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518 West 139 Street

4,610Records
19City systems
58Open violations
289.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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4,610 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,908 311 service requests, 1,528 HPD complaints, 811 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units42
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)HARLEM EAST LLC
BBL1020700043
BIN1061724

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 289.6. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations58 total — 35 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2022-12-27.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

394 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 32 · winter 2024–25: 50 · winter 2025–26: 309). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

32
’23–24
50
’24–25
309
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

387 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (187) · Rodent (45) · Noise (37) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (26) · PLUMBING (16) · PAINT/PLASTER (14).

Filed construction activity

$90,400 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (42)
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)harlem east llc
Head officerjonathan samet
Managing agentUS REALTY CORP
Last registered2026-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,925,000 $866,250
2026$2,190,000 $985,500
2027$2,019,000 $908,550

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 39/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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

Subway137 St-City College — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
135 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 138 St — M100 M101 · 400 ft
Citi BikeHamilton Pl & W 140 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 192 Jacob H. Schiff
Middle: Harold O. Levy 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

518 West 139 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

387 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 187 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 US REALTY CORP — 54 buildings, 1,876 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B16 · C12 · D11 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
199 Linden Boulevard BK145 D
211 West 146 Street MN108 D
1834 Caton Avenue BK84 D
612 Ocean Avenue BK80 B
2483 Devoe Terrace BX72 C
635 Riverside Drive MN67 D
25 Tennis Court BK61 D
65 Lenox Road BK60 B
35 Tennis Court BK60 B
260 Linden Boulevard BK58 A
894 Riverside Drive MN54 D
990 President Street BK54 B
454 Van Duzer Street SI52 B
145 Audubon Avenue MN48 B
1400 Ocean Avenue BK48 B
40 Sherman Avenue MN45 B
605 West 156 Street MN44 D
518 West 139 Street MN42 C
544 West 158 Street MN42 C
759 46 Street BK41 A
634 West 135 Street MN39 D
669 East 5 Street BK34 C
1514 Sterling Place BK32 B
837 East 22 Street BK32 B
625 West 156 Street MN32 C
291 Edgecombe Avenue MN31 C
754 East 23 Street BK31 C
170 East 17 Street BK30 C
1016 President Street BK26 C
20 Baughman Place BK24 A
287 Edgecombe Avenue MN24 C
166 Brooklyn Avenue BK24 A
162 East 109 Street MN20 C
46 Sullivan Street BK20 B
294 West 147 Street MN20 F
584 Rugby Road BK20 D
307 West 143 Street MN20 B
1021 Ocean Avenue BK16 A
553 East 2 Street BK16 C
483 Washington Avenue BK16 A
917 Greene Avenue BK16 B
1120 Madison Street BK16 B
545 West 133 Street MN10 D
861 Greene Avenue BK8 B
880 Greene Avenue BK8 A
363 East 21 Street BK8 B
640 Warren Street BK8 A
90 Remsen Street BK7 A
560 Vanderbilt Avenue BK6 A
908 Greene Avenue BK4 A
174 East 109 Street MN4 F
914 Greene Avenue BK4 D
1473 Amsterdam Avenue MN4 F
5308 13 Avenue BK1 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,725,000 on 2020-01-27 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-27Mortgage $2,725,000 — from HARLEM EAST LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,725,000
2020-01-27AL&R $2,725,000 — from HARLEM EAST LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $2,725,000
2013-10-08Deed $6,090,056 — from DHNY APT III LLC to HARLEM EAST LLC $6,090,056
2012-11-16AL&R $100,000,000 — from DHNY APT V LLC; DG UWS SUB LLC; DHNY APT II LLC; DHNY APT I LLC; DHNY APT III LLC; DHNY AP to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC $100,000,000
2012-10-31Agreement $100,000,000 — from DHNY APT 1V LLC, C/O GEMSTONE REALTY PAR; DHNY APT 11 LLC, C/O GEMSTONE REALTY PAR; DG UWS to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE, LLC $100,000,000
2012-09-26Deed $2,770,781 — from 520 W. 139TH STREET LLC to DHNY APT III LLC $2,770,781
2012-09-19Mortgage $80,000,000 — from 5 WEST 101ST STREET LLC C/O THE PRAEDIUM; 203 WEST 108TH STREET, LLC C/O THE PRAED; 312 WE to DG UWS SUB LLC, C/O GEMSTONE PROPERTY- $80,000,000
2012-09-19Mortgage $50,000,000 — from 8-10 WEST 108TH STREET, LLC C/O THE PRAE; 625 WEST 156TH STREET, LLC C/O THE PRAED; 203 WE to DG UWS SUB LLC, C/O GEMSTONE PROPERTY- $50,000,000
2012-09-19Agreement $204,000,000 — from 123 WEST 106TH STREET, LLC C/O THE PRAED; 125 WEST 106TH STREET, LLC C/O THE PRAED; 3-5 WE to DG UWS SUB LLC, C/O GEMSTONE PROPERTY- $204,000,000
2012-09-19Mortgage $62,132,000 — from 894 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NY ASSOCIATES, LLC C; 627 WEST 113TH STREET, LLC C/O THE PRAED; 625 WE to DG UWS SUB LLC, C/O GEMSTONE PROPERTY- $62,132,000
2007-04-18Mortgage $39,000,000 — from 123 WEST 106TH STREET LLC; 120 W. 105TH STREET LLC; 203 W. 108TH STREET LLC; 21 W. 106TH S to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. $39,000,000
2007-04-18Agreement $204,000,000 — from 120 W. 105TH STREET LLC; 10-16 MANHATTAN AVENUE LLC; 203 W. 108TH STREET LLC; 400-408 WEST to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. $204,000,000
2007-04-18AL&R $204,000,000 — from 109 WEST 105TH STREET LLC; 625 W. 156TH STREET LLC; 3-5 W. 108TH STREET LLC; 7-9 W. 108TH to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. $204,000,000
2007-04-18Agreement $165,000,000 — from 109 WEST 105TH STREET LLC; 5 WEST 101ST STREET LLC; 312 W. 114TH STREET LLC; 15 WEST 107TH to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. $165,000,000
2007-04-18Agreement $220,000,000 — from 15 WEST 107TH STREET LLC; 243 WEST 109TH STREET LLC; 63 W. 107TH STREET LLC; 241 WEST 109T to DEUTSCHE BANK MORTGAGE CAPITAL, L.L.C. $220,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174424302253
20180222604232
20193213208145
20200314721153
20210418804196
20220622507238
202301320039360
20240317807188
20250127108280
202602315010327
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 92Housing & tenants 4,296Ownership & money 83Health & systems 108

Every one of the 4,610 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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