A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 14. 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 violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2014-07-10.
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
No 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 (1920)
No
Six or more residential units (5)
No
421-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)
BH 316 WEST 139 LLC
Head officer
SHMUEL BENTOV
Managing agent
SENSA REALTY LLC
Last registered
2026-07-24
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
$669,600
$301,320
2026
$687,000
$309,150
2027
$797,000
$358,650
The city's market estimate has risen
19% 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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 145 St — A B C D · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 138 St — M10 · 300 ft
Citi Bike
Frederick Douglass Blvd & W 139 St · 250 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.
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: $1,462,500 on
2016-01-06 (lender: Country Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2022-07-14
Agreement $1,875,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to BH 316 WEST 139 LLC
$1,875,000
2016-01-06
Agreement $2,100,000 — from BH 316 WEST 139 LLC to COUNTRY BANK
$2,100,000
2016-01-06
Mortgage $1,462,500 — from BH 316 WEST 139 LLC to COUNTRY BANK
$1,462,500
2016-01-06
AL&R $2,100,000 — from BH 316 WEST 139 LLC to COUNTRY BANK
$2,100,000
2014-11-19
Mortgage $637,500 — from BH 316 WEST 139 LLC to COUNTRY BANK
$637,500
2014-11-19
Deed $850,000 — from PEYTON, LEAH; PEYTON, JAMES to BH 316 WEST 139 LLC
$850,000
2014-11-19
AL&R $637,500 — from BH 316 WEST 139 LLC to COUNTRY BANK
$637,500
1999-06-17
Mortgage $50,000 — from PEYTON, JAMES; PEYTON, LEAH to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION
$50,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
16
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
2
1
0
2
5
2018
0
1
0
1
2
2019
1
2
0
3
6
2020
1
1
0
2
4
2021
0
2
0
2
4
2022
0
8
5
3
16
2023
2
4
0
2
8
2024
1
1
0
4
6
2025
0
1
0
4
5
2026
0
2
0
3
5
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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
2026-01-06
Boiler inspection
2026-01-06
Boiler inspection
2025-11-07
Rodent inspection: Passed
The full timeline
2026
2026-05-14Rodent 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
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
2022
2022-12-03311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2022-11-28Boiler inspection
2022-11-28Boiler inspection
2022-11-02311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2022-11-02Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2022-07-14Mortgage assigned — from OCEANFIRST BANK N.A.; COUNTRY BANK to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
2022-07-14Agreement $1,875,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to BH 316 WEST 139 LLC$1,875,000
2022-07-14TL&R — from OCEANFIRST BANK N.A. to SENSA VENTURES LLC; BH 316 WEST 139 LLC
2022-07-14TL&R — from OCEANFIRST BANK N.A. to BH 316 WEST 139 LLC; SENSA VENTURES LLC
2022-05-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-04-15LDMK — from NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
2022-03-14311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-03-14Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2022-02-27311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2022-02-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
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
2021-04-02HPD 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
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
2021-01-29Boiler inspection
2021-01-29Boiler inspection
2020
2020-07-19311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-04-30Boiler inspection
2020-04-30Boiler inspection
2020-01-17DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019
2019-11-08DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT
2019-09-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-08-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-07-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-02-21Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-17Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2018
2018-06-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-09-20Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-06Agreement $2,100,000 — from BH 316 WEST 139 LLC to COUNTRY BANK$2,100,000
2016-01-06Mortgage $1,462,500 — from BH 316 WEST 139 LLC to COUNTRY BANK$1,462,500
2016-01-06AL&R $2,100,000 — from BH 316 WEST 139 LLC to COUNTRY BANK$2,100,000
2015
2015-12-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-10-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-10-02HPD 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
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-08-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-07-09Job filed: INSTALL NEW BOILER AND HOT WATER AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE, USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2015-07-09Job filed: INSTALL NEW BOILER AND HOT WATER AS PER PLAN. NO CHANGE, USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$20,000
2015-02-19Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-02-07ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER CONTAINED IN NOTICE OF VIOLATION #35074491N ISSUED ON 1/3/15. DEMOLISH FIRE RATED PAR
2015-02-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-01-07Job filed: PROPOSED INTERIOR PARTITION RENOVATION OF CELLAR, BASEMENT ( APT # 1 & 2), 1ST FL. ( APT # 3 & 4), 2ND FL. ( APT # 5 & 6) & 3RD FL. ($210,000
2015-01-03ECB CLASS - 1 violation: WORK W/OUT A PERMIT.WORK NOTED:@CELLAR,BSMT,@1ST FLR THRU 3RD FLR HAVING REMOVE FIRE RATING PARTITIONS & FIRE RATING MATERIALS FRO
2014
2014-12-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2014-11-27311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2014-11-22311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-11-19Mortgage $637,500 — from BH 316 WEST 139 LLC to COUNTRY BANK$637,500
2014-11-19Deed $850,000 — from PEYTON, LEAH; PEYTON, JAMES to BH 316 WEST 139 LLC$850,000
2014-11-19AL&R $637,500 — from BH 316 WEST 139 LLC to COUNTRY BANK$637,500
2014-11-05DOB complaint, category ?
2014-07-10HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADMIN. CODE: ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF BEDBUGS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WES
2005-10-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-10-23Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-10-21Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005-09-22Mortgage satisfied — from PEYTON, JAMES; PEYTON, LEAH to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION
2005-04-01Permit AL — ISSUED
2005-03-03DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-05-25Job filed: NEW DUPLEX APARTMENT COMBINING FIRST FLOOR WITH PART OF BASEMENT.NEW INTERIOR STAIR REMOVAL OF ONE BATHROOM AND ONE KITCHEN ALL AS SHOWN ON PLANS.$18,000
2003
2003-10-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-10-17Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-06-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2003-06-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2003-03-03Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-03-02Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-03-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2001
2001-10-23DOB complaint, category ?
2001-10-23DOB violation P:
2001-10-23ECB Non-Hazardous violation: PLUMBING WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT. REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT IF FEASIBLE OR RESTORE TO PRIOR LEGAL CONDITION. LOCATION: CELLAR GAS PIPI$800
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
1999
1999-06-17Mortgage $50,000 — from PEYTON, JAMES; PEYTON, LEAH to DELTA FUNDING CORPORATION$50,000
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-03-18Deed — from ALBRIGHT, PINKIE to PEYTON, JAMES; PEYTON, LEAH