The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 67% 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 7.1. 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 — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-13.
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
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Maintenance or Facility (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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1891)
Yes
Six or more residential units (7)
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)
ADAMS 138TH LLC
Head officer
JOSEPH AIZER
Managing agent
STRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP
Last registered
2025-09-17
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
$702,000
$315,900
2026
$668,000
$300,600
2027
$775,000
$348,750
The city's market estimate has risen
10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
Subway
135 St — B C · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 135 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 138 St — M2 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
Adam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 138 St · 300 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.
5 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $365,564 on
2018-02-12 (lender: Sabal Capital II, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2018-02-12
Agreement $2,102,000 — from ADAMS 138TH LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC
$2,102,000
2018-02-12
Mortgage $365,565 — from ADAMS 138TH LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC
$365,565
2015-09-28
Mortgage $1,785,000 — from ADAMS 138TH LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA
$1,785,000
2013-04-24
Deed $990,000 — from CLARKE, ARNOLD JR; CLARKE, QURAN to ADAMS 138TH LLC
$990,000
1991-02-22
Mortgage $5,800 — from CLARK HERMAN D JR.; BLEDMAN, CLARINE to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBK
$5,800
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
13
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
0
0
4
4
2018
0
5
6
2
13
2019
0
6
0
4
10
2020
0
3
0
0
3
2021
0
4
0
0
4
2022
0
4
0
1
5
2023
0
4
0
2
6
2024
0
4
0
2
6
2025
2
3
0
2
7
2026
0
3
1
2
6
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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
2026-04-27
311: Maintenance or Facility — Rodent Sighting
2026-04-07
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-23
LDMK — from NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2025-12-11
FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2025-12-11
FDNY inspection (RISK)
The full timeline
2026
2026-10-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-04-30Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2026-04-27311: Maintenance or Facility — Rodent Sighting
2026-04-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-23LDMK — from NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2024-07-22311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2024-07-19Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-05-20311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2024-04-03Rodent inspection: Passed
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
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
2023-10-06Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-06-21311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2023-06-13311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2023-04-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-05-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-05-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-05-12Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-16HPD 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
2022-02-16HPD 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
2021-07-14311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2021-04-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
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
2021-04-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2020
2020-03-08HPD class C: § 27-2056.8 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUI
2020-02-12HPD class C: § 27-2056.8 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACANCY BY SUBMITTING REQUI
2020-01-06HPD class C: § 27-2056.4 ADM CODE- Correct failure to notify occupants and/or to investigate lead-based paint hazards.
2019
2019-11-26311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2019-11-14311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2019-11-13HPD class C: SECTION 27-2056.7 ADM CODE: Correct failure to provide to the department within 45 days of demand all records required to be maintained by o
2019-08-02Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2019-02-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-02-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-18Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-11-07311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2018-05-29Mortgage assigned — from FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST
2018-04-11Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-04-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-12Mortgage assigned — from SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC to SABAL TL1, LLC
2018-02-12Agreement $2,102,000 — from ADAMS 138TH LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC$2,102,000
2018-02-12Mortgage $365,565 — from ADAMS 138TH LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC$365,565
2018-02-12Mortgage assigned — from SABAL TL1, LLC to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
2018-02-12Mortgage assigned — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC
2018-01-04311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2018-01-04311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2018-01-04311: Water System — Excessive Water In Basement (WEFB)
2018-01-04311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2017
2017-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-06-16Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2017-05-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-04-03Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
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
2016-09-27Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-03-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-03-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-03-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-03-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015
2015-12-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-10-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-09-28Mortgage $1,785,000 — from ADAMS 138TH LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA$1,785,000
2015-05-11Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-02-13311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2015-02-13DOB complaint, category ?
2015-01-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-01-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-07-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-07-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-07-03Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-05-25Job filed: SPRINKLER WORK APPLICATION FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALTERATION JOB#121730519. NO CHANGE IN USE ,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$27,500
2014-05-25Job filed: SPRINKLER WORK APPLICATION FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALTERATION JOB#121730519. NO CHANGE IN USE ,EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$27,500
2014-05-15DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2012 INSPECTION REPORT
2014-05-13Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-05-13Permit AL — ISSUED
2013
2013-11-05HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2013-09-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-07-29Job filed: CONVERT SRO TO 7 CLASS "A" APARTMENTS; INTERIOR RENOVATION THROUGHOUT ON AN EXISTING BASEMENT AND THREE-STORY DWELLING; PLUMBING AND PARTITION WORK AS$965,860
2013-06-19HPD litigation: CONH
2013-04-24Deed $990,000 — from CLARKE, ARNOLD JR; CLARKE, QURAN to ADAMS 138TH LLC$990,000
2012
2012-07-26Deed — from CLARKE, HERMAN to CLARKE, QURAN; CLARKE, ARNOLD JR.
