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25 WEST 132 STREET

25 WEST 132 STREET · Central Harlem

Year builtBuilt 1959
Residences≈ 286
Floors16
Building typeRental

A 16-story rental built in 1959, with approximately 286 residences, in Manhattan.

Building intelligence

Factual observations8
Record areas covered20

Coverage of the public record — no scores, just sourced facts.

The vitals

What should I know?

Factual observations from the public record. No scores, no verdicts — each one shows its source.

Facade filed SWARMP

NYC DOB

The latest exterior inspection under FISP Cycle 6 reports the building's facade as SWARMP.

Wed Feb 21 2007 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) · FISP report

FEMA flood zone X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer

FEMA maps this building's location in flood zone X.

Wed Sep 05 · FIRM panel 3604970087F

Above the Local Law 97 size threshold

NYC Energy Benchmarking

Reported gross floor area of 269,630 sq ft is above the Local Law 97 size threshold. This is a size signal from filed floor area, not membership in the DOB Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.

2024 · Reported gross floor area 269630 ft2 is at or above the 25000 ft2 size threshold signal. NOT official Covered Buildings List membership.

Energy letter grade B

NYC DOB

DOB published energy efficiency grade B for this tax lot under Local Law 33.

Latest published grade · DOB Sustainability Compliance Map published LL33 letter grade

13 DOB violation source records open

NYC DOB

Of 77 DOB violation source records on file, 13 are currently open. Counts are source records, not unique incidents.

Brickwise DOB sync · Violation source records

On HCR rent-stabilization building list

NYS Homes and Community Renewal

This building appears on the HCR registration list for buildings containing rent-stabilized apartments. That does not establish whether any specific apartment is rent stabilized.

2024 · 2024-DHCR-Bldg-File-Manhattan.pdf

Major construction filed nearby

NYC DOB

5 major DOB filings (nearest: new building about 345 ft away) sit on neighbouring properties. DOB publishes filings, not schedules — Brickwise makes no claim about duration, views, light, or noise.

Mon Mar 16 · M01280354

Subway about 4 minutes away

MTA

135 St (2 3) is about 988 ft from this building in a straight line (~4 min walk approx.) — not a routed walking path.

MTA subway stations · 438

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The complete record

Overview

Everything below comes from official records. Each fact carries its source.

At a glance

Building typeRental
Built1959
Floors16
Approx. residencesApproximate residences from PLUTO units_residential (tax-lot scoped)≈ 286
Building Facts

Official identifiers

Billing BBL1017300025
BIN1053888
BoroughManhattan
NeighborhoodCentral Harlem
Financials

No records found

Reviewed financial facts from offering-plan documents are not yet available for this building.

Ownership & Sales

Recorded filings against the property. Counts describe filing activity — not debt, title quality, or distress.

Recorded instruments (by Brickwise category)

Deeds / transfers2
Mortgage records13
Other / UCC / liensTotal ACRIS document rows on file for this building85
Operations

Registration & management

HPD building registrationOn file
Managing agentContacts on file

HPD activity

Violation source recordsSource records — not unique incidents376
Complaint source records415
Bedbug filings9
Litigations7
Vacate orders1
Violations & Complaints

Counts are source records. Cross-source duplicates are not collapsed into unique incidents.

DOB

Violation source records77
Currently open (source records)13
Complaint source records23
Permits & Jobs

DOB activity

Permits96
Jobs60
Elevator / device recordsDevice records — not a count of active elevators3
Latest FISP conditionSWARMP
Assessments & Tax

DOF coverage

Assessment rows10
Public sale recordsPublic-record sales — not classified as comparable sales1
Exemptions0
Abatements0
Condo tax unitsTax-lot units, not apartment listings0
Offering Plan & Documents

No records found

No offering plan match found in NY Attorney General records for this building.

Energy & Emissions

Owners file these figures with the City under Local Law 84. Brickwise reports the filed numbers and the published letter grade — we don't rate a building's energy performance.

Published grade & score

Energy letter gradeGrade published by DOB for this tax lot.B
ENERGY STAR score38

Reported energy use · 2024

Site energy use intensitykBtu per square foot, as filed.82.5
National median site EUIPublished median for this property type — context, not a pass/fail line.76.8
Total greenhouse gas emissionsMetric tons CO2e, owner-reported.1,444.4
Gross floor area (as filed)Square feet reported for benchmarking; may cover more than one building.269,630
Property type (as filed)Multifamily Housing

Local Law 97 signals

Size threshold signalSize signal only. This is not membership in the DOB Local Law 97 Covered Buildings List, and Brickwise does not estimate penalties.Above the Local Law 97 size threshold in reported floor area
Reported emissions used for the signal1,444.4
Landmark & Historic

No records found

No records found

No Landmarks Preservation Commission designation record was found for this building or its tax lot.

Zoning & Land Use

Zoning describes what the City permits on this tax lot. It is not a prediction about future development, and floor-area ratios below are the values PLUTO publishes.

Zoning

Zoning districtR7-2
Commercial overlayNot available
Special districtNot available
Zoning mapNot available
Limited height districtNot available

Lot & floor area

Lot area71,575 sq ft
Built floor area ratioNot available
Maximum residential FARNot available
Land use category3
Building classD3
Flood & Resilience

Flood zones are read from the effective FEMA map at this building's mapped point, and evacuation zones from NYC Emergency Management. Flood insurance requirements are set by lenders and FEMA, not by Brickwise.

