4,818 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,105 311 service requests, 1,934 HPD complaints, 470 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 220.7. In ZIP 10034, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 77 total — 30 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 2014-04-30. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 2 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
968 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 114 · winter 2024–25: 203 · winter 2025–26: 498 · winter 2026–27: 14). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$10,030 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
699 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (479) · Elevator (54) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (28) · PAINT/PLASTER (23) · PLUMBING (13) · Noise (11).
$724,744 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1927) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (61) |
| 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) | 139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC |
| Head officer | SCOTT CASTELLANO |
| Managing agent | TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,341,000 | $1,953,450 |
| 2026 | $4,745,000 | $2,135,250 |
| 2027 | $4,608,000 | $2,073,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 65/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Inwood-207 St — A · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 204 St — Bx7 · 700 ft |
| Citi Bike | Seaman Ave & Beak St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 18, 98, 278 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.
139 Payson Avenue
| 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 |
699 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 479 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 TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT LLC — 74 buildings, 2,315 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B20 · C10 · D7. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,239,196 on 2020-08-21 (lender: Signature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-21 | Mortgage $1,239,197 — from 139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,239,197 | |
| 2020-08-21 | Agreement $10,600,000 — from 139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,600,000 | |
| 2020-08-21 | AL&R $10,600,000 — from 139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $10,600,000 | |
| 2016-12-30 | Deed $19,200,000 — from 139 PAYSON PROPERTY LLC to 139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC | $19,200,000 | |
| 2016-12-30 | AL&R $9,900,000 — from 139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $9,900,000 | |
| 2016-12-30 | Agreement $9,900,000 — from 139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $9,900,000 | |
| 2016-12-30 | Mortgage $4,998,329 — from 139 PAYSON RESIDENCES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $4,998,329 | |
| 2016-12-14 | Sold for $19,200,000 | $19,200,000 | $314,754 |
| 2010-12-07 | Agreement $5,150,000 — from 139 PAYSON PROPERTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $5,150,000 | |
| 2010-12-07 | Mortgage $1,005,229 — from 139 PAYSON PROPERTY LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,005,229 | |
| 2006-11-01 | Agreement $4,200,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to 139 PAYSON PROPERTY LLC | $4,200,000 | |
| 2006-10-03 | Mortgage $1,514,095 — from 139 PAYSON PROPERTY LLC | $1,514,095 | |
| 2001-10-11 | Mortgage $1,537,971 — from 139 PAYSON PROPERTYLLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK | $1,537,971 | |
| 1996-12-13 | Mortgage $981,113 — from 139 PAYSON PROPERTYASSOCIATES to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK | $981,113 | |
| 1982-04-02 | Mortgage $250,000 — from 139 PAYSON PROPERTYASC to HODES, LYNN | $250,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19 | 3 | 230 | 0 | 7 | 259 |
| 2018 | 9 | 12 | 486 | 0 | 4 | 511 |
| 2019 | 3 | 12 | 317 | 0 | 2 | 334 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 253 | 5 | 1 | 261 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 484 | 0 | 2 | 492 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 0 | 3 | 143 |
| 2023 | 0 | 10 | 178 | 0 | 2 | 190 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 272 | 2 | 3 | 278 |
| 2025 | 0 | 9 | 459 | 0 | 2 | 470 |
| 2026 | 0 | 12 | 720 | 0 | 2 | 734 |
Every one of the 4,818 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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