520 West 136 Street
Manhattan · 10031 · BBL 1019880123
520 West 136 Street is a mixed residential and commercial building in Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, ZIP 10031. City records date it to 1926 and count 36 residential units of 38 total. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 520 W 136 LLC. Its most recent total assessed value is $1.7M.
Taxes and assessed value
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $1.7M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $46K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
What the eviction record shows
No executed eviction is on record at 520 West 136 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at this address
DHCR registration records list 25 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. That is up from 20 units in 2018. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 31 violations against this building, of which 16 remain unresolved. The most serious open grade here is class I, immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
Violation history
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Apts have been vacated by this department and cannot be reoccupied until so ordered after proof of compliance…First No Access To Re- Inspect Violation | Apr 27, 2026 | I |
| Apts have been vacated by this department and cannot be reoccupied until so ordered after proof of compliance…Violation Closed | Apr 27, 2026 | I |
| Abate the nuisance consisting of fire damage in the entire apartment located at apt 4b, 4th story, 1st apartme…Nov Sent Out | Apr 23, 2026 | C |
| Abate the nuisance consisting of fire damage in the entire apartment located at apt 3b, 3rd story, 1st apartme…Nov Sent Out | Apr 23, 2026 | C |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood hollow core door in the entrance in the bat…Nov Sent Out | Apr 21, 2026 | B |
| Trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq ft at ceiling in the bathr…Notice Of Issuance Sent To Tenant | Apr 21, 2026 | A |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling and north wall in t…Nov Sent Out | Apr 21, 2026 | B |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the kitchen loca…Nov Sent Out | Apr 21, 2026 | B |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 6 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
Building permits
| Work | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| GCINTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING APARTMENT 3B ON 3RD FLOOR AS PER PLANS SUBMTTED. | Aug 10, 2026 | AL |
DOB job filings on this lot, past 12 months. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through August 26, 2026.
311 complaint history
13 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through August 26, 2026.
How 520 West 136 Street compares in 10031
PulseCities tracks 1,598 lots in 10031, of which 228 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 85 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10031 scores 51.7 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 14 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Hamilton Heights →
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Questions about 520 West 136 Street
Who owns 520 West 136 Street?
The most recent deed on file for 520 West 136 Street names 520 W 136 LLC. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.
Has 520 West 136 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 520 West 136 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 520 West 136 Street?
No executed eviction at 520 West 136 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 520 West 136 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 25 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
What is 520 West 136 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $1.7M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 520 West 136 Street?
10031 (Hamilton Heights) scores 51.7 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.