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629 West 138 Street

549Records
15City systems
24Open violations
58.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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549 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 202 311 service requests, 157 HPD complaints, 97 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)629 WEST 138TH ST. LLC
BBL1020870016
BIN1062290

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 58.5. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations24 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 1996-05-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

43 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 25 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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12
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6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

28 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · Illegal Parking (5) · Street Light Condition (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)629 WEST 138 ST, LLC
Head officerETHAN JAMRON
Managing agentT&D MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,346,000 $605,700
2026$1,536,000 $691,200
2027$1,462,000 $657,900

The city's market estimate has risen 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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Riverside Dr / W 139 St — M11 · 250 ft
Citi BikeRiverside Dr & 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.

Report a problem to 311

629 West 138 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

28 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 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 T&D MANAGEMENT — 5 buildings, 38 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
629 West 138 Street MN20 B
296 Stanhope Street BK6 C
66-01 Fresh Pond Road QN5 A
565 Woodward Avenue QN4 B
64-19 Fresh Pond Road QN3 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $578,957 on 2013-10-23 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-10-23AL&R $925,000 — from 629 WST 138TH ST. LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $925,000
2013-10-23Mortgage $578,958 — from 629 WST 138TH ST. LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $578,958
2013-10-23Deed $2,500,000 — from 629 WEST REALTY CORP. to 629 WEST 138TH ST. LLC $2,500,000
2013-10-23Agreement $925,000 — from 629 WST 138TH ST. LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $925,000
2006-01-18Mortgage $550,000 — from 629 WEST REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $550,000
2001-03-29Mortgage $300,000 — from CABRERA, FREDDY to CITIBANK, NA $300,000
1991-07-16Mortgage $150,000 — from 625 WEST CORPORATION to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBK $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017132235
2018059261
2019036036
20200505
2021028028
20221618
2023425332
2024023326
2025015318
2026014216
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 475Ownership & money 27Health & systems 26

Every one of the 549 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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