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603 West 138 Street

1,030Records
20City systems
75Open violations
257.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10031 · Neighborhood: Hamilton Heights-Sugar Hill
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1,030 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 285 311 service requests, 261 HPD housing violations, 249 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10031
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassD2
Owner (PLUTO)603 WEST 138 REALTY LLC
BBL1020870025
BIN1062297

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 257.7. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations75 total — 32 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2010-06-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

100 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 33 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 48). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

33
’23–24
18
’24–25
48
’25–26

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

$6,897 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

126 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (47) · Noise (30) · Illegal Parking (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · GENERAL (4) · ELECTRIC (4).

Filed construction activity

$363,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)AEC 138 REALTY LLC
Head officerDAVID ESHAGHPOUR
Managing agentEAST COAST MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,521,000 $684,450
2026$1,611,000 $724,950
2027$1,778,000 $800,100

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 30/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 138 St — M4 M5 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & 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

603 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

126 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 47 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 EAST COAST MANAGEMENT LLC — 18 buildings, 912 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B8 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
65-50 Wetherole Street QN146 B
80-09 35 Avenue QN96 A
44-30 MacNish Street QN66 B
845 Riverside Drive MN53 A
35-40 83 Street QN53 A
37-05 90 Street QN49 B
839 Riverside Drive MN48 A
91-16 34 Avenue QN48 B
4067 Broadway MN44 A
38 Ft Washington Avenue MN43 A
46 Ft Washington Avenue MN43 B
34-35 74 Street QN42 A
40-17 Ithaca Street QN39 B
4069 Broadway MN38 A
1341 St Nicholas Avenue MN32 B
328 East 78 Street MN28 A
603 West 138 Street MN24 C
320 Columbus Avenue MN20 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,067,791 on 2020-06-09 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-08Agreement $2,000,000 — from 603 WEST 138 REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $2,000,000
2026-04-08AL&R $2,000,000 — from 603 WEST 138 REALTY LLC to FLUSHING BANK $2,000,000
2026-04-08Deed $3,100,000 — from AEC 138 REALTY LLC to 603 WEST 138 REALTY LLC $3,100,000
2026-03-31Sold for $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $129,167
2020-06-09Agreement $3,500,000 — from AEC 138 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,500,000
2020-06-09Mortgage $1,067,791 — from AEC 138 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,067,791
2020-06-09AL&R $3,500,000 — from AEC 138 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,500,000
2015-09-05AL&R $2,700,000 — from AEC 138 REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,700,000
2015-09-05Agreement $2,700,000 — from AEC 138 REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $2,700,000
2015-09-05Mortgage $1,564,923 — from AEC 138 REALTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,564,923
2011-03-07Agreement $1,234,000 — from AEC 138 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,234,000
2010-04-05AL&R $1,234,000 — from AEC 138 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,234,000
2010-04-05Agreement $1,234,000 — from AEC 138 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,234,000
2010-04-05Deed $2,400,000 — from 603 WEST 138 LLC to AEC 138 REALTY LLC $2,400,000
2005-03-02Mortgage $1,384,118 — from 603 WEST 138 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,384,118

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201731120218
201842740282
201900260228
20202465219
202142280135
202210110214
202330690476
2024215450466
20250317204179
202632556268
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 84Housing & tenants 836Ownership & money 49Health & systems 34

Every one of the 1,030 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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