Res. units18
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)NME II HOUSING DVMT FUND COMPANY, INC., AS NOMINEE
BBL1020250047
BIN1060379

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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 164.6. 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 violations7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2022-12-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). 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.

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Noise (6) · GENERAL (5) · PLUMBING (4) · WATER LEAK (3) · New Tree Request (3).

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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)NORTHERN MANHATTAN II
Head officerCRAIG LIVINGSTON
Managing agentWAVECREST MGMT GROUP
Last registered2025-10-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$664,000 $298,800
2026$699,000 $314,550
2027$758,000 $341,100

The city's market estimate has risen 14% 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 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2023 (0 in the last three years).

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 — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
135 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 140 St — M2 · 400 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 141 St · 500 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.

Report a problem to 311

214 West 140 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

43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9910 Seaview Avenue BK1610 A
109 West 90 Street MN1197 B
1130 Burke Avenue BX877 B
56-10 Beach Channel Drive QN813 B
375 West 207th Street MN611 A
51-32 Beach Channel Drive QN582 B
226 Humboldt Street BK490 B
142 Leonard Street BK488 B
756 St Anns Avenue BX480 C
202 Graham Avenue BK474 A
Clinton Street MN400 B
35 Commercial Street BK373 B
188 Avenue C MN371 B
1932 Bryant Avenue BX319 B
400 Brook Avenue BX309 B
3475 Bivona Street BX307 C
333 Central Avenue BK306 B
307 East 101 Street MN268 B
217 East 104 Street MN248 B
2440 Boston Road BX241 B
21 Prescott Place BK235 B
165 Broome Street MN232 A
3550 Bivona Street BX231 B
463 1 Avenue MN225 B
99 Ft Washington Avenue MN222 B
62 Pennsylvania Avenue BK218 C
2044 Westchester Ave BX206 C
460 Grand Street MN200 A
17 Pitt Street MN200 B
690 East 140 Street BX200 B
4179 3rd Avenue BX189 C
229 Graham Avenue BK183 B
Dumont Avenue BK180 B
3033 Middletown Road BX179 A
2880 Park Avenue BX160 B
23 Mother Gaston Blvd BK160 B
Guy R Brewer Blvd QN159 B
530 Exterior Street BX157 B
491 Gerard Avenue BX153 B
980 Westchester Avenue BX151 C
146 Malcolm X Boulevard BK150 B
1093 St Johns Place BK144 B
510 East 146 Street BX139 C
620 East 13 Street MN138 B
810 River Avenue BX134 D
750 East 134th Street BX133 C
245 Lewis Avenue BK132 B
385 East 184 Street BX130 D
190 Grove Street BK130 B
8-15 27 Avenue QN128 C
120 West 140 Street MN126 A
33 Saratoga Avenue BK125 B
887 Southern Boulevard BX124 C
671 Tinton Avenue BX123 A
3322 Decatur Avenue BX122 D
235 Linden Street BK120 B
900 Ogden Avenue BX120 F
2000 Washington Avenue BX120 B
357 Wilson Avenue BK120 B
1240 Gates Avenue BK120 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,926,500 on 2019-03-13 (lender: Merchants Bank Of Indiana), covering 7 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
2019-03-13AL&R $8,926,500 — from NME II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES II LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $8,926,500
2019-03-13Agreement $3,918,285 — from NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES II LLC; NME II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY, to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,918,285
2019-03-13Mortgage $8,926,500 — from NME II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES II LLC to MERCHANTS BANK OF INDIANA $8,926,500
2015-07-21AL&R $1,770,482 — from NME II HOUSING DVMT FUND COMPANY, INC.; NORTHERN MANAHATTAN EQUITIES II LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $1,770,482
2015-07-21Agreement $9,068,626 — from NME II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES II LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $9,068,626
2015-07-21Deed $473,334 — from 210, 212, 214, 216 W 140 ST HOUSING DVMT to NORTHERN MANAHATTAN EQUITIES II LLC; NME II HOUSING DVMT FUND COMPANY, INC., $473,334
2015-07-21ASPM $328,370 — from 210, 212, 214, 216 WEST 140TH STREET HOU to NME II HOUSING DVMT FUND COMPANY, INC.; NORTHERN MANAHATTAN EQUITIES II LLC $328,370
2015-07-21AL&R $5,330,573 — from NME II HOUSING DVMT FUND COMPANY, INC.; NORTHERN MANAHATTAN EQUITIES II LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $5,330,573
2015-07-21Mortgage $3,918,285 — from NME II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY,; NORTHERN MANHATTAN EQUITIES II LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $3,918,285
2015-07-21Mortgage $5,330,573 — from NME II HOUSING DVMT FUND COMPANY, INC.; NORTHERN MANAHATTAN EQUITIES II LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $5,330,573
2015-07-21AL&R $868,945 — from NORTHERN MANAHATTAN EQUITIES II LLC; NME II HOUSING DVMT FUND COMPANY, INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $868,945
2015-07-21Mortgage $868,945 — from NME II HOUSING DVMT FUND COMPANY, INC.; NORTHERN MANAHATTAN EQUITIES II LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $868,945
2015-07-21Mortgage $1,770,482 — from NORTHERN MANAHATTAN EQUITIES II LLC; NME II HOUSING DVMT FUND COMPANY, INC. to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $1,770,482
2007-07-09Mortgage $433,664 — from 210, 212, 214, 216 WEST 140TH STREET HDF to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $433,664
1996-08-21Mortgage $180,000 — from 210,212,214,216 WEST140TH STREET HOUSING to NYC HPD $180,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704015
201803036
201912414443
20200220224
20210270229
20220550358
20230691676
20244500660
20251420548
20260290433
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 460Ownership & money 47Health & systems 43

Every one of the 590 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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