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19 West 137th Street

Manhattan · 10037 | BBL 1017350022 | BIN 1053909
HPD data as of November 3, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations — 17 immediately hazardous, about one for every 1 apartments

City records show open immediately-hazardous housing-code violations at this building.

68 open HPD violations on record: 6 Class A (non-hazardous), 45 Class B (hazardous), and 17 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Properly repair or replace the broken or defective mortise lock on door from vestibule….

Oldest open HPD violation (Class C): 3,040 days (about 8 years), on record since 2018.

Violation figures current as of Nov 3, 2026.

An 18-unit building, built in 1920.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 10 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

45
Open HPD
Class B
17
Open HPD
Class C
1274
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
18
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
18
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
180
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through March 2026
$1,406
ZIP median
rent
1920
Year built
3 min
Closest subway
min walk
D
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
54 places
Amenities
nearby

Top insights

About this building

The building’s floor space is 4 times the size of its lot: 16,122 sq ft of building on a 3,997 sq ft lot.

Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 3, 2026.

19 West 137th Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10037. The closest subway is 135 St (2,3) (3-minute walk), served by the 2 and 3 lines.

Is 19 West 137 Street rent-stabilized?
Partially — 18 of 24 units (75%) at 19 West 137 Street are rent-stabilized. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 19 West 137 Street?
135 St (2,3) — a 3-minute walk (245m) from 19 West 137th Street. Served by the 2 and 3 lines.
Is 19 West 137 Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1920, before NYC's 1960 lead-paint cutoff. Annual inspections are required for units with children under 6. Source: NYC Local Law 1.

Building Condition

HPD Violations
All-time HPD violations
Total126
Open68
Closed58

Oldest open violation: July 2018 · Most recent: October 2026. HPD marks a violation open until it is certified as corrected, so an old date can mean an unresolved condition or a repair that was never certified.

By severity class
Recent open violations
  • 2026-10-04 Class A · 31 days open "§ 27-2011 ADM CODE CLEANSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE STRONG REPUGNANT ODOR AT PUBLIC HALL"
  • 2026-10-04 Class C · 31 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE MORTISE LOCK ON DOOR FROM VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1s…"
  • 2026-10-04 Class B · Apt 5A · 31 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE INTERCOM SYSTEM FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE TO SOUTH WALL I…"
  • 2026-07-18 Class B · Apt 4C · 109 days open "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEV…"
  • 2026-07-18 Class B · Apt 4C · 109 days open "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEV…"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations (§27-2017.4 infestations)
Open pest violations4
Roaches: 2 Mice: 2
  • 2025-10-31 roaches · Apt 4C
  • 2021-07-15 mice · Apt 4B
  • 2021-07-15 roaches · Apt 4B
  • 2019-05-20 mice · Apt 3A
Source: NYC Open Data, HPD open violations, as of November 3, 2026.
  • Class C · 17 open · penalty 255 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 45 open · penalty 225 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 6 open · penalty 6 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat6
Other5
Mold0
Paint0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Hot Water0
Plumbing0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2026-05-09 · Apt 5A · NON EMERGENCY · GENERAL
  • 2026-05-09 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · DOOR/WINDOW
  • 2026-04-06 · Apt 1A · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
Repeated apartments: 1A · 5A
Evictions
Executed residential evictions — last 5 years
Total2
By year
20251
20241
Most recent
  • 2025-05-23 Apt 3-A
  • 2024-01-26 Apt 6B
DOB Compliance
DOB BIS ↗
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total10
Open10
Closed0
Complaints
Total9
Open (active)0
Closed9
Recent open violations
  • 2025-09-10 C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL "OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE#1 FOUNADATION WALL BRICKS HAVE DEFECTS WITH SOME BRICKS ARE SETBACK."
  • 2023-04-25 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
  • 2005-01-31 LL6291-LOCAL LAW 62/91 - BOILERS BOILER REQUIRED
DOB data as of August 16, 2026 — DOB records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levellow
Filings on file5
Infested (last 3 yr)2
Yearly trend (last 5)
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20242 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 18 eradicated
20220 infested · 18 eradicated
20210 infested · 18 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

2 open lead-paint hazard violations on record (most recent 2018). These are HPD violations recorded against the building — not a test of any specific apartment.

Under NYC Local Law 1 (Admin Code §27-2056.5), lead paint is presumed present in common areas and in apartments where a child under 6 resides, in multiple dwellings built before 1960 (this building: built 1920). The presumption stands unless the owner obtained a lead-free or lead-safe exemption from HPD. Those exemption records aren’t published as open data, so we can’t confirm one either way.

Source: HPD lead-paint violations (NYC Admin Code §27-2056).

