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257 West 138 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 02024 • Lot 0107 • Zip: 10030

Condition

What the city currently has open against this building, counted from its own records.

13 Open HPD violations Class A 5 Class B 2 Class I 6 17 on record • 2005–2026 26 Open DOB violations 28 on record • 1993–2025 1 Open ECB violations 1 on record • 2016

Address

Primary address: 257 West 138 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10030
Block: 02024
Lot: 0107
BBL: 1020240107
Unified address ID: 1020240107

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R7-2 (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,699 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 17 ft x 99 ft
Built FAR: 1.71
Max residential FAR: 3.44
Max facility FAR: 6.5
School district: 5

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Over Six Families Without Stores (C1)
Year built: 1910
Last altered: 1910
Floors: 3
Total units: 10
Residential units: 10
Building area: 2,913 sq ft
Building dimensions: 17 ft x 50 ft
Basement: Below grade full basement
Owner: PENN WILLIAM

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 2B
Market value: $482,000
Total assessment: $48,714
Land assessment: $23,144
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: PENN WILLIAM

Neighborhood

The area this lot falls inside, and the commute Hoodkit measures from it.

Neighborhood Harlem
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 4 days ago
Nearest station
135 St A B C

About 7 minutes on foot · 427 m

  • Times Square 27 min 7 walking, 20 riding
  • Penn Station 29 min 7 walking, 22 riding
  • Grand Central 35 min 7 walking, 28 riding
  • Union Square 40 min 7 walking, 33 riding
  • Fulton Street 41 min 7 walking, 34 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 46 min 7 walking, 39 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

Getting out

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Activity

Sales, filings, permits and violations from every dataset, in one order.

2026

  1. HPD violation Apr 29, 2026

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2025

  1. HPD violation Nov 17, 2025

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  2. DOB violation Nov 14, 2025

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2024 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

2024

  1. HPD violation Nov 22, 2024

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  2. HPD violation Apr 2, 2024

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2023

  1. HPD violation Nov 15, 2023

    Class I

    §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27...

  2. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2019 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  3. DOB violation Jun 20, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2018 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  4. DOB violation Apr 25, 2023

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION

  5. HPD violation Mar 16, 2023

    Class A

    (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION ...

2019

  1. DOB violation Nov 8, 2019

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

2018

  1. DOB violation Apr 6, 2018

    LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED

    VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2016 INSPECTION REPORT

2016

  1. ECB violation Dec 20, 2016 $500

    CLASS - 2

    AS PER CLASS 2 (B265) 28-303.7, FAILURE TO FILE A COMPLETE BOILER INSPREPORT AS PER DOB RECORDS SUBMIT A CURRENT BO-9...

The most recent 6 events from each dataset, so no one source takes the axis. Each tab holds the full record.

Property Contacts

Contact information aggregated from multiple government sources

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Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

IndividualOwner
WILLIAM PENN
257 WEST 138 ST 3
NEW YORK, NY, 10030
Registration Contract
Agent
WILLIAM PENN
257 WEST 138 ST 3
NEW YORK, NY, 10030
Registration Contract
SiteManager
MINERVA PENN
Registration Contract
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Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 1
NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION
ACRIS 01/23/2026
PARTY 1
CITY OF NEW YORK
ACRIS 06/20/2002
PARTY 2
BANK OF NEW YORK
ACRIS 06/20/2002
GRANTEE/BUYER
CITY OF NEW YORK
CITY HALL
NY, NY, 00000
ACRIS 07/23/1990
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
PENN, WILLIAM H
ACRIS 03/26/1974
GRANTEE/BUYER
PENN, STANLEY C
ACRIS 03/26/1974
GRANTEE/BUYER
PENN, WILLIAM H
ACRIS 03/26/1974
GRANTOR/SELLER
KING, ALBERT
ACRIS 03/26/1974
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
KING, ALBERT
ACRIS 03/26/1974
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
KING, ALMA Z
ACRIS 04/29/1970

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Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PENN WILLIAM
Assessment Roll
PLUTO Owner
PENN WILLIAM
PLUTO