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206 West 149 Street

551Records
17City systems
19Open violations
447.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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551 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 136 HPD housing violations, 135 311 service requests, 118 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC
BBL1020340040
BIN1060571

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 447.6. 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 violations19 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2022-07-19.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

54 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 28 · winter 2025–26: 24). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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28
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’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

82 service requests in the last three years. Most common: GENERAL (28) · HEAT/HOT WATER (26) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (10) · Noise (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · PLUMBING (2).

Filed construction activity

$135,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 LLC
Head officerKarim Hutson
Managing agentJenkins Portfolio Companies LLC
Last registered2026-05-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$865,200 $389,340
2026$692,000 $311,400
2027$830,000 $373,500

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 5 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 2026 (1 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

SubwayHarlem-148 St — 3 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-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 · 600 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

206 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

82 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 26 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: $950,000 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 $8,194,750 — from JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC; BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP., $8,194,750
2019-07-18Agreement $1,910,000 — from JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC; BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,910,000
2019-07-18Mortgage $5,913,550 — from BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN; JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP., $5,913,550
2019-07-18Mortgage $1,874,450 — from BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN; JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP., $1,874,450
2019-07-18Deed $9,631,964 — from HCCI GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; WARBROOK REALTY L.P. to JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC; BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN $9,631,964
2019-07-18Agreement $6,767,496 — from JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC; BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK THRU DEPT. OF HPD $6,767,496
2019-07-18Mortgage $5,814,569 — from BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN; JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK THRU DEPT. OF HPD $5,814,569
2019-07-18Mortgage $950,000 — from JENKINS PORTFOLIO COMPANIES LLC; BETHEL DESTINY PAVILION HOUSING DEV. FUN to THE CITY OF NEW YORK THRU DEPT. OF HPD $950,000
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
2019-06-28Sold for $9,631,964 $9,631,964 $963,196
2017-05-26Mortgage $2,125,534 — from WARBROOK REALTY, L.P.; HCCI GENESIS Y15 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $2,125,534
2004-03-05Deed $34,369 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to WARBROOK REALTY, L.P. $34,369
2004-03-05Mortgage $34,369 — from WARBROOK REALTY, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $34,369
2004-03-05Agreement $6,767,496 — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO to WARBROOK REALTY, L.P. $6,767,496
2000-11-08Mortgage $527,180 — from WARBROOK REALTY, LLC; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSP HOUSING DVLPMNT F to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $527,180

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700185124
20180170210
2019711620448
20205080114
2021601801034
202200290837
202300381948
202400160319
20250010005105
20260012704131
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The full timeline

Construction 37Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 404Ownership & money 49Health & systems 53

Every one of the 551 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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