290 West 137th Street
Class B
Class C
12 months to Aug 2026
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
units (PLUTO)
12 months through June 2026
rent
min walk
(311 complaints)
errands grade
nearby
Top insights
- Fewer HPD complaints than the neighborhood average (0 vs ~9)
- Built in 1983 (city records)
About this building
City records list 1983 as the year built — newer than 94% of the 708 buildings we cover in ZIP 10030. Inside the Dorrance Brooks Square Historic District. The building’s floor space is 2.5 times the size of its lot: 3,796 sq ft of building on a 1,549 sq ft lot.
Comparisons with neighboring buildings, as of November 9, 2026.
290 West 137th Street
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- City records show 17 open HPD violations at this building. Ask which are still unresolved in the unit and the landlord’s timeline to clear them.
- The oldest open violation on record dates to 1999 — why has it stayed open this long, and is it in or near this unit?
- Confirm the condition behind the most recent open violation was actually repaired, not just marked closed: Owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required….
290 West 137th Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10030. The closest subway is 135 St (C,B) (3-minute walk), served by the B and C lines.
Building Condition
Oldest open violation: January 1999 · Most recent: April 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.
- 2026-04-29
- 2025-11-17
- 2025-06-04
- 2024-11-22
- 2024-04-02
- Class I · 10 open · penalty 10 · (1/ea)
- Class B · 1 open · penalty 5 · (5/ea)
- Class A · 6 open · penalty 6 · (1/ea)
No HPD lead-paint violations on record. Built 1983, after the 1978 federal ban on lead paint in residential use. Owners must still address any lead hazard that is later identified.
The Building
Neighborhood & Environment
~1 block 300m
~2-3 blocks
- PETIT LARCENY: 249
- HARRASSMENT 2: 145
- SEX CRIMES: 107
- ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 96
- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 56
- Illegal Parking: 103
- HEAT/HOT WATER: 87
- GENERAL: 42
- UNSANITARY CONDITION: 38
- Noise - Residential: 34
- 2591 FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD
- 300 WEST 135 STREET
- 207 W 137TH ST
- P.S. 092 Mary McLeod Bethune
- P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson
- P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet
- Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem
- KAPPA IV
- P.S. 123 Mahalia Jackson
- Eagle Academy for Young Men of Harlem
- Mott Hall High School
- 135 St
- 135 St
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Grade A
- Renaissance Playground
- Harlem Village Academy North Charter School
- 32 Precinct Off Street Parking
- Blackberry Productions, Inc.
- Democracy Prep Charter High School
- Harlem Grown 134th Street Green House
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 · 50 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.
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