# 21 W 137 St, Manhattan

What New York City's public records say about this building. Page: https://blueflo.tech/b/21-west-137-street-manhattan

> These are city records, not an inspection by Blueflo. Every item shows its source and the date it was last checked.

## In one line

23 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests and heat or hot water and doors and windows and mold and plumbing and walls, floors and stairs (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)

## The building

- **Year built:** 1920 (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)
- **Stories:** 6 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)
- **Homes:** 18 (Buildings Subject to HPD Jurisdiction, as of 2026-08-12)

## Worth knowing

- 23 open immediately hazardous (class C) HPD violations about fire safety and pests and heat or hot water and doors and windows and mold and plumbing and walls, floors and stairs
- 4 hazardous (class 1) building code violations from 2025–2026 are still open
- 6 heat or hot water complaints filed with the city last winter
- 2 open major (class 2) building code violations from 2026
- 76 open HPD violations about building conditions

## Also on record

- On the state's list of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments (2024 registrations)

## Clean in the records

- Water service line on record as non-lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone; no mapped stormwater flooding (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)

## Building systems

- **Boiler inspection filings:** Latest accepted inspection Dec 2025, defects reported: yes (DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Facade rating:** Not required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories (DOB NOW: Safety – Facades Compliance Filings, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Water service line:** Non-Lead (records) (Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30)
- **FEMA flood zone:** Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Stormwater flooding:** Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable) (NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03)
- **Basement:** Below grade (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## Violations and complaints

- **HPD violations:** 76 open: 76 about building conditions — walls, floors and stairs (14), doors and windows (11), fire safety (10), mold (7); 23 immediately hazardous (class C). 8 further violations from 2025–2026 were closed. 167 violations on record in all, 2010–2026 — the 84 most recent are listed here (Housing Maintenance Code Violations, as of 2026-10-19)
- **DOB violations:** 9 open: 8 about building conditions, 1 about filings or paperwork (DOB Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Heat and hot water complaints:** 6 heat or hot water complaints (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)
- **Resident complaints to the city:** 7 heat or hot water, 5 leaks, 4 floors or stairs, 4 paint or plaster, 4 plumbing, 3 appliances, 3 doors or windows, 3 mold, 2 general repairs, 1 electrical, 1 pests (Housing Maintenance Code Complaints and Problems, as of 2026-10-19)

## More systems

- **Rent stabilization:** On the state's list of buildings with at least one rent-stabilized apartment (2024 registrations) (Rent Stabilized Building Lists (2024 HCR registrations), as of 2025-11-30)
- **Heat source:** Boiler burning No. 2 oil (Federal Fst 90 FEDERAL FST 90), registration cancelled since Nov 1986 (Clean Air Tracking System (boiler registrations), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Boiler work permits:** No boiler work permits on record (DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19)
- **Elevators:** No elevators registered to this building (DOB NOW Elevator Safety Compliance, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Gas piping:** Open violation for not filing the periodic gas piping inspection (2026) (DOB Safety Violations, as of 2026-10-18)
- **Energy:** Not required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84), as of 2025-11-25)

## Permits and work

- **Permit history:** 5 permits since 1990 (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Sidewalk shed and scaffolding:** No active shed permit (DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-17)
- **Landmark status:** Not in a historic district on record (PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24)

## By apartment

7 of 18 apartments named in a city record:

- Apt 1A: https://blueflo.tech/b/21-west-137-street-manhattan/unit/1a
- Apt 1B: https://blueflo.tech/b/21-west-137-street-manhattan/unit/1b
- Apt 1C: https://blueflo.tech/b/21-west-137-street-manhattan/unit/1c
- Apt 2A: https://blueflo.tech/b/21-west-137-street-manhattan/unit/2a
- Apt 5C: https://blueflo.tech/b/21-west-137-street-manhattan/unit/5c
- Apt 6B: https://blueflo.tech/b/21-west-137-street-manhattan/unit/6b
- Apt 6C: https://blueflo.tech/b/21-west-137-street-manhattan/unit/6c

## Registered with the city

- PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT (Agent, Registration Contacts)
- WEST 137 STREET LP (CorporateOwner, Registration Contacts)
- WEST 137 STREET LP (TaxLotOwner, PLUTO (tax lot data))

## More

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