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609 West 135th Street

Manhattan · 10031 | BBL 1020020026 | BIN 1059957
Data as of August 16, 2026
B
Compliance verdict — Some issues on record

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

4 open HPD violations on record: 1 Class A (non-hazardous), 1 Class B (hazardous), and 2 Class C (immediately hazardous).

Most serious recent open violation (Class C): Provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the entire apartment.

Oldest open HPD violation (Class B): 550 days (about 1.5 years), on record since 2025.

Violation figures current as of Aug 16, 2026.

A 21-unit building, built in 1905.

Open Buildings Department records

City Buildings Department (DOB) records show 14 open DOB violations at this address, none in the immediately dangerous class. See the DOB Compliance section below.

Top insights

1
Open HPD
Class B
2
Open HPD
Class C
2059
311 calls
12 months to Aug 2026
20
Units registered as
rent-stabilized with
DHCR (most recent year)
21
Total residential
units (PLUTO)
300
Crime incidents (150m)
12 months through March 2026
$1,787
ZIP median
rent
1905
Year built
3 min
Closest subway
min walk
F
Noise grade
(311 complaints)
A
Walkable
errands grade
59 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.

609 West 135 Street sits in Manhattan, ZIP 10031. The closest subway is 137 St-City College (1) (3-minute walk), served by the 1, B, and C lines.

Is 609 West 135 Street rent-stabilized?
Partially — 20 of 21 units (95%) at 609 West 135 Street are rent-stabilized. Source: DHCR / Taxbills.nyc.
What's the closest subway to 609 West 135 Street?
137 St-City College (1) — a 3-minute walk (227m) from 609 West 135 Street. Served by the 1, B, and C lines.
Is 609 West 135 Street subject to lead-paint regulations?
Yes — built in 1905, 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
C+
All-time HPD violations
Total159
Open4
Closed155

Oldest open violation: February 2025. 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
Class A1 open · 31 closed
Class B1 open · 94 closed
Class C2 open · 29 closed
Class I0 open · 1 closed
Recent open violations
  • 2026-08-04 Class A · 55 days open "§27-2104(B) HMC POST A PROPER NOTICE REGARDING RENT STABILIZATION LAW, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A CONS…"
  • 2026-02-05 Class C · Apt 6 · 235 days open "§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 6, 2nd ST…"
  • 2026-01-27 Class C · Apt 2 · 244 days open "§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 1st ST…"
  • 2025-02-05 Class B · 600 days open "§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING FIRE DOOR AT VESTIBULE AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY"
Pest Activity — part of HPD violations
No open pest violations on record.
score 64/100
  • Class C · 2 open · penalty 30 · (15/ea)
  • Class B · 1 open · penalty 5 · (5/ea)
  • Class A · 1 open · penalty 1 · (1/ea)
HPD Complaints
Last 12 months
Total complaints22
Open0
Closed22
By category one complaint can span several — these need not sum to the total
Heat17
Other3
Hot Water2
Paint1
Plumbing1
Mold0
Pests0
Bedbugs0
Electric0
Structural0
Recent
  • 2026-02-14 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
  • 2026-02-12 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
  • 2026-02-12 · Apt BLDG · EMERGENCY · HEAT/HOT WATER
Repeated apartments: BLDG · 12A · 2 · 15 · 21BASE
Evictions
No evictions on record for this building (last 5 years).
DOB Compliance
All-time DOB activity
Violations
Total14
Open14
Closed0
Complaints
Total11
Open (active)0
Closed11
Recent open violations
  • 2014-11-05 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
  • 2014-10-22 AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE "FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION"
  • 2014-08-07 P-PLUMBING NONE "GAS LINES INSTALLED WITHOUT ACTIVE DOB PERMIT REMEDY: OBTAIN A PERMIT"
Bedbug History
HPD annual bedbug report (building-aggregate, no apt-level data)
Risk levelclean ✓
Filings on file6
Infested (last 3 yr)0
Yearly trend (last 5)
20260 infested · 0 eradicated
20250 infested · 0 eradicated
20240 infested · 0 eradicated
20230 infested · 0 eradicated
20221 infested · 1 eradicated
Lead Paint Exposure

1 lead-paint hazard cited and later remediated (most recent 2015); no open hazards on record. Remediation addresses the cited conditions, not necessarily every painted surface.

