5,233 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,759 311 service requests, 1,586 HPD complaints, 1,277 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 95% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 100.4. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 125 total — 54 class C (immediately hazardous), 58 class B, 13 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-25. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
130 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 53 · winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 32 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$7,900 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
285 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (56) · Noise (37) · PLUMBING (34) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (22) · PAINT/PLASTER (22) · FLOORING/STAIRS (15).
$1,477,935 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (28 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 (1932) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (148) |
| 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) | 138 SHARP REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | MARTIN KIRZNER |
| Managing agent | BEN SCHWADEL |
| Last registered | 2026-07-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,668,000 | $5,250,600 |
| 2026 | $13,677,000 | $6,154,650 |
| 2027 | $16,143,000 | $7,264,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 5/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Iguana | American | A | — |
| Sol Y Sazon | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
4 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Contaminated, Food Protection), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Willis Av — Bx33 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Willis Ave & E 137 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.
430 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
285 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 56 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $218,190 on 2024-07-31 (lender: Wilmington Trust, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-31 | Mortgage $218,190 — from WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC to WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A. | $218,190 | |
| 2024-03-04 | M&CON $10,351,447 — from 138-SHARP REALTY LLC to NEWPOINT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC | $10,351,447 | |
| 2024-03-04 | M&CON $30,254,000 — from 138-SHARP REALTY LLC to NEWPOINT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC | $30,254,000 | |
| 2023-07-26 | EASE $475,000 — from 138-SHARP REALTY LLC to WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC | $475,000 | |
| 2019-01-15 | AL&R $21,500,000 — from 138-SHARP REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $21,500,000 | |
| 2019-01-15 | Agreement $21,500,000 — from 138-SHARP REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $21,500,000 | |
| 2019-01-15 | Mortgage $5,663,664 — from 138-SHARP REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $5,663,664 | |
| 2015-01-07 | Agreement $17,280,000 — from 138-SHARP REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $17,280,000 | |
| 2015-01-07 | AL&R $17,280,000 — from 138-SHARP REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $17,280,000 | |
| 2015-01-07 | Mortgage $4,310,921 — from 138-SHARP REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,310,921 | |
| 2011-01-14 | Mortgage $1,935,003 — from 138-SHARP REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,935,003 | |
| 2011-01-14 | Agreement $13,950,000 — from 138-SHARP REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $13,950,000 | |
| 2011-01-14 | AL&R $13,950,000 — from 138-SHARP REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $13,950,000 | |
| 2006-01-24 | Mortgage $6,717,008 — from 138-SHARP REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,717,008 | |
| 2006-01-24 | AL&R $12,320,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 138-SHARP REALTY LLC | $12,320,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 302 | 0 | 11 | 319 |
| 2018 | 14 | 28 | 374 | 0 | 10 | 426 |
| 2019 | 13 | 20 | 276 | 3 | 6 | 318 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 0 | 2 | 127 |
| 2021 | 0 | 15 | 333 | 0 | 4 | 352 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 | 690 | 0 | 12 | 714 |
| 2023 | 31 | 19 | 554 | 4 | 7 | 615 |
| 2024 | 1 | 7 | 249 | 7 | 9 | 273 |
| 2025 | 0 | 9 | 190 | 1 | 4 | 204 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 0 | 4 | 197 |
Every one of the 5,233 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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