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208 West 151 Street

8,399Records
19City systems
335Open violations
115.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10039 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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8,399 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,472 HPD complaints, 2,297 311 service requests, 2,076 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10039
Built1929
Floors6
Res. units120
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)WEST 151ST STREET REALTY CO. .
BBL1020360038
BIN1060595

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 115.2. 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 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations335 total — 113 class C (immediately hazardous), 182 class B, 40 class A. Oldest open since 2017-10-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

92 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 58 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

58
’23–24
18
’24–25
14
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

244 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (49) · HEAT/HOT WATER (36) · PLUMBING (26) · PAINT/PLASTER (26) · Noise (24) · APPLIANCE (21).

Filed construction activity

$359,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1929)
YesSix or more residential units (120)
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)WEST 151 STREET REALTY LLC
Head officerDEDA GJONAJ
Managing agentGJONAJ MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-12-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,583,000 $2,512,350
2026$6,091,000 $2,740,950
2027$6,072,000 $2,732,400

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 100/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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 2018 (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

SubwayHarlem-148 St — 3 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
145 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 151 St — M2 · 300 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 151 St · 300 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

208 West 151 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

244 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 36 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 GJONAJ MANAGEMENT LLC — 5 buildings, 216 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
208 West 151 Street MN120 D
4385 Vireo Avenue BX65 C
514 East 81 Street MN15 A
633 East 229 Street BX8 C
635 East 229 Street BX8 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,529,780 on 2022-06-03 (lender: Peapack-Gladstone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-03Agreement $12,900,000 — from WEST 151ST STREET REALTY CO. LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $12,900,000
2022-06-03Mortgage $4,529,781 — from WEST 151ST STREET REALTY CO. LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $4,529,781
2022-06-03AL&R $12,900,000 — from WEST 151ST STREET REALTY CO. LLC to PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK $12,900,000
2017-09-20Agreement $9,250,000 — from WEST 151ST STREET REALTY CO. LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK N.A.; STERLING NATIONAL BANK $9,250,000
2017-06-09Agreement $9,250,000 — from WEST 151ST STREET REALTY CO. LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A.; STERLING NATIONAL BANK $9,250,000
2017-06-09Mortgage $1,646,917 — from WEST 151ST STREET REALTY CO. LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $1,646,917
2017-06-09AL&R $9,250,000 — from WEST 151ST STREET REALTY CO. LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $9,250,000
2014-04-04Mortgage $2,001,194 — from WEST 151ST STREET REALTY CO. LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK NA $2,001,194
2014-04-04Agreement $8,100,000 — from WEST 151ST STREET REALTY CO. LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK NA $8,100,000
2014-04-04AL&R $8,100,000 — from WEST 151ST STREET REALTY CO. LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK NA $8,100,000
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2011-06-23AL&R $6,400,000 — from WEST 151ST STREET REALTY CO. LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $6,400,000
2011-06-23Agreement $6,400,000 — from WEST 151ST STREET REALTY CO. LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $6,400,000
2011-06-23Mortgage $1,208,576 — from WEST 151ST STREET REALTY CO. LLC to HUDSON VALLEY BANK, N.A. $1,208,576

Ten-year activity

1,0005000
2017
2018
902
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175769042708
20181561603625
2019121187504902
20205227701285
20211355102557
20220135963369
202305406010421
20240136602369
202502277010289
202601570159
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The full timeline

Construction 56Enforcement 161Housing & tenants 8,052Ownership & money 78Health & systems 52

Every one of the 8,399 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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