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520 West 134th Street

Manhattan · 10031 | BBL 1019870050 | BIN 1059748
Data as of August 16, 2026
F
Compliance verdict — Serious open violations

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

140 open HPD violations on record: 25 Class A (non-hazardous), 87 Class B (hazardous), and 28 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class B): Properly repair or replace the broken or defective bell/buzzer intercomm ststem….

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 7,718 days (about 21 years), on record since 2005.

Violation figures current as of Aug 16, 2026.

A 24-unit building, built in 1910.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 13 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

Top insights

87
Open HPD
Class B
28
Open HPD
Class C
2412
311 calls
past 12 months
0
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
24
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
300
Crime incidents
past 12 mo (150m)
$1,787
ZIP median
rent
1910
Year built
5 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
74 places
Amenities
nearby

A difference between the DHCR rent-stabilized count and the PLUTO total is common and does not, on its own, indicate a violation: units can leave rent stabilization legally, the two datasets count units differently, some units may be non-residential, and a registration can be filed incompletely. To check your own apartment, see how to request your rent history from DHCR.

520 West 134 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10031. The closest subway is 137 St-City College (1) (5-minute walk), served by the 1, B, and C lines.

Is 520 West 134 Street rent-stabilized?
No — 520 West 134 Street is fully market-rate. 24 residential units, none rent-stabilized. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 520 West 134 Street?
137 St-City College (1) — a 5-minute walk (370m) from 520 West 134 Street. Served by the 1, B, and C lines.
Is 520 West 134 Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1910, 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
F
All-time HPD violations
Total535
Open140
Closed395
By severity class
Class A25 open · 62 closed
Class B87 open · 226 closed
Class C28 open · 101 closed
Class I0 open · 6 closed
Recent open violations
  • 2026-04-29 Class A · 110 days open "(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR…"
  • 2026-04-12 Class B · Apt 5A · 127 days open "§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL/BUZZER INTERCOMM STSTEM FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE TO…"
  • 2026-04-12 Class B · Apt 5A · 127 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR CEILING IN THE 5th ROO…"
  • 2026-04-12 Class B · Apt 5A · 127 days open "§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MON…"
  • 2026-04-12 Class B · Apt 5A · 127 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 violations19
Roaches: 9 Mice: 9 Bed bugs: 1
  • 2026-03-28 mice · Apt 5A
  • 2026-03-03 roaches · Apt 5A
  • 2026-03-03 mice · Apt 5A
  • 2025-08-26 mice · Apt 5A
  • 2025-08-26 roaches · Apt 5A
score 0/100
  • Class C · 28 open · penalty 420 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 87 open · penalty 435 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 25 open · penalty 25 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
Total complaints28
Open0
Closed28
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Other19
Structural10
Electric6
Heat4
Hot Water4
Paint3
Plumbing3
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Recent
  • 2026-05-29 · Apt 5A · NON EMERGENCY · GENERAL
  • 2026-05-29 · Apt 5A · NON EMERGENCY · FLOORING/STAIRS
  • 2026-05-29 · Apt 5A · EMERGENCY · PLUMBING
Repeated apartments: 5A · BLDG
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total13
Open13
Closed0
Complaints
Total15
Open (active)0
Closed15
Recent open violations
  • 2025-11-14 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
  • 2023-06-20 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
  • 2023-06-20 LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED "VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION"
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file1
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 1)
20190 infested · 0 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

No HPD lead-paint violations are on record for this building. That means no complaint or inspection was filed — not that the building is lead-free.

Built 1910. 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. 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 built1910 (116 yr old)
Building classC6 — Co-op walk-up
Floors5
Residential units24
Building area (sqft)15,370
Lot area (sqft)4,371
Owner of record (PLUTO)520 WEST 134 ST HDFC CORP
Designations
Council district7
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
StatusBuilding fully deregulated — 0 of 24 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Recent evictions0
HPD-registered contact (Who Owns What): MIGUEL BETANCES.
ⓘ Email rent-info<!---->&#64;nyshcr.org with your full address and apt# for free DHCR rent history
Energy benchmarking (LL84): not required — building is under 25,000 sq ft.

