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759 East 138 Street

2,414Records
19City systems
369Open violations
140Penalty rate
Bronx · ZIP 10454 · Neighborhood: Mott Haven-Port Morris
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2,414 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 721 HPD housing violations, 694 311 service requests, 598 HPD complaints.

BoroughBronx 10454
Built1905
Floors6
Res. units114
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)JASMINE COURT HOUSING
BBL2025900102
BIN2004014

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 140. In ZIP 10454, 54% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations369 total — 88 class C (immediately hazardous), 166 class B, 115 class A. Oldest open since 2018-06-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

119 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 37 · winter 2024–25: 76 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

37
’23–24
76
’24–25
2
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$14,999 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

221 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (54) · PLUMBING (33) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (25) · APPLIANCE (19) · ELECTRIC (15) · PAINT/PLASTER (10).

Filed construction activity

$168,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (114)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)JASMINE COURT ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerKIUMARZ GEULA
Managing agentPILLAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-12-08

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,395,000 $1,077,750
2026$2,679,000 $1,205,550
2027$2,593,000 $1,166,850

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 54/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 7)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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 2019 (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.

Getting around

SubwayCypress Av — 6 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 138 St / Bruckner Blvd — Bx33 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 138 St & Willow Ave · 150 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.

Report a problem to 311

759 East 138 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

221 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 54 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by PILLAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 40 buildings, 1,300 units. Grades across the portfolio: B11 · C11 · D12 · F6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3462 3 Avenue BX228 C
19-15 Nameoke Ave QN142 B
3463 3 Avenue BX114 C
759 East 138 Street BX114 D
3475 Third Avenue BX102 B
2030 Adam C Powell Blvd MN57 D
208 West 149 Street MN42 B
499 East 188 Street BX40 D
901 Anderson Avenue BX40 B
240 East 119 Street MN33 F
236 West 149 Street MN24 B
252 West 149 Street MN24 B
2785 8 Avenue MN23 B
130 Willis Avenue BX23 D
124 West 137 Street MN21 D
106 West 137 Street MN20 D
35 West 131 Street MN18 C
958 Prospect Avenue BX16 C
870 Longwood Avenue BX16 D
176 West 137 Street MN16 D
213 West 147 Street MN15 B
215 West 147 Street MN15 B
163 West 136 Street MN14 F
209 West 147 Street MN11 B
146 West 124 Street MN11 D
275 West 118 Street MN11 D
273 West 118 Street MN11 C
279 West 118 Street MN10 C
71 West 118 Street MN10 C
73 West 118 Street MN10 C
531 Lenox Avenue MN10 D
110 West 137 Street MN10 F
277 West 118 Street MN10 C
144 West 124 Street MN9 D
2190 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN8 C
77 West 118 Street MN7 B
128 West 124 Street MN4 F
83 West 118 Street MN4 F
126 West 124 Street MN4 F
126 West 118 Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,649,874 on 2001-07-03 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 3 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-08-19RPTT&RET $10,000 — from WNC INSTITUTIONAL TAX CREDIT FUND X NEW ; WNC HOUSING LP to SOBRO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $10,000
2001-07-03Mortgage $10,649,874 — from JASMINE COURT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NYC HPD $10,649,874
1987-03-19Mortgage $100,000 — from HOLYWOOD WHEELS INC. to CENTRAL FUNDING CO. $100,000
1986-07-08Mortgage $100,000 — from HOLLYWOOD WHEELS INC. to CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201737530265
2018113610984
2019039128111179
202027410454
2021059912107
20222629102301
202312334903376
202411544512464
202511018900200
202675120125
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The full timeline

Construction 72Enforcement 208Housing & tenants 2,061Ownership & money 24Health & systems 49

Every one of the 2,414 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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