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519 West 139 Street

774Records
17City systems
36Open violations
19Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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774 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 301 311 service requests, 209 HPD housing violations, 179 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units25
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)GTTG ENTERPRISES CORP
BBL1020710019
BIN1061731

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 54% 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 19. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

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 violations36 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1987-12-22.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

62 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (23) · Illegal Parking (21) · Noise (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Illegal Fireworks (2) · Curb Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (25)
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)G.T.T.G ENTERPRISES CORP.
Head officerJAMES DEMETRIOU
Managing agentFIRST MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,043,000 $469,350
2026$1,055,000 $474,750
2027$946,000 $425,700

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

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

Subway137 St-City College — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 140 St — M101 · 350 ft
Citi BikeHamilton Pl & W 140 St · 250 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

519 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

62 311 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 FIRST MANAGEMENT CORP — 92 buildings, 3,711 units. Grades across the portfolio: A43 · B27 · C10 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
41-25 Kissena Boulevard QN204 C
138-10 Franklin Avenue QN194 A
139-19 31 Road QN162 B
31-65 138 Street QN136 A
66-15 Thornton Place QN126 B
30-44 29 Street QN120 A
66-15 Wetherole Street QN113 B
76-10 34 Avenue QN108 A
67-41 Burns Street QN100 A
42-26 81 Street QN100 B
92-05 Whitney Avenue QN95 A
84-19 51 Avenue QN91 A
137-10 Franklin Avenue QN89 A
37-16 83 Street QN84 A
25-34 Crescent Street QN83 A
34-17 30 Street QN82 A
91-15 Lamont Avenue QN80 B
136-75 37 Avenue QN80 A
37-30 83 Street QN79 A
83-25 Vietor Avenue QN78 A
53-11 90 Street QN77 B
34-50 41 Street QN75 B
77-16 Austin Street QN72 A
61-20 Woodside Avenue QN68 A
1210 Elder Avenue BX68 A
35-40 30 Street QN62 A
120-10 85 Avenue QN60 A
35-50 78 Street QN57 A
72-11 110 Street QN53 A
187 Pinehurst Avenue MN49 A
975 East 181 Street BX49 B
150-31 12 Avenue QN49 A
221 East 76 Street MN43 A
72 Orange Street BK41 A
143-20 Hoover Avenue QN41 A
3542 Broadway MN40 A
619 East 5 Street MN40 A
31-59 34 Street QN40 A
34-32 35 Street QN33 A
25-25 Newtown Avenue QN30 A
27-37 27 Street QN30 A
23 Thompson Street MN28 A
689 East 233 Street BX26 B
685 East 233 Street BX26 B
519 West 139 Street MN25 A
105-25 88 Street QN24 B
25-38 Astoria Boulevard QN23 A
47-05 5 Street QN21 A
271 East 10 Street MN18 C
966 Southern Boulevard BX18 A
1042 Southern Boulevard BX17 A
37-67 64 Street QN16 B
992 Southern Boulevard BX16 A
21-39 27 Street QN16 B
43 Orchard Street MN13 B
32-21 37 Street QN12 B
224 West 104 Street MN12 B
999 Southern Boulevard BX8 B
1007 Southern Boulevard BX8 D
14-14 28 Avenue QN8 B

showing 60 of 92 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2007-01-18 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-01-18Mortgage $600,000 — from GTTG ENTERPRISES CORP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $600,000
1985-08-14Mortgage $100,000 — from PAPO REALTY CORP to GTTG ENTERPRISES CORP $100,000

Ten-year activity

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2017
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2018
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2021
2022
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700410243
20180010703110
201900520153
202002210225
202101380140
202200412346
202300310536
202421120520
202500310536
202600370542
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The full timeline

Construction 3Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 712Ownership & money 14Health & systems 40

Every one of the 774 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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