2012-06-08Rodent inspection: Passed
2012-03-31HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-09-27HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2011-09-17HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2011-04-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-08-09311: Building/Use — SRO - Illegal Work/No Permit/Change In Occupancy/Use
2010-08-09311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2010-08-09DOB complaint, category ?
2010-08-09DOB complaint, category ?
2010-04-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2009
2009-10-01Rodent inspection: Passed
2009-08-14Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2009-07-29Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2008
2008-12-09Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1998-11-25HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1998-07-27Deed — from CLARKE, HAERMAN SR.; CLARKE HERMAN D. JR to CLARKE, HERMAN JR.
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1996
1996-03-07Mortgage satisfied — from BLEDMAN, CLARINE; CLARK, HERMAN D. to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBANK, FSB
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1991
1991-08-01Deed — from BLEDMAN, CLARINE; CLARKE, HERMAN JR to CLARKE, HERMAN SR.; CLARKE, HERMAN JR.
1991-02-22Mortgage $5,800 — from CLARK HERMAN D JR.; BLEDMAN, CLARINE to LONG ISLAND SAVINGSBK$5,800
1989
1989-11-15HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF CASCADING WATER LEAK CEILING 1 STY PUBLIC HALL & 1 STY WATERCLOSET ER1.
1989-11-15HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING 1 STY PUBLIC HALL & 1 STY WATERCLO
1989-11-15HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 1 STY PUBLIC HALL WATERCLOSET.
1989-11-15HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM CELLAR DOOR PADLOCKED.
1989-05-05HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1989-05-05HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 1 STY REAR APT 3 KITCHEN & BATHROOM. LOCATED AT APT 3
1989-04-11HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES KITCHEN & BATHROOM 1 STY NORTH APT 1. LOCATED AT APT 1
1989-02-10HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM CELLAR DOOR LOCKED.
1989-02-10HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE POST NOTICE, IN FORM APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, STATING THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO H
1989-02-10HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES 1 STY SOUTHWEST APT 3 BATHROOM & KITCHEN. LOCATED AT APT 3
1985
1985-12-18HPD class B: D26-11.01, 11.03, 11.05 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ACCUMULATION OF REFUSE AND/OR RUBBISH AND MAINTAIN IN A CLEAN CONDITION THE CELLAR THROUGHOUT.
1985-12-18HPD class B: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RU
1983
1983-10-13Deed — from BLEDMAN, CLARINE to BLEDMAN, CLARINE; CLARKE, HERMAN JR.
1982
1982-01-20HPD class A: D26-20.08,20.09 ADM CODE FILE CERTIFICATION OF SATISFACTORY INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH H.P.D. RULES AND REGUL
1975
1975-11-10HPD 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
1975-11-10HPD class B: D26-13.03 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES 1ST STY PUBLIC HALL WASH BASIN & WATER CLOSET COMPARTMENT.
1975-11-10HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAINTED SPRINKLER HEADS 1ST STY PUBLIC HALL THROUGHOUT.
1975-11-10HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING PUBLIC HALL BASEMENT.
1975-11-10HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING OF STAIR BASEMENT TO CELLAR.
1975-11-10HPD class B: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING CELLAR THROUGHOUT.
1975-11-10HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEILING 1ST STY PUBLIC HALL REAR.
1975-11-10HPD class A: D26-31.09 ADM CODE PROVIDE UNDER COMPLETED PERMIT SANITARY FACILITIES FOR EACH 6 PERSONS OR REMAINDER THEREOF FOR CLASS B ROOMS BY INSTALLIN
1975-11-10HPD class B: § 300, 301, 302, M/D LAW FILE PLANS AND OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE THE FOLLOWING ALTERATION OR RESTORE PREMISES TO PRIOR
1969
1969-12-31Mortgage assigned — from CRUIKSHANK, JAMES HEST to LONG ISLAND HUMANE ETAL