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134 Edgecombe Avenue

757Records
14City systems
12Open violations
472.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Harlem (North)
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757 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 354 311 service requests, 222 HPD complaints, 94 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)HAF EDGECOMBE ASSOCLP
BBL1020430004
BIN1060739

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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 472.6. 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 violations12 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2025-01-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

164 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 39 · winter 2024–25: 65 · winter 2025–26: 54). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

39
’23–24
65
’24–25
54
’25–26

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

103 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (71) · Noise (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · ELECTRIC (3) · APPLIANCE (2) · GENERAL (2).

Filed construction activity

$22,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (9)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)HAF EDGECOMBE ASSOCIATES LP
Head officerJOSEPH ZITOLO
Managing agentLEMLE AND WOLF INC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$871,000 $391,950
2026$697,000 $313,650
2027$836,000 $376,200

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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.

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

Subway145 St — A B C D · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 142 St — M10 · 300 ft
Citi BikeEdgecombe Ave & W 141 St · 200 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

134 Edgecombe Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

103 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 71 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 LEMLE AND WOLF, INC — 2 buildings, 36 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
547 West 186 Street MN27 B
134 Edgecombe Avenue MN9 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $496,392 on 1992-04-22 (lender: Community Prsvn Corp), 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
1992-04-22Mortgage $496,392 — from HAF EDGECOMBE ASSC LP to COMMUNITY PRSVN CORP $496,392
1992-04-22Mortgage $2,843,000 — from HAF EDGECOMBE ASC LP to COMMUNITY PRSVN CORP $2,843,000
1992-04-22Mortgage $1,000,000 — from HAF EDGECOMBE ASSC LP to COMMUNITY PRSVN CORP $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702140117
201800190120
201950280235
20200110200103
202101670169
202200300131
202302480252
202400451248
20250013602138
202600670370
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The full timeline

Construction 10Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 683Ownership & money 30Health & systems 23

Every one of the 757 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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