122 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 27 311 service requests, 19 rodent inspections.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 10. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
1 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Dead/Dying Tree (2) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Damaged Tree (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1906) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 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 owner(s) | ZANDER LLC |
| Head officer | ALEX YELON |
| Managing agent | BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $777,000 | $349,650 |
| 2026 | $829,000 | $373,050 |
| 2027 | $995,000 | $447,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 28% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
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 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 138 St — M4 M5 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Broadway & W 138 St · 300 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.
610 West 138 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 |
7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC — 103 buildings, 1,953 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 103 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $492,500 on 2016-08-02 (lender: First Republic Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-30 | Agreement $2,030,000 — from ZANDER LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $2,030,000 | |
| 2016-08-02 | Mortgage $492,500 — from ZANDER LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $492,500 | |
| 2016-08-02 | Agreement $2,030,000 — from ZANDER LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $2,030,000 | |
| 2014-06-20 | Mortgage $237,956 — from ZANDER LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $237,956 | |
| 2014-06-20 | Agreement $1,537,500 — from ZANDER LLC to THE FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,537,500 | |
| 2007-06-06 | Mortgage $300,000 — from ZANDER, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $300,000 | |
| 2005-11-29 | Agreement $1,300,000 — from ZANDER, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $1,300,000 | |
| 2005-08-02 | Mortgage $825,000 — from ZANDOR, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $825,000 | |
| 1997-08-15 | Mortgage $224,250 — from BURLEY, SANDRA to FHB FUNDING CORP. | $224,250 | |
| 1996-11-15 | Mortgage $145,200 — from LOWE, ERIK to FHB FUNDING CORP. | $145,200 | |
| 1995-11-30 | Mortgage $45,000 — from LOWE, ERIK to SPRINGS, HELOISE GUARDIAN; SPRINGS, GORDON TURL | $45,000 | |
| 1995-11-30 | Mortgage $75,000 — from LOWE, ERIK to JB CAPITAL CORP. | $75,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 122 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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