A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 44.6. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and
16% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
B
C
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2021-11-21.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
8
’24–25
6
’25–26
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (8) · Noise (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Derelict Vehicles (4) · PLUMBING (2) · Snow or Ice (2).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit
costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done
without a permit.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
Yes
Six or more residential units (10)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Head officer
GENEVIEVE OUTLAW
Managing agent
WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INC.
Last registered
2025-07-18
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$1,573,000
$707,850
2026
$1,452,000
$653,400
2027
$1,292,000
$581,400
The city's market estimate has fallen
18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
Building systems
Heating fuel
NATURALGAS
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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.
Getting around
Subway
135 St — B C · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 135 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 133 St — M10 · 100 ft
Citi Bike
St Nicholas Ave & W 134 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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: $57,823 on
2012-12-21 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development and The City Of New York), 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.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2012-12-21
Mortgage $57,823 — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D
$57,823
2010-09-07
Agreement $4,814,245 — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D
$4,814,245
2010-09-07
RPTT&RET $3,433,518 — from WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INCORPORAT to GS-NYEF 2009 LLC
$3,433,518
2010-09-07
Mortgage $788,321 — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D
$788,321
2008-07-09
Mortgage $4,025,924 — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO
$4,025,924
Ten-year activity
100500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
57
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
30
7
38
2018
0
7
11
18
2019
0
7
22
29
2020
0
10
9
19
2021
0
18
12
30
2022
0
7
6
13
2023
4
15
38
57
2024
0
11
17
28
2025
0
24
11
35
2026
0
19
6
25
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HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-08
311: Maintenance or Facility — Rodent Sighting
2026-04-02
Boiler inspection
2026-04-01
Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2026-03-20
311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2026-03-19
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-03-10
311: Noise - Residential — Loud Television
2026-03-03
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-03-03
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-03-01
311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2026-02-01
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-01
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-31
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-31
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-27
311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2026-01-12
311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
2026-01-09
Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2026-01-07
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2025-12-16
311: Snow or Ice — Sidewalk
2025-11-30
311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-11-30
Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-11-20
311: Missed Collection — Trash
2025-10-23
311: Derelict Vehicles — Derelict Vehicles
The full timeline
2026
2026-07-29311: Encampment — N/A
2026-06-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-08311: Maintenance or Facility — Rodent Sighting
2026-04-02Boiler inspection
2026-04-01Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2026-03-20311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2026-03-19Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-03-10311: Noise - Residential — Loud Television
2026-03-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-03-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-03-01311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2026-02-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2023-08-31Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2023-08-25ECB CLASS - 3 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN. OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE#1,WINDOW A/C UNITS ON FLOORS 2,3 AND 5 ARE MISSING SUPPORT BRACKETS, ALSO 2ND FLOOR WIND$500
2023-08-23DOB complaint, category ?
2023-08-14HPD class C: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FR
2023-08-14HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE ENTIRE APARTM
2023-08-14HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED WIRES FROM ILLEGAL CONNECTION OF
2023-08-11Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2023-07-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023-06-22311: Missed Collection — Trash
2023-06-06Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2023-05-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023-05-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-05-23Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2023-05-22Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2023-05-17Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-05-17Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-05-12Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-05-05Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-05-05Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-05-04Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-05-03Eviction executed
2023-04-27Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-04-17Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-04-12DOB complaint, category ?
2023-04-12ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WEILMCLAIN EGH115GAS FIRED BOILER CEASED USE ; PRODUCING CABON MONOXIDE AT TOP RT SECTION.EVIDENCE OF BOILER LEAKING CAUSING INCOM$6,250
2023-04-10Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-04-05Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-04-04Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-04-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Television
2023-04-03Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-03-28Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2023-02-09Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-01-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-01-24Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2023-01-17311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2023-01-13Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-01-11Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022
2022-09-19Eviction executed
2022-08-03Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2022-07-28Boiler inspection
2022-07-15Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2022-06-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-05-20Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2022-05-19311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Sidewalk
2022-05-10HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2022-05-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-05-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-04-13Rodent inspection: Stoppage done
2022-02-25Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-15HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-12-29Rodent inspection: Bait applied
2021-12-01311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2021-12-01311: Illegal Tree Damage — Roots Damaged
2021-11-30Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity and Other Reason
2021-11-21HPD class A: § 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES, BOTTOM
2021-11-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-11-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2021-11-18311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-18Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-12Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2021-11-03311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-11-03Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2021-09-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018-03-13Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017
2017-10-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2017-10-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... AT WEST WALL (DIMENSIONS: 10 SQ-FT) IN THE BATHROOM
2017-10-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCAT
2017-10-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2017-10-25HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION DRAIN PIPE AT WASH BASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APAR
2017-10-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCAT
2017-10-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH
2017-10-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 5
2017-10-25HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE ROOF SO THAT IT WILL NOT LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2017-10-25HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH
2010-09-07Agreement $4,814,245 — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D$4,814,245
2010-09-07Agreement — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS L.P. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2010-09-07RPTT&RET $3,433,518 — from WEST HARLEM GROUP ASSISTANCE, INCORPORAT to GS-NYEF 2009 LLC$3,433,518
2010-09-07Agreement — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2010-09-07Mortgage $788,321 — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D$788,321
2010-03-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-04-21DOB complaint, category ?
