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204 West 149 Street

591Records
17City systems
13Open violations
292.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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591 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 193 HPD housing violations, 111 311 service requests, 97 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC
BBL1020340039
BIN1060570

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% 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 292.4. In ZIP 10039, 19% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations13 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-04-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

13 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · SAFETY (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · New Tree Request (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · Derelict Vehicles (1).

Filed construction activity

$315,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (10)
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)Jenkins Portfolio Companies
Head officerKARIM HUTSON
Managing agentJenkins Portfolio Companies
Last registered2025-12-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,022,400 $460,080
2026$1,091,000 $490,950
2027$1,150,000 $517,500

The city's market estimate has risen 12% 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 5 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

SubwayHarlem-148 St — 3 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 149 St — M2 · 300 ft
Citi BikeW 147 St & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 200- The James McCune Smith School. 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

204 West 149 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

13 311 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 JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC — 16 buildings, 196 units. Grades across the portfolio: B5 · C10 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
106 West 134 Street MN19 C
216 West 149 Street MN18 C
2496 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN16 B
2566 Adam C Powell Blvd MN16 C
2550 Adam C Powell Blvd MN15 C
2554 Adam C Powell Blvd MN13 C
2568 Adam C Powell Blvd MN10 B
114 West 134 Street MN10 B
134 West 139 Street MN10 C
202 West 149 Street MN10 C
204 West 149 Street MN10 C
206 West 149 Street MN10 D
140 West 139 Street MN10 C
112 West 134 Street MN10 B
132 West 139 Street MN10 B
2574 Adam C Powell Blvd MN9 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $960,000 on 2019-07-18 (lender: The City Of New York Thru Dept. Of Hpd), covering 8 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
2019-07-18Mortgage $960,000 — from JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC; BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK THRU DEPT. OF HPD $960,000
2019-07-18Agreement $8,487,394 — from JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC; BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK THRU DEPT. OF HPD $8,487,394
2019-07-18Deed $9,631,964 — from HCCI GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPO; WRENBROOK REALTY, L.P. to JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC; BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN $9,631,964
2019-07-18Agreement $1,910,000 — from JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC; BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,910,000
2019-07-18Agreement $13,341,963 — from BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN; JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK THRU DEPT. OF HPD $13,341,963
2019-07-18Mortgage $1,874,450 — from BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN; JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP., $1,874,450
2019-07-18Mortgage $8,194,750 — from JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC; BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP., $8,194,750
2019-07-18Mortgage $7,527,394 — from BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN; JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK THRU DEPT. OF HPD $7,527,394
2019-07-18Mortgage $5,913,550 — from BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN; JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP., $5,913,550
2019-06-28Sold for $9,631,964 $9,631,964 $963,196
2017-05-24Mortgage $822,607 — from HCCI GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN; WRENBROOK REALTY, L.P. to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $822,607
2007-12-06SPRD $8,487,394 — from WRENBROOK REALTY, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPARTMENT OF HOUS $8,487,394
2005-05-26Deed $3,506,258 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HDFC, INC. to WRENBROOK REALTY, L.P. $3,506,258
2005-05-26Mortgage $3,506,258 — from WRENBROOK REALTY, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION $3,506,258
2003-07-30Mortgage $455,252 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP; WRENBROOK REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK $455,252

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700217129
201801230226
20191003118463
202070220231
202150200934
202200221326
202300561461
202400530659
202500380543
202600100515
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 419Ownership & money 61Health & systems 54

Every one of the 591 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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