FEMA flood map

Flood zoneX
Special Flood Hazard AreaFEMA's regulatory designation for the 1%-annual-chance floodplain.No
Base flood elevationNot available
FIRM panel3604970087F

Hurricane evacuation

Evacuation zoneThe City orders evacuations by zone when a storm requires it.4
Internet & Connectivity

Provider-reported to the FCC and not verified by Brickwise. Reported availability is not a statement that service is installed or obtainable in any individual unit.

Reported availability

Residential providers reported— Reported available in this location's census block7
Fiber reported availableA provider filed that it reports fiber service here. It is not confirmation that fiber is wired to any unit.Yes — reported by a provider
Cable reported availableYes — reported by a provider
Highest advertised download speedMaximum advertised speeds are the provider's own filed marketing maximums, not measured performance.1,000 Mbps

Matched on the census block containing this building, not on an individual serviceable location. A provider that reports service anywhere in the block appears here.

Nearby Development

These are construction filings on neighbouring properties. A filing is not a schedule: DOB does not publish how long work will run, and Brickwise makes no claim about views, light, or noise.

Filings near this building

Within 100 ft0
Within 250 ft0
Within 500 ft6
New building filings2
Demolition filings0
Nearest filingStraight-line distance between mapped points, not a walking distance.345 ft · New building
Getting Around

Distances are straight-line from this building's mapped point. Walk times are an approximation (~3 mph), not routed directions.

Subway

135 St~4 min walk (approx.) · Lines 2 3 · 988 ft
125 St~8 min walk (approx.) · Lines 2 3 · 2,157 ft

Bus

5 AV/W 132 ST~1 min walk (approx.) · Routes M1
5 AV/W 135 ST~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes M1
W 135 ST/5 AV~2 min walk (approx.) · Routes Bx33
MALCOLM X BLVD/W 132 ST~3 min walk (approx.) · Routes M7 M102

Citi Bike

5 Ave & E 135 StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 21 docks (published)
5 Ave & W 131 StDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~2 min walk (approx.) · 20 docks (published)
W 135 St & Lenox Terrace PlDock capacity is published inventory, not a live bike count.~3 min walk (approx.) · 29 docks (published)
Daily Essentials

Nearest useful places by straight-line distance. Walk times are approximate (not routed). OpenStreetMap places are community-mapped; agency sources are marked where applicable.

Grocery

Associated Supermarket~2 min walk (approx.) · 639 ft
Pioneer Supermarket~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,070 ft

Pharmacy

Lenox Terrace~2 min walk (approx.) · 544 ft
Life Pharmacy~3 min walk (approx.) · 837 ft

Hospital

Harlem Hospital Center~4 min walk (approx.) · 1,010 ft

Park

Hansborough Recreation Center~2 min walk (approx.) · 422 ft
United Block Association Garden~2 min walk (approx.) · 566 ft
Abraham Lincoln Playground~3 min walk (approx.) · 752 ft

Playground

Courtney Callender Playground~2 min walk (approx.) · 590 ft
Howard Bennett Playground~3 min walk (approx.) · 790 ft

Veterinarian

Heart of Harlem~8 min walk (approx.) · 2,069 ft

Clinic

Central Harlem Health Center~4 min walk (approx.) · 973 ft
Harlem Health Center~4 min walk (approx.) · 973 ft
Schools & Childcare

Zoned school is the DOE attendance-zone match for this building's coordinates. Nearby schools are closest published locations — not the same as zoning. No ratings.

Zoned elementary school

P.S. 175 Henry H GarnetPoint-in-polygon match. Not inferred from nearest school.Zoned (DOE attendance zone)

Nearby schools

P.S. 133 Fred R Moore~3 min walk (approx.) · 739 ft
Democracy Prep Charter School~3 min walk (approx.) · 769 ft
P.S. 197 John B. Russwurm~3 min walk (approx.) · 769 ft
P.S. 175 Henry H Garnet~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,308 ft

Daycare

ECUMENICAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, INC.~1 min walk (approx.) · 177 ft
UPTOWN HARLEM GEMS~5 min walk (approx.) · 1,261 ft
Quality of Life

311 counts are what people reported to the City — reports, not confirmed conditions. Building-scoped rows match this building's address; nearby rows are within a short radius and are not attributed to this building.

Building · last 12 months

Building-related reports99
BUILDING CONDITION36
WATER LEAK OR PLUMBING20
NOISE RESIDENTIAL15
HEAT HOT WATER14
MOLD9

Nearby · last 12 months

Reports near this buildingNearby counts are not complaints about this building.9625
HEAT HOT WATER2416
BUILDING CONDITION2255
NOISE STREET OR COMMERCIAL1015
WATER LEAK OR PLUMBING994
PESTS OR RODENTS887
Rent Stabilization Signal

This is a building-level registration list signal only. It does not say whether any specific apartment is rent stabilized.

HCR registration list

Building list statusThis building appears on the HCR registration list for buildings containing rent-stabilized apartments.
Match basisBBL