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617 West 138 Street, Manhattan

Manhattan • Block 02087 • Lot 0021 • Zip: 10031

Condition

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

Address

Primary address: 617 West 138 Street, Manhattan
Borough: Manhattan
Zip code: 10031
Block: 02087
Lot: 0021
BBL: 1020870021
Unified address ID: 1020870021

Land use and zoning

Land use: Multi-Family Walk-Up Buildings
Zoning: R6A (Residential)
Lot type: Inside
Lot area: 1,499 sq ft
Lot dimensions: 15 ft x 99 ft
Built FAR: 1.63
Max residential FAR: 3
Max facility FAR: 3
School district: 6

Building

Building class: Walk-up Apartments - Five to Six Families (C2)
Year built: 1900
Last altered: 1963
Floors: 3
Total units: 5
Residential units: 5
Building area: 2,445 sq ft
Building dimensions: 15 ft x 46 ft
Basement: Unknown
Owner: KARANJA, EDWARD NJENGA

Latest assessment

Assessment year: 2018/19
Tax class: 4, 5, or 6 Units
Market value: $433,000
Total assessment: $28,056
Land assessment: $14,643
Exempt total: $0
Assessment owner: KARANJA, EDWARD NJENG

Neighborhood

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

Neighborhood Hamilton Heights
District Manhattan

Getting around

Estimated 6 days ago
Nearest station
145 St 1

About 4 minutes on foot · 229 m

  • Times Square 28 min 4 walking, 24 riding
  • Penn Station 29 min 4 walking, 25 riding
  • Grand Central 34 min 4 walking, 30 riding
  • Union Square 39 min 4 walking, 35 riding
  • Fulton Street 39 min 4 walking, 35 riding
  • Downtown Brooklyn 45 min 4 walking, 41 riding

Around this address

Transit and places within 0.5 miles of the lot.

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. HPD violation Aug 8, 2025

    Class C

    HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STOR...

  3. HPD violation Aug 8, 2025

    Class B

    § 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING ...

  4. HPD violation Aug 8, 2025

    Class A

    §27-2045(B)(5) HMC, § 12-01 RCNY POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMI...

  5. HPD violation Aug 8, 2025

    Class C

    § 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT RANGE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT ...

2010

  1. DOB violation Feb 22, 2010

    C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL

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

1

Registration Contracts

Contact information from multiple dwelling registrations

IndividualOwner
EDWARD N KARANJA
615 WEST 138 St
NYc, NY, 10031
Shareholder
EDWARD N KARANJA
SiteManager
Edward K Karanja
4

Deed Records

Parties from ACRIS deed and mortgage records

PARTY 2
PARTY 1
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
100 GOLD STREET
NY, NY, 10038
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
9 DEKALB AVE
BKLYN, NY, 11201
PARTY 2
PARTY 1
MORTGAGOR/BORROWER
617 WEST 138TH ST
NY, NY, 00000
MORTGAGEE/LENDER
CITY HALL
MANHATTAN, NY, 00000
GRANTOR/SELLER
CITY HALL
NY, NY, 00000
GRANTOR/SELLER
5

Property Records

Owner information from assessment and PLUTO records

Assessment Owner
PLUTO Owner