The Building

Building (PLUTO)
NYC PLUTO tax-lot data
Year built1920 (106 yr old)
Building classC1 — Walk-up apartment
Floors6
Residential units18
Building area (sqft)16,122
Lot area (sqft)3,997
Owner of record (PLUTO)WEST 137 STREET LP
Designations
Council district9
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status18 of 24 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)0
Stabilized (latest)18
ⓘ Listed by New York State. This building appears in the state's 2024 list of buildings containing rent-stabilized units (2024 building registrations filed with NYS HCR, as of November 2025). The list does not publish how many units are stabilized, and buildings can leave it. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from DHCR.
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): Owner on record.
ⓘ Email rent-info@nyshcr.org with your full address and apartment number for a free DHCR rent history.
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
NYPD complaints · 12 months through March 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total180777
Violent2066
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)02
Felonies60202
Misdemeanors68379
Violations39155
Shooting counts are victim records — one incident with several victims counts more than once — and reflect Jan–Dec 2024 — most recent NYC shooting data available. All other counts cover 12 months through March 2026 — the most recent 12 months of available NYPD data.
Top crime types (300m radius):
  • HARRASSMENT 2: 152
  • PETIT LARCENY: 91
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 83
  • OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO THEFT: 73
  • GRAND LARCENY: 52
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 30,239 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls1,274
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 359
  • Illegal Parking: 294
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 77
  • Water System: 68
  • DOOR/WINDOW: 60
By category
Other894
Parking299
Noise62
Rats13
Homeless4
Drinking2
Drug0
Trash0
Construction0
311 data as of August 16, 2026 — 311 records on this page date from the last full report rebuild.
Noise (311 dedicated)
D
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints62
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential53
Street Sidewalk4
Vehicle3
Commercial2
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: D — High noise activity. Based on 311 noise complaints logged within 150m over 12 months — an area signal, not a characteristic of this building. Separate from the building's compliance grade.
Flood Risk
Flood hazard zone — NYC 2020s floodplain projection (FEMA-based)
Zone X — minimal flood hazard (outside the mapped floodplain)
Flood susceptibility2 / 5
Projected exposure (Flood Vulnerability Index, 1-5)
Storm surgenow 2 · 2050s 3 · 2080s 3
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • 29 W 138TH ST 62m · $400–600/mo licensee: PARK 139TH, LLC
  • 6 W 137TH ST 80m · $400–600/mo licensee: UPTOWN PARKING CORP.
  • 34 WEST 139 STREET 144m · $400–600/mo licensee: PARK 139TH, LLC
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby25
Elementary (K-5)6
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)3
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (6)
  • P.S. 197 John B. Russwurm Pre-K-5 · 2 min (142m) · District 5
  • Democracy Prep Charter School K-12 · 2 min (142m) · District 84
  • Global Community Charter School K-5 · 4 min (352m) · District 84
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • Democracy Prep Charter School K-12 · 2 min (142m) · District 84
  • I S 275 6-8 · 6 min (453m) · District 5
  • Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social 7-12 · 7 min (537m) · District 5
High — closest 3 by walk (3)
  • Democracy Prep Charter School K-12 · 2 min (142m) · District 84
  • Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social 7-12 · 7 min (537m) · District 5
  • Democracy Prep Harlem Charter School K-12 · 7 min (594m) · District 84
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby3
Unique lines4
Lines served: 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Closest 3 stations
  • 135 St 2, 3 · 245m · 3 min walk · ADA accessible
  • 145 St 3 · 644m · 8 min walk
  • 138 St-Grand Concourse 4, 5 · 703m · 9 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby54
Eating (26) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants17
Fast food9
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)19
→ Supermarkets5
→ Convenience14
Pharmacies4
ATMs0
ⓘ OpenStreetMap has no ATMs mapped within 800 m of this address. These counts come from volunteer mapping, so a zero means nothing of that kind is on the map here — not that there is none.
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (7 places selling coffee, of which 5 tagged as a café).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby22
A: 15 B: 1 C: 2 Pending: 4
Sample
  • Grade A Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill · Caribbean
  • Grade A Jimbo's Burger Palace · American
  • Grade A Dunkin · Donuts
  • Grade A Texas Chicken · Chicken
  • Grade A Presto Fresh Cafe · Spanish
  • Grade A King's Chef · Chinese
  • Grade A El Valle Lenox · Spanish
  • Grade A Easy Corner · Caribbean
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby129
By category — top 8 of 17 (101 of 129 facilities)
Health Care26
Human Services16
Youth Services13
Child Services And Welfare13
Parks And Plazas10
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten9
Transportation7
Historical Sites7
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Hansborough Recreation Center Parks And Plazas
  • Abyssinian Tot Lot Parks And Plazas
  • Howard Bennett Playground Parks And Plazas
  • William Mccray Playground Parks And Plazas
  • Eng 59 Lad 30 - Parking City Agency Parking, Maintenance, And Storage
  • Blackberry Productions, Inc. Cultural Institutions

Internet providers serving this area

Internet providers available in this area — including fiber:

  • Verizon Fiber Up to 2,300 Mbps down · 2,300 Mbps up
  • Spectrum Cable Up to 1,000 Mbps down · 1,000 Mbps up

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Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (NY, rev. May 2026). Wired broadband only — cable + fiber. DSL, satellite, and fixed-wireless not included. Block-level data; actual availability may vary by building.

Market & Availability

ZIP Median Rent
ZIP 10037 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,406/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10037 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$51,250/yr
Median monthly income$4,271/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,281/mo
ZIP median rent$1,406/mo
ZIP median rent is 32.9% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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