305 West 139 Street
Manhattan · 10030 · BBL 1020420110 · look up another building
17 code violations written here, more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 10030.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, October 29, 2024
305 West 139 Street is a one and two family building in Harlem, Manhattan, ZIP 10030. City records date it to 1899 and count a single home. The city's property file lists the owner of record as 305-7 W 139 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR PORATION. Its total assessed value is $121K, for the 2026 tax year.
No DHCR registration is on file for this address, which is a gap in the record rather than an answer about your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
The November 1 report on this block
On the first of every month we email one page about tax block 2042 in Manhattan, the block 305 West 139 Street is on. It lists what was filed there that month, then where the block stands. As of today, that part reads:
- 6 buildings changed hands in the last twelve months.
- The block holds 33 parcels and 132 residential units.
Anything filed on 305 West 139 Street itself comes the next morning.
Taxes and assessed value for 305 West 139 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $121K for the 2026 tax year. 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.
No executed evictions at 305 West 139 Street
No executed eviction is on record at 305 West 139 Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at 305 West 139 Street
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 305 West 139 Street in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open code violations at 305 West 139 Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 17 violations against this building, of which 17 remain unresolved. That is more than 9 in 10 buildings its size in 10030. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 11 open violations.
If you own or manage this building, violationscout.com shows what it takes to clear these, from the date each one has to be certified by to how a correction gets filed. It is a paid site, built by the same person as this one.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 305 West 139 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges to door in the entranceNov Sent Out | Oct 29, 2024 | C |
| Repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the kitchenNov Sent Out | Oct 29, 2024 | C |
| Remove the illegal fastening string tied to vestibule door , 1st storyNov Sent Out | Oct 25, 2024 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at building entrance door , 1st s…Nov Sent Out | Oct 25, 2024 | C |
| Properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at ceiling and west wall…Nov Sent Out | Oct 24, 2024 | B |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceilng and all walls at public hall, 1st…Nov Sent Out | Oct 24, 2024 | A |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at building entrance doorNov Sent Out | Oct 24, 2024 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latchset at vestible door at public hall…Nov Sent Out | Oct 24, 2024 | C |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first, 8 of them still open. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
How 305 West 139 Street compares in 10030
PulseCities tracks 1,114 lots in 10030, of which 176 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 54 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 10030 scores 53.1 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 12 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Harlem →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 4 other addresses on tax block 2042 in Manhattan. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 305 West 139 Street
Who owns 305 West 139 Street?
The city's property file lists 305-7 W 139 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR PORATION as the owner of record for 305 West 139 Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 305 West 139 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 305 West 139 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 305 West 139 Street?
No executed eviction at 305 West 139 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 305 West 139 Street rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 305 West 139 Street appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is 305 West 139 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $121K 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 305 West 139 Street?
10030 (Harlem) scores 53.1 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.
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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.