1,357 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 469 HPD housing violations, 390 HPD complaints, 378 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 176.7. 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 | 75 total — 18 class C (immediately hazardous), 40 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2004-05-29. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
30 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · PLUMBING (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Water System (2) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · Sewer (2).
$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| 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) | 509 WEST 140TH ST HDFC |
| Head officer | ANDREA FILPO |
| Managing agent | DEL MAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES |
| Last registered | 2025-07-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,220,000 | $549,000 |
| 2026 | $1,391,000 | $625,950 |
| 2027 | $1,658,000 | $746,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 36% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $227,746 a year ($17.26 per sq ft), operating expenses $84,316 ($6.39 per sq ft), net operating income $143,430. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (2 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.
| Subway | 137 St-City College — 1 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 140 St — M101 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Hamilton Pl & W 140 St · 200 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.
509 West 140 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 |
30 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 DEL MAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 22 buildings, 309 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B4 · C2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 350 South 4 Street | BK | 35 | A |
| 95 South 10 Street | BK | 35 | A |
| 274 South 2 Street | BK | 34 | A |
| 341 Bedford Avenue | BK | 33 | A |
| 227 South 2 Street | BK | 20 | A |
| 798 Hancock Street | BK | 18 | B |
| 37 Erasmus Street | BK | 18 | B |
| 509 West 140 Street | MN | 15 | C |
| 1095 Bushwick Avenue | BK | 14 | A |
| 983 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 10 | A |
| 152 South 8 Street | BK | 9 | A |
| 144 South 8 Street | BK | 9 | A |
| 158 South 8 Street | BK | 9 | A |
| 980 Putnam Avenue | BK | 8 | A |
| 156 Nassau Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 2283 2 Avenue | MN | 6 | B |
| 438 Bedford Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 132 South 8 Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 370 Hooper Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 202 West 105 Street | MN | 5 | A |
| 514 West 149 Street | MN | 4 | C |
| 363 West 116 Street | MN | 3 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1 on 1991-07-12 (lender: City Of New York Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-13 | RPTT&RET $300,000 — from 509 WEST 140TH STREET HDFC to HANVONG, PRANGTHIP | $300,000 | |
| 2020-03-06 | Sold for $300,000 | $300,000 | $20,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 70 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 120 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 55 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 1 | 143 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 52 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 65 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 25 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
Every one of the 1,357 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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