# 251 West 136 Street, Manhattan, NY

Public-record building report from Know Your Building (https://knowyourbuilding.nyc/building/1019420011/251-west-136-street-manhattan).
BBL 1019420011 · BIN 1058939 · Generated 2026-10-23

## Concern level: severe

- 18 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 6 apartments
- 13 of those issued in the last 3 years
- 8 open rent-impairing violation(s)
- 6 active DOB violation(s)
- 1 OATH/ECB fine lost by default (unpaid)

Scale: low, moderate, high, severe. Set from open hazardous violations relative to building size, raised by distress signals (HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program, court harassment findings, evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, a sold tax lien). It describes the public record, not any one apartment.

## Rent stabilization

Likely rent-stabilized. The owner registered 5 stabilized units for 2019, of about 6 apartments.
No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized; tenants can request their rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal.

## The building

built 1910, 3 floors, 6 residential units.

## HPD housing-maintenance violations

40 open (class C immediately hazardous: 18, class B hazardous: 15, class A non-hazardous: 7); 158 on record.
13 open class-C violations were issued in the last 3 years.
8 open violations are rent-impairing.

## DOB building violations

6 active (1 issued in the last 3 years); 16 on record.

## OATH/ECB violations and fines

1 active of 3 on record; 1 decided by default; $6,250 balance due.

## 311 housing complaints

11 in the last 12 months; 183 on record.
Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (38), HEAT/HOT WATER (27), PLUMBING (23), FLOORING/STAIRS (18), GENERAL (16).

## Bedbugs

5 annual bedbug filings by the owner; latest reports 0 infested units.

## Evictions

0 executed in the last 3 years; 0 on record.

## Housing court (HPD litigation)

5 cases on record, 0 open, 4 tenant-initiated, 0 with a court finding of harassment.

## City debt and tax-lien sale

On a tax-lien sale list in 2025 (10-day notice).

## Landlord

- SiteManager: JAMES SIMARI
- Agent: HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
- CorporateOwner: SUBELLE LLC
- HeadOfficer: HENRY DEVAULT

## Sources and limits

NYC Open Data (HPD, DOB, OATH/ECB, 311, DOF, PLUTO) and NYS DHCR building lists. This is a screening signal from public records, not legal advice; records lag and contain errors. Full interactive report with violation details and maps: https://knowyourbuilding.nyc/building/1019420011/251-west-136-street-manhattan