A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 51.3. In ZIP 10031, 40% of residential buildings hold an A and
14% 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
6 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2016-01-07.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 5).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Dumping (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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1920)
Yes
Six or more residential units (8)
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)
VAN BUREN 140 HOUSE LLC
Head officer
JOSEPH AIZER
Managing agent
STRIVERS MANAGEMENT GROUP
Last registered
2025-09-16
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
$418,800
$188,460
2026
$503,000
$226,350
2027
$593,000
$266,850
The city's market estimate has risen
42% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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
137 St-City College — 1 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown only)
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 139 St — M4 M5 · 200 ft
Citi Bike
Hamilton Pl & W 140 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.
10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $605,040 on
2018-02-13 (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
2018-02-13
Agreement $2,032,000 — from VAN BUREN 140 HOUSE LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC
$2,032,000
2018-02-13
Mortgage $605,040 — from VAN BUREN 140 HOUSE LLC to SABAL CAPITAL II, LLC
$605,040
2016-03-16
Mortgage $1,450,000 — from VAN BUREN 140 HOUSE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
$1,450,000
2013-08-13
Deed $705,000 — from GASTON, AIDA YOLANDA to VAN BUREN 140 HOUSE LLC
$705,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
15
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
0
2
4
2018
3
0
6
1
10
2019
0
3
0
0
3
2020
1
3
0
0
4
2021
0
9
0
0
9
2022
0
2
0
1
3
2023
0
3
0
3
6
2024
0
8
0
2
10
2025
0
4
0
2
6
2026
0
12
0
3
15
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HPD class A: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 8, 3rd STORY
2026-08-12
HPD class A: § 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 8
2026-08-12
HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQFT AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAS
2026-08-12
HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 8, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST
2026-07-27
Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-05-01
Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-04-29
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
2026-02-07
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-07
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-03
Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-04
HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 8, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST
2026-01-04
HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCK ED AT BASENEMT AT BOILER ROOM
2026-01-01
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-01
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-08-12HPD class A: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 8, 3rd STORY
2026-08-12HPD class A: § 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 8
2026-08-12HPD class A: § 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... LESS THAN 10 SQFT AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAS
2026-08-12HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 8, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST
2026-07-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2026-05-01Bedbug 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
2026-02-07311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-07Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-02-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-01-04HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 8, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST
2026-01-04HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCK ED AT BASENEMT AT BOILER ROOM
2026-01-01311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-01-01Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
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
2024-02-27311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2024-02-21Eviction executed (3)
2024-01-29Rodent inspection: Passed
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
2023-08-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-07-27Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-06-09311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper
2023-01-31Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-01-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-07-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-02-24Bedbug 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
2021-10-12311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-09-02311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2021-09-02311: Non-Emergency Police Matter — Other (complaint details)
2021-08-17HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BASEMENT AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY
2021-05-06311: 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
2021-01-15311: Noise - Residential — Loud Television
2016-03-16Mortgage $1,450,000 — from VAN BUREN 140 HOUSE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.$1,450,000
2016-02-23Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2016-01-07HPD class A: § 27-2053 ADM CODE POST SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY BEARING NAME, ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER IF ANY, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF SUPE
2016-01-07HPD class C: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING CONSISTING OF A KEY OPERATED LOCKSET AT BULKHEAD DOOR
2016-01-07HPD class B: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE STANDING WATER AT NORTH AT CE
2016-01-07HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF HOT WATER EXCEEDING MAXIMUM TEMPERTURE OF 130 DEGREES AT HOT WATER FIXTURE
2016-01-07HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2016-01-07HPD class C: § 27-2028, 2032 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FROM AN APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM, OR AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF GAS OR ELECTRI
2016-01-07HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE A NON SELF LOCKING ASSEMBLY AT BULKHEAD DOOR
2016-01-07HPD class A: § 27-2104 ADM CODE POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER SIGN ON WALL OF ENTRANCE STORY SHOWING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND
2016-01-07HPD 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
2016-01-07HPD 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
2016-01-07HPD class C: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 ADM CODE CLEANSE AND DISINFECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER REMOVING THE RAW SEWAGE AT SOUTH, APPROXIM
2016-01-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2016-01-02311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — SEWAGE
2016-01-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-07-27Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.
2015-07-27Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION
2015-04-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2015-04-17Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-03-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2012-05-28Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-10-25HPD 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
2011-05-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2011-03-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2008-06-10Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2008-01-03DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-02-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-02-11Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2004-02-10Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-02-10Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2004-02-09Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2004-01-31Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2004-01-31Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2003
2003-06-25HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM
2003-06-09HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN roaches LOCATED AT APT 4, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT SOUTH
2003-06-09HPD class A: § 27-2043 ADM CODE PROVIDE A LOCK AND KEY TO THE ENTRANCE DOOR OF DWELLING UNIT AND, IF A CL A MULTIPLE DWELLING, ALSO LOCATED AT B-ROOM 4,
2003-06-09HPD class B: § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN mice IN THE ROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 4, 2nd STORY, B-ROOM AT SOUTH
2003-06-09HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE wood flooring IN THE ROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 4, 2nd STORY, B
2003-06-09HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE electrical ceiling light fixture IN THE ROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 4, 2nd STORY, B-RO
2003-06-05Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2003-06-05Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2003-01-02HPD class A: § 27-2051 ADM CODE PROVIDE A MANAGER WHO SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PREMISES AND WHO SHALL LIVE ON P
2002
2002-11-20HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING ( VINCENT WILKINS ) IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9, 3rd STORY, 1st
2002-11-20HPD class C: § 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF RODENTS RATS IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WES
2002-11-20HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH
2002-11-20HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2002-11-20HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDING MATERIAL NORTH WALL AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STOR
2002-11-20HPD class B: § 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING ( SAMUELS SHANETTE ) IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6, 2nd STORY, 1s
2002-11-20HPD class C: § 27-2031 ADM CODE PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST
2002-11-20HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY
2002-11-20HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR BULGING AND CRACK CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM
2002-11-01HPD class C: § 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM, CELLAR
2002-11-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDING CEILING AND WALLS AT 3RD STY AT PUBLIC HALL
2002-11-01HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED
2002-11-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE & 309 M/D LAW ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF EVIDENCE OF WATER STAINED CEILING AND WALLS AT 3RD STY AT PUBLIC HALL
2002-11-01HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAINTED SPRINKLER HEADS AT 1ST AND 2ND STY AT PUBLIC HALL
2002-11-01HPD class C: § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2002-11-01HPD class C: § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT
2002-09-21HPD class C: § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF COLD WATER FOR THE FIXTURES (BUILDING THROUGHOUT) IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 6, 2nd STO
2002-09-21HPD class C: § 27-2024 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT WATER FOR THE FIXTURES (BUILDING THROUGHOUT) IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT B-ROOM 6, 2nd STOR
2002-09-21HPD class B: § 27-2050 ADM CODE SEAL IN OPEN POSITION THE O.S.Y. VALVE OF THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THIS DEPAR
2002-09-21HPD class B: § 27-2050 ADM CODE PROVIDE 3 EXTRA SPRINKLER HEADS AND SUITABLE WRENCH FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES AT O.S.Y. VALVE OF SPRINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WIT
2000
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1988
1988-09-15Deed — from BURRELL, AIDA J. to GASTON, AIDA YOLANDA
1987
1987-05-30HPD class B: D26-19.07 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
1986
1986-06-02HPD 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