175 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 49 HPD housing violations, 30 311 service requests, 24 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 132. 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 | 6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-07-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (2) · GENERAL (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
$175,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1901) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| 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) | LIONSON LLC |
| Head officer | JOSEPH JEMAL |
| Managing agent | LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,389,000 | $143,340 |
| 2026 | $2,168,000 | $130,080 |
| 2027 | $1,843,000 | $110,580 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 135 St — 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 138 St — M10 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Nicholas Ave & W 137 St · 400 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.
309 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 |
5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 249 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,155,000 on 2019-11-21 (lender: Keb Hana Bank USA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-21 | Mortgage $1,155,000 — from LIONSON LLC to KEB HANA BANK USA | $1,155,000 | |
| 2019-11-21 | Deed $1,997,000 — from 309W 137TH STREET, LLC to LIONSON LLC | $1,997,000 | |
| 2019-10-10 | Sold for $1,997,000 | $1,997,000 | $998,500 |
| 2006-07-01 | Mortgage $95,117 — from WEEKS, DAMON; FERNANDO, PERNINA to AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT | $95,117 | |
| 2006-07-01 | Agreement $945,000 — from FERNANDO, PERNINA; WEEKS, DAMON to AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT | $945,000 | |
| 2005-03-22 | Mortgage $52,000 — from FERNANDO, PERNINA; WEEKS, DAMON to AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT | $52,000 | |
| 2005-03-22 | Mortgage $860,000 — from WEEKS, DAMON; FERNANDO, PERNINA to MERS | $860,000 | |
| 2005-03-22 | Deed $1,075,000 — from GITTENS, RODERICK to WEEKS, DAMON; FERNANDO, PERNINA | $1,075,000 | |
| 2001-01-26 | Mortgage $285,000 — from GITTENS, RODERICK D. to WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. | $285,000 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 2020 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2022 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Every one of the 175 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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