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238 West 136 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1019410050 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class2
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s3
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 27.5. In ZIP 10030, 33% of residential buildings hold an A and 16% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-04-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Water System (1) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (1) · Missed Collection (1).

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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)JOYCE BRAITHWAITE
Managing agentOWNER
Last registered2025-09-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$639,000 $287,550
2026$511,000 $229,950
2027$514,000 $231,300

The city's market estimate has fallen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway135 St — B C · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
135 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 135 St / Adam C Powell Blvd — Bx33 · 350 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 138 St · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet. 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

238 West 136 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

3 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by OWNER — 42 buildings, 142 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B5 · C22 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
35 West 88 Street MN7 A
534 83 Street BK6 D
1946 East 8 Street BK6 A
45 West 73 Street MN5 C
1326 Manor Avenue BX4 C
3005 Matthews Avenue BX4 A
1258 Boynton Avenue BX4 A
1318 Manor Avenue BX4 A
20 East 95 Street MN4 C
1264 Boynton Avenue BX4 D
25-39 95 Street QN4 C
94 Butler Street BK4 B
1160 Elder Avenue BX4 C
95-11 90 Street QN4 C
238 West 136 Street MN4 C
1422 Croes Avenue BX4 C
1324 Manor Avenue BX4 A
838 East 222 Street BX4 C
87-05 Northern Boulevard QN4 C
394 Bergen Street BK3 C
41-12 66 Street QN3 C
1225 Demond Court BK3 C
68-26 78 Street QN3 C
294 West 4 Street MN3 C
300 East 56 Street BK3 C
2411 Matthews Avenue BX3 C
385 8 Street BK3 C
1416 Fteley Avenue BX3 C
47-42 39 Place QN3 B
9118 Avenue A BK3 B
1569 West 3 Street BK3 B
324 Degraw Street BK3 A
1424 Glover Street BX3 A
712 Greene Avenue BK3 D
479 3 Avenue BK2 B
107-09 Monterey Street QN2 C
4618 Church Avenue BK2 C
1331 Boynton Avenue BX2 A
109 Elm Street SI2 C
16 West 9 Street MN1 D
79-17 Atlantic Avenue QN1 F
1802 Schenectady Avenue BK1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2005-11-28 (lender: HSBC Mortgage Corporation USA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-11-28Mortgage $100,000 — from BRAITHWAITE, DONALD E; BRAITHWAITE, JOYCE DIANE to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION USA $100,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700022
201806039
201902035
202000000
202108008
202202114
2023370313
202404026
202512036
202601023
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-09-10Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2026-03-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-10Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2026-03-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-11-14DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2025-09-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-08-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-04HPD 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
2025-04-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-03-10Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024
2024-12-05311: Missed Collection — Bulky Recycling
2024-09-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-06-04311: Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint — Spilled Garbage
2024-04-02HPD 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
2024-03-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-01-17311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2023
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-10-02311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-10-02311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-10-02Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-10-02Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2023-09-27Boiler inspection
2023-09-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-04-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-03-16HPD 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
2023-03-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-11-02HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2022-05-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-15LDMK — from NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2022-02-16HPD 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
2021-10-29311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2021-10-08311: Obstruction — Weeds or Grass
2021-10-08311: Obstruction — Weeds or Grass
2021-09-30311: Obstruction — Weeds or Grass
2021-08-19Bedbug filing: 4 infested units
2021-06-08311: Damaged Tree — Tree Trunk Split
2021-06-08311: Damaged Tree — Tree Trunk Split
2021-04-02HPD 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
2019
2019-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-09-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-08-12Boiler inspection
2019-05-07311: Dead/Dying Tree — Planted More Than 2 Years Ago
2019-01-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-10-31Boiler inspection
2018-07-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-07-09311: Rodent — Signs of Rodents
2018-06-29311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2018-06-28311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2018-03-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-03-08311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017
2017-10-12Boiler inspection
2017-06-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-27HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2016-09-23Rodent inspection: Passed
2015
2015-12-09Mortgage satisfied — from BRAITHWAITE, DONALD E; BRAITHWAITE, JOYCE D to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION (USA)
2015-12-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-02-03HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2014
2014-12-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-09-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-04-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-01-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-07-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-06-01Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2011
2011-04-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-03-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2005
2005-11-28Mortgage $100,000 — from BRAITHWAITE, DONALD E; BRAITHWAITE, JOYCE DIANE to HSBC MORTGAGE CORPORATION USA$100,000
1996
1996-02-26DOB complaint, category ?
1996-01-17Deed — from BRAITHWAITE, DONALDE. SURVIVOR; BRAITHWAITE, ELOISEH. to BRAITHWAITE, DONALDE.; BRAITHWAITE, JOYCE DIANE
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:

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