697 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 258 311 service requests, 171 HPD complaints, 142 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 43.6. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 27 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2018-04-05. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
3 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
50 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (20) · Illegal Parking (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · PLUMBING (2).
$488,310 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (21) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | WEST 139TH OWNER LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID NATANOV |
| Managing agent | GREENACRE MANAGAMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,967,000 | $885,150 |
| 2026 | $2,163,000 | $973,350 |
| 2027 | $1,950,000 | $877,500 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
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 | 137 St-City College — 1 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 140 St — M101 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hamilton Pl & W 140 St · 350 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.
526 West 139 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 |
50 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 GREENACRE MANAGEMENT — 21 buildings, 282 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B9 · C6 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 111 Woodruff Avenue | BK | 45 | B |
| 11 Crooke Avenue | BK | 43 | B |
| 526 West 139 Street | MN | 21 | B |
| 515 West 139 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 3409 14 Avenue | BK | 20 | C |
| 3403 14 Avenue | BK | 19 | D |
| 79 Kingston Avenue | BK | 14 | D |
| 115 West 82 Street | MN | 10 | C |
| 827 Nostrand Avenue | BK | 10 | C |
| 113 West 82 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 374 West 116 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 355 West 115 Street | MN | 10 | B |
| 475 Tompkins Avenue | BK | 8 | C |
| 307 Jefferson Street | BK | 8 | B |
| 1713 Madison Street | QN | 6 | A |
| 285 Bleecker Street | BK | 6 | C |
| 167 Irving Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 360 West 116 Street | MN | 5 | F |
| 84A Rogers Avenue | BK | 5 | C |
| 367 West 116 Street | MN | 3 | D |
| 737 Church Avenue | BK | 2 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,349,061 on 2019-08-22 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-17 | Agreement $11,135,000 — from WEST 139TH OWNER, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $11,135,000 | |
| 2019-09-17 | AL&R $11,135,000 — from WEST 139TH OWNER, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $11,135,000 | |
| 2019-08-22 | Mortgage $3,349,062 — from WEST 139TH OWNER, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,349,062 | |
| 2016-10-17 | AL&R $8,114,000 — from WEST 139TH OWNER, LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $8,114,000 | |
| 2016-10-17 | Mortgage $2,687,793 — from WEST 139TH OWNER, LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $2,687,793 | |
| 2016-10-17 | Deed $6,800,000 — from LRP 139 LLC; SWB EQUITIES LLC to WEST 139TH OWNER LLC | $6,800,000 | |
| 2016-10-17 | Agreement $8,114,000 — from WEST 139TH OWNER, LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $8,114,000 | |
| 2016-10-06 | Sold for $6,800,000 | $6,800,000 | $323,810 |
| 2013-12-23 | Mortgage $5,209,273 — from BIRBACH FAMILY GROUP, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,209,273 | |
| 2013-12-23 | Deed $4,655,000 — from 526 WEST REALTY CORP to BIRBACH FAMILY GROUP, LLC | $4,655,000 | |
| 2013-12-23 | Agreement $5,600,000 — from BIRBACH FAMILY GROUP, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,600,000 | |
| 2013-12-23 | AL&R $5,600,000 — from BIRBACH FAMILY GROUP, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,600,000 | |
| 2011-12-07 | Agreement $403,474 — from 526 WEST REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB | $403,474 | |
| 2002-10-15 | Mortgage $499,999 — from 526 WEST REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK | $499,999 | |
| 1987-11-05 | Mortgage $36,102 — from 526 W RLTY CORP to EDWARDS, ROSA | $36,102 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 66 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 50 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 0 | 2 | 169 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 58 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
Every one of the 697 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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