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 1905). 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 built1905 (121 yr old)
Building classC1 — Walk-up apartment
Floors5
Residential units21
Building area (sqft)14,260
Lot area (sqft)3,997
Owner of record (PLUTO)HP 609-619 WEST 135 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO., INC
Designations
Council district7
Rent Stabilization
DHCR records · NYC HCR via Who Owns What
Status20 of 21 units stabilized
Stabilization trajectory
Stabilized (2007)19
Stabilized (latest)20
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
Total300730
Violent1443
Shooting victims (Jan–Dec 2024)23
Felonies72198
Misdemeanors109317
Violations103178
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: 175
  • PETIT LARCENY: 128
  • ASSAULT 3 & RELATED OFFENSES: 96
  • GRAND LARCENY: 60
  • CRIMINAL MISCHIEF & RELATED OF: 45
Borough context: Manhattan (12 mo): 30,234 incidents total.
311 / Quality of Life
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total 311 calls2,059
Top complaint types
  • HEAT/HOT WATER: 439
  • Noise - Residential: 394
  • UNSANITARY CONDITION: 164
  • Water System: 142
  • PAINT/PLASTER: 109
By category
Other1,497
Noise501
Parking24
Rats17
Construction15
Homeless3
Trash2
Drug0
Drinking0
Noise (311 dedicated)
F
Last 12 months · 150m radius
Total noise complaints501
Dominant subtypeResidential
By subtype
Residential394
Street Sidewalk85
Commercial17
Vehicle5
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 susceptibility4 / 5
Parking
800m walk radius · NYC business-license records
Garages nearby5
Estimated monthly$400–600/mo
Closest 3 garages
  • OSORIO, WILLIAM 629 WEST 135 STREET · 34m · $400–600/mo
  • SAN MARTIN JEWELRY & PAWNSHOP, INC 3350 BROADWAY · 69m · $400–600/mo
  • SAN MARTIN JEWERLY AND PAWNSHOP INC 3350 BROADWAY · 69m · $400–600/mo
Schools
Schools within 1 km / ~0.6 mile walk
Total nearby24
Elementary (K-5)5
Middle (6-8)5
High (9-12)5
Elementary — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • KIPP Infinity Charter School K-12 · 2 min (134m) · District 84
  • P.S. 192 Jacob H. Schiff Pre-K-5 · 4 min (303m) · District 6
  • P.S. 325 K-5 · 4 min (303m) · District 6
Middle — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • I.S. 195 Roberto Clemente 6-8 · 2 min (134m) · District 5
  • KIPP Infinity Charter School K-12 · 2 min (134m) · District 84
  • New Design Middle School 6-8 · 2 min (134m) · District 5
High — closest 3 by walk (5)
  • I.S. 195 Roberto Clemente 6-8 · 2 min (134m) · District 5
  • KIPP Infinity Charter School K-12 · 2 min (134m) · District 84
  • New Design Middle School 6-8 · 2 min (134m) · District 5
Data source: NYC DOE school locations.
Subway / Transit
800m walk radius
Stations nearby4
Unique lines3
Lines served: 1 · B · C
Closest 3 stations
  • 137 St-City College 1 · 227m · 3 min walk · ADA accessible
  • 125 St 1 · 604m · 8 min walk
  • 135 St C, B · 735m · 9 min walk
Neighborhood Amenities
A
800m walk radius
Total places nearby59
Eating (40) restaurants + fast food
Restaurants27
Fast food13
Daily essentials
Grocery (incl. convenience)9
→ Supermarkets4
→ Convenience5
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 (6 cafes: 1 at chains across 1 brand, 5 independent).
Walkable Errands A — Excellent walkability — all errand types nearby.
Restaurants Nearby
DOH-graded restaurants within ~450 m of this building
Graded restaurants nearby46
A: 33 B: 3 Pending: 10
Sample
  • Grade A Picante Mexican Bar And Grill Restaurant · Mexican
  • 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
Civic Facilities Nearby
Civic facilities within ~450 m of this building
Facilities nearby88
By category — top 8 of 16 (70 of 88 facilities)
Youth Services21
Transportation9
Day Care And Pre-Kindergarten8
Parks And Plazas7
Cultural Institutions7
Health Care6
Solid Waste6
Schools (K-12)6
Sample (parks · schools · cultural)
  • Jacob H. Schiff Playground Parks And Plazas
  • West Harlem Piers Parks And Plazas
  • Kipp Infinity Charter School Schools (K-12)
  • Tribeca New Music, Inc. Cultural Institutions
  • Alexander Hamilton Playground Parks And Plazas
  • Literary Arts & Film Foundation 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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