Neighborhood & Environment

Crime
12 months through March 2026
150m
~1 block
300m
~2-3 blocks
Total300871
Violent1764
Shootings (Jan–Dec 2024)03
Felonies87248
Misdemeanors88329
Violations106245
Shooting counts 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: 242
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 123
  • PETIT LARCENY: 103
  • GRAND LARCENY: 68
  • MISCELLANEOUS PENAL LAW: 48
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 30,234 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls2,412
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 405
  • Noise - Street/Sidewalk: 269
  • Noise - Residential: 253
  • Illegal Parking: 243
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 202
By category
Other1,520
Noise532
Parking248
Drinking91
Rats18
Homeless2
Construction1
Drug0
Trash0
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints532
Dominant subtypeStreet Sidewalk
By subtype
Street Sidewalk269
Residential253
Commercial7
Vehicle3
Noise-grade thresholds (per 12 months): A <10 · B <20 · C <50 · D <100
Noise grade: F — Very 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 susceptibility1 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • Y & H ENTERPRISES, INC. 526 W 134TH ST · 22m · $400–600/mo
  • C.J.V. AUTO REPAIR & AUTO BODY INC. 529 W 134TH ST · 23m · $400–600/mo
  • EB GENERAL CONTRACTOR INC. 537 W 133RD ST · 58m · $400–600/mo
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby25
Elementary (K-5)5
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)5
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • P.S. 161 Pedro Albizu Campos Pre-K-8 · 3 min (202m) · District 5
  • KIPP Infinity Charter School K-12 · 3 min (230m) · District 84
  • P.S. 192 Jacob H. Schiff Pre-K-5 · 4 min (285m) · District 6
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • P.S. 161 Pedro Albizu Campos Pre-K-8 · 3 min (202m) · District 5
  • I.S. 195 Roberto Clemente 6-8 · 3 min (230m) · District 5
  • KIPP Infinity Charter School K-12 · 3 min (230m) · District 84
High — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • I.S. 195 Roberto Clemente 6-8 · 3 min (230m) · District 5
  • KIPP Infinity Charter School K-12 · 3 min (230m) · District 84
  • Hamilton Grange Middle School 6-8 · 4 min (285m) · District 6
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby3
Unique lines3
Lines served: 1 · B · C
Closest 3 stations
  • 137 St-City College 1 · 370m · 5 min walk · ADA accessible
  • 125 St 1 · 481m · 6 min walk
  • 135 St C, B · 581m · 7 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby74
Eating (52) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants36
Fast food16
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)11
→ Supermarkets5
→ Convenience6
Pharmacies4
ATMs0
Coffee Index A — Coffee abundance (7 cafes: 1 at chains across 1 brand, 6 independent).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby39
A: 28 B: 3 Pending: 8
Sample
  • Grade A Mofongo Del Valle/pizza Del Valle · Latin American
  • Grade A Grand Great Wall Restaurant Inc · Chinese
  • Grade A Dunkin · Donuts
  • Grade A Subway · Sandwiches
  • Grade A Bus Stop Diner · American
  • Grade A Rai Rai Ken · Japanese
  • Grade A Fumo · Italian
  • Grade A Uncle Tony's Pizza · Pizza
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby104
By category — top 8 of 17 (84 of 104 facilities)
Youth Services28
Schools (K-12)15
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten8
Health Care7
Transportation7
Child Services And Welfare7
Solid Waste6
Parks And Plazas6
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Sheltering Arms Playground Parks And Plazas
  • Jacob H. Schiff Playground Parks And Plazas
  • P.s. 129 John H. Finley Schools (K-12)
  • Kipp Infinity Charter School Schools (K-12)
  • Success Academy Harlem Central Middle School Schools (K-12)
  • Take Wing And Soar 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

How to check internet providers before signing an NYC lease →

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 10031 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median rent$1,787/mo
Reflects existing leases, not current asking prices.
Affordability
ZIP 10031 · ACS 5-Year 2019–2023 · ZIP level
Median household income$65,067/yr
Median monthly income$5,422/mo
Max rent (30% rule)$1,627/mo
ZIP median rent$1,787/mo
ZIP median rent is 33% of median household income. The 30% threshold is the federal standard for housing cost burden.
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