129 West 137th Street

129 West 137th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, has 8 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and 10 of 10 units are rent-stabilized, as of Oct 24, 2026. StreetSpy grade: F (45/100).

City program owner (HDFC) · Multi-family walk-up · 10 units · Built 1910

Held by a Housing Development Fund Corporation, a nonprofit owner under a city housing program. Its tenants live with the conditions on this record, so it is graded and ranked like any rental. How HDFCs are ranked

StreetSpy grade: F (Severe, 45/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• 1 eviction carried out by marshals in the last 3 years.
• The head officer on this registration is named on 84 buildings' registrations; 65 graded D or F.
• 10 of 10 units are rent-stabilized.

More open violations per unit than 6 in 10 Manhattan buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (8 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 24, 2026
• Heat and hot water: 1 complaint, 12 mo, records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 26, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Expired Sep 1, 2025, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

8 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. 3 issued in the last 12 months. 74 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2021-04-26. Newest violation issued 2026-04-29.

3 closed in the last 90 days. Median 333 days from issue to close for the 3 violations closed in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Roaches, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5B), issued 2026-02-17. HPD violation 18642738
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect (entrance). HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE HEAVY-DUTY MORTISE LOCK AND ITS ASSEMBLY AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR FROM ( STREET TO VESTIBULE ) , 1st STORY, issued 2026-02-17. HPD violation 18642739
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 5th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 5B), issued 2025-10-03. HPD violation 18268150
• Class C: Lead paint hazard, 4th room from the north, 3rd floor. - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PRESUMED LEAD PAINT THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIORATED SUBSURFACE USING WORK PRACTICES SET FORTH IN 28 RCNY §11-06(B)(2) EAST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3A), issued 2024-12-11. HPD violation 17548613
• Class C: Fire escape defect, 3rd room from the north, 3rd floor. HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SPRING BALANCES AT LOWER SASH AT FIRE ESCAPE WINDOW IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3A), issued 2024-12-09. HPD violation 17529029
• Class C: Mice, throughout the apartment, 4th floor. HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 4B, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH (apt 4B), issued 2021-04-26. HPD violation 14309008
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3A), issued 2024-12-09. HPD violation 17529027
• Class B: Missing or broken smoke / CO detector, throughout the apartment, 3rd floor. REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3A, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH (apt 3A), issued 2024-12-09. HPD violation 17529028

311 housing complaints

4 in the last 12 months, 6 in 5 years. Most common: Plumbing (2), Heat/Hot Water (1), Paint/Plaster (1).

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2024: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2023: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2022: Owner reported 1 infested, 1 treated, 0 re-infested
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 3 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

1 executed evictions in the last 3 years (1 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

10 of 10 units rent-stabilized as of 2024. Stabilized renewals: 0% for one year and 0% for two years under RGB Order #58 (Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027).

Rent-stabilized units on city tax bills: 10 in 2024, 10 in 2007. Source: DOF tax bills for 2007 and 2024; years with no bill on file are left out.

Owner and management

Owner: GENESIS Y15 OWNERS LLC. Head officer: KARIM HUTSON. Managing agent: VPH MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC. This owner has 84 buildings on record, 65 graded D or F. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Jan 14, 2025. HPD registration expired Sep 1, 2025 and had not been renewed as of Oct 3, 2026. Buildings with 3+ units must register with HPD every year.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 1020060015, HPD building ID 40978. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• 135 St (2, 3), 3 min walk
• 135 St (C, B), 7 min walk
• 145 St (3), 8 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-27.