874 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 328 311 service requests, 287 HPD complaints, 120 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% 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 84.2. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% 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 | 29 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1987-04-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Vendor Enforcement (8) · Encampment (6) · GENERAL (5) · ELECTRIC (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3).
$313,980 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1906) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | 510 E 138 LLC |
| Head officer | KARL ASHMAWY |
| Managing agent | LANGSAM PROP. SERV. CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-10-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,100,000 | $1,395,000 |
| 2026 | $3,221,000 | $1,449,450 |
| 2027 | $3,141,000 | $1,413,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 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 | Brook Av — 6 · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Brook Av — Bx33 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Brook Ave & E 138 St · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
512 East 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 |
57 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 LANGSAM PROPERTY SERVICES CORP — 215 buildings, 8,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B80 · C57 · D26 · F9. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 215 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,750,000 on 2008-03-05 (lender: Capella, Miquel). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-16 | Agreement $1,582,268 — from 510 EAST 138 LLC to CAPELLA, MIGUEL | $1,582,268 | |
| 2008-03-05 | Mortgage $1,750,000 — from 510 EAST 138 LLC to CAPELLA, MIQUEL | $1,750,000 | |
| 2008-03-05 | Deed $2,550,000 — from CAPELLA, MIGUEL to 510 EAST 138 LLC | $2,550,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 14 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 25 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 36 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2 | 81 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 40 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 4 | 67 |
| 2023 | 2 | 16 | 42 | 2 | 62 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 1 | 69 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 45 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
Every one of the 874 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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