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139 Edgecombe Avenue

708Records
16City systems
9Open violations
155.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10030 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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708 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 499 311 service requests, 59 HPD housing violations, 50 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10030
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)ICER OF HAMILTON HEIGHTS LLC
BBL1020510014
BIN1061045

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 155.1. 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 violations9 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-08-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

242 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (204) · PLUMBING (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Illegal Fireworks (5) · Indoor Air Quality (5) · Illegal Parking (4).

Filed construction activity

$28,000 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)ICER OF HAMILTON HEIGHTS LLC
Head officerJOSEPH JEMAL
Managing agentLIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,573,000 $707,850
2026$1,258,000 $566,100
2027$1,510,000 $679,500

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Saint Nicholas Av / W 141 St — M3 · 300 ft
Citi BikeEdgecombe Ave & W 141 St · 300 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

139 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

242 311 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 LIVINGSTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 249 buildings, 4,468 units. Grades across the portfolio: A76 · B79 · C41 · D38 · F12. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
238 West 19 Street MN200 A
237 11 Street BK105 A
135 East 50 Street MN104 A
228 West 147 Street MN100 F
31 East 31 Street MN92 A
1147 1 Avenue MN75 A
449 East 83 Street MN69 A
517 West 29th Street MN60 A
950 Woodycrest Avenue BX60 D
238 East 33 Street MN58 A
55 3 Avenue MN55 A
770 St Marks Avenue BK52 B
957 Woodycrest Avenue BX52 F
549 Isham Street MN50 B
153 Norfolk Street MN50 C
4925 Broadway MN49 C
89 Hicks Street BK48 A
13 Cumming Street MN48 B
120 East 4 Street MN48 A
313 West 30 Street MN47 B
52 North 1 Street BK46 A
152 East 22 Street MN43 A
434 West 19 Street MN40 A
1417 Longfellow Avenue BX38 D
345 West 30 Street MN37 A
337 West 30 Street MN37 A
208 East 6 Street MN36 A
565 West 139 Street MN36 C
465 West 152 Street MN36 D
211 Avenue A MN35 B
63 West 104 Street MN34 A
306 East 5 Street MN34 A
198 2 Avenue MN33 A
573 Isham Street MN31 D
228 East 81 Street MN28 B
203 West 144 Street MN28 C
1685 1 Avenue MN27 A
458 West 52 Street MN26 B
170 Avenue A MN25 A
14 Avenue B MN25 A
311 2 Avenue MN24 B
904 Morris Avenue BX24 C
615 East 189 Street BX24 D
118 East 4 Street MN24 B
2512 University Avenue BX24 D
68 Richardson Street BK24 A
109 Ludlow Street MN24 C
343 East 76 Street MN24 B
221 East 82 Street MN24 A
191 Sterling Place BK24 B
283 West 147 Street MN23 D
302 East 5 Street MN22 A
2483 Cambreleng Avenue BX21 D
435 West 19th Street MN21 A
114 West 137 Street MN21 B
421 East 80 Street MN20 C
442 Sterling Place BK20 B
435 East 12 Street MN20 A
325 East 83 Street MN20 B
338 East 53 Street MN20 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $847,858 on 2021-06-15 (lender: Walker & Dunlop LLC), covering 9 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
2021-06-15Agreement $21,000,000 — from ICER OF HAMILTON HEIGHTS LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP LLC $21,000,000
2021-06-15Mortgage $847,859 — from ICER OF HAMILTON HEIGHTS LLC to WALKER & DUNLOP LLC $847,859
2019-08-26Mortgage $2,250,000 — from ICER OF 139 EDGECOMBE LLC to CBRE CAPITAL MARKETS, INC. $2,250,000
2019-07-03Deed $3,150,000 — from PIAZZA DELLA EDGECOMBE LLC to ICER OF 139 EDGECOMBE LLC $3,150,000
2019-05-29Sold for $3,150,000 $3,150,000 $315,000
2017-03-28Mortgage $6,000,000 — from PIAZZA DELLA EDGECOMB, LLC; PIAZZA DELLA EDGECOMBE, LLC. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $6,000,000
2017-03-28AL&R $6,000,000 — from PIAZZA DELLA EDGECOMB, LLC; PIAZZA DELLA EDGECOMB, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $6,000,000
2017-03-28AL&R $6,000,000 — from PIAZZA DELLA EDGECOMB, LLC; PIAZZA DELLA EDGECOMB, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $6,000,000
2017-03-28Mortgage $6,000,000 — from PIAZZA DELLA EDGECOMB, LLC; PIAZZA DELLA EDGECOMBE, LLC. to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $6,000,000
1992-07-08Mortgage $200,000 — from PIAZZA DELLA EDGECMBETC to COMMUNITY PRSRVTN CORP $200,000
1988-10-14Mortgage $1,926,000 — from PIAZZA DELLA EDGECMBASC to COMMUNITY PRSVTN CORP $1,926,000
1988-10-14Mortgage $3,097,000 — from PIAZZA DELLA EDGCMBEASC to COMMUNITY PRSVTN CORP $3,097,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017018211
201806028
20190126119
20200131115
20210476154
2022013302135
2023011603119
2024612805139
202509703100
20260570259
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 620Ownership & money 40Health & systems 29

Every one of the 708 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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