351 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 118 311 service requests, 70 HPD housing violations, 48 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% 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 2.5. 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
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (24) · Missed Collection (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · Water System (2) · Drug Activity (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).
$2,730,460 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (12) |
| 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) | 555 EAST 137 ST LLC |
| Head officer | RODNEY SANI |
| Managing agent | Building Management USA LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $790,000 | $355,500 |
| 2026 | $801,000 | $360,450 |
| 2027 | $814,000 | $366,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los 2 Sabores Restaurant | Mexican | B | Mice evidence |
| Los 2 Sabores Restaurant LLC | Not yet graded | — | |
| Vida Verde Cafe | Coffee/Tea | B | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
3 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Ann's Av / E 138 St — Bx17 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Brook Ave & E 138 St · 500 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.
555 East 137 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
36 311 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 MANAGEMENT USA LLC — 16 buildings, 77 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B5 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 555 East 137 Street | BX | 12 | A |
| 1000 Findlay Avenue | BX | 10 | A |
| 67 West 169 Street | BX | 8 | A |
| 443 Wyona Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 241 Rockaway Avenue | BK | 5 | A |
| 413 East 158 Street | BX | 5 | D |
| 2128 2 Avenue | MN | 5 | B |
| 566 Wilson Avenue | BK | 4 | B |
| 1245 College Avenue | BX | 4 | B |
| 726 Courtlandt Avenue | BX | 4 | D |
| 1329 Inwood Avenue | BX | 3 | B |
| 444 Timpson Place | BX | 3 | B |
| 356 East 8 Street | MN | 3 | F |
| 1911 Barnes Avenue | BX | 3 | A |
| 4392 Park Avenue | BX | 2 | A |
| 1966 3 Avenue | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,450,000 on 2022-11-29 (lender: East West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-29 | AL&R $4,450,000 — from 555 EAST 137 STREET LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $4,450,000 | |
| 2022-11-29 | Mortgage $4,450,000 — from 555 EAST 137 STREET LLC to EAST WEST BANK | $4,450,000 | |
| 2022-05-05 | Deed $1,600,000 — from 543 JVB ASSOCIATES INC. to 543 EAST 137 STREET LLC | $1,600,000 | |
| 2022-05-05 | ACON $630,000 — from 543 137TH STREET LLC to 543 EAST 137 STREET LLC | $630,000 | |
| 2022-04-12 | Sold for $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | $133,333 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 39 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2024 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
Every one of the 351 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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