1,231 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 554 HPD housing violations, 291 311 service requests, 280 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 1606.6. 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 | 336 total — 67 class C (immediately hazardous), 146 class B, 123 class A. Oldest open since 1991-02-28. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
370 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 21 · winter 2024–25: 120 · winter 2025–26: 148). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$10,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
226 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (144) · PLUMBING (24) · DOOR/WINDOW (12) · ELECTRIC (12) · WATER LEAK (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8).
$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | 342 E 139TH STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | DENITA GRAHAM |
| Managing agent | REGINA GRAHAM |
| Last registered | 2018-10-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $743,000 | $334,350 |
| 2026 | $761,000 | $342,450 |
| 2027 | $877,000 | $394,650 |
The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
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 | 3 Av-138 St — 6 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Willis Av — Bx33 M125 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Willis Ave & E 137 St · 700 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.
342 East 139 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 |
226 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 144 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-06 | Deed $4,000 — from CITY OF NEW YORK to 342 EAST 139TH STREET HOUSING DEVELEOPME | $4,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 35 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 62 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 7 | 43 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 590 | 0 | 598 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 340 | 0 | 345 |
Every one of the 1,231 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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