2009-04-07DOB complaint, category ?
2009-04-07ECB CLASS - 1 violation: TIEBACKS OR LIFELINES ARE NOT TIED BACK PROPERTY ANCHORED IN THAT, TIEBACKS FOR C HOOKS WERE NOT ANCHORED AT ALL. TIEBACKS AND LIF$4,800
2009-04-07ECB CLASS - 1 violation: LICENSED RIGGER FAILED TO ENSURE SCAFFOLD WORKER MET MINIMUM REQUIREMETNS IN THAT WORKER ON SUSPENDED SCAFFOLDING DID NOT HAVE SUS$1,600
2009-04-07ECB CLASS - 1 violation: INADEQUATE SAFETY MEASURES OPERATIONS OF HOISTING EQUIPMENT IN UNSAFE MANNER. NOTED: TWO WORKERS WORKING ON A SUSPENDED SCAFFOLD A
2009-03-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-02-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2009-02-06DOB complaint, category ?
2009-01-02Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVYDUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. NO A USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDE
2009-01-02Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVYDUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS. NO A USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. LIVE LOAD 300 PSF. SIDE
2009-01-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2009-01-01DOB violation LL6291:
2008
2008-09-15Permit AL — ISSUED
2008-09-15Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-08-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2008-08-11Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVYDDUTY SIDEWALK SHED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION. LI
2008-07-09Agreement — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPT. OF HPD to WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI
2008-07-09Agreement — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPT. OF HPD
2008-07-09SAGE — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI
2008-07-09Agreement — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to CITY OF NEW YORK, DEPT. OF HPD
2008-07-09Mortgage $4,025,924 — from WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO$4,025,924
2008-07-09Deed — from THE CITY OF NEW YORK to WHGA UNITY APARTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHI
2008-03-27Job filed: COMPLETE GUT REHAB TO INCLUDE NEW FIXTURES, WINDOWS, KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS, PARTITIONS. OBTAIN CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY NEW MECHANICAL SYSTEM INCLUDI$1,583,330
2008-03-27Job filed: COMPLETE GUT REHAB TO INCLUDE NEW FIXTURES, WINDOWS, KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS, PARTITIONS. OBTAIN CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY NEW MECHANICAL SYSTEM INCLUDI$1,583,330
2007
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2005
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2003
2003-04-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2003-03-19DOB violation LL6291:
2003-02-11Job filed: Installation of 125 linear feet of light duty sidewalk shed for waterproofing and repointing of facade only. All work to comply with LL 33/91. No chan
2003-02-11Job filed: Installation of 125 linear feet of light duty sidewalk shed for waterproofing and repointing of facade only. All work to comply with LL 33/91. No chan
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-12-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-12-12Job filed: REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED WOOD JOISTS AS PER PLAN FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2001-12-12Job filed: REPAIR/REPLACE DAMAGED WOOD JOISTS AS PER PLAN FILED. NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$10,000
2001-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-08-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-08-07Job filed: REPLACE BOILER AND FUEL BURNER
2001-03-19Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-01-17Job filed: REPAIR/REPLACE EXISTING CHIMNEY WITH NEW AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$8,000
2000
2000-10-12Permit SG — ISSUED
2000-09-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-08-31Job filed: Provide new front side walk pavement including affected curbs with footings and vault cover. No changes to uses, egress or occupancy.$7,000
2000-08-31Job filed: Provide new front side walk pavement including affected curbs with footings and vault cover. No changes to uses, egress or occupancy.$7,000
2000-08-17Permit EQ — ISSUED
2000-08-14Job filed: INSTALL HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED 125' DURING FACADE REPAIR. NO CHANGE IN USE,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY. SHED TO COMPLY WITH LL33/91.
2000-08-04Job filed: NEW ROOFING AND FLASHING AT MAIN AND BULKHEAD ROOFS. REMOVE EXISTING DUMBWAITER BULKHEAD REPLACE EXISTING STA IR BULKHEAD SKYLIGHT MINOR EXTERIOR STU$25,000
1999
1999-07-23Permit EW — ISSUED
1999-03-29Permit EW — ISSUED
1998
1998-06-23Permit AL — ISSUED
1997
1997-09-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
1997-03-18Permit EW — ISSUED
1997-03-18Permit PL — ISSUED
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1995-07-27DOB violation ES:
1994
1994-09-01DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-03-02DOB violation C:
1992-03-02DOB violation C:
1992-02-04DOB complaint, category ?
1992-02-04DOB complaint, category ?
1973
1973-06-13Deed — from FINANCE ADM CITY OFNY; LEWISOHN, RICHARD to CITY OF NEW YORK