503 West 133 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-01987-0024BIN 1085357Plain-text version

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
02121 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 40 apartments
03118 of those issued in the last 3 years
0430 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0515 active DOB violation(s)
063 evictions executed in the last 3 years
072 OATH/ECB fines lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid OATH/ECB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

HPD enforcement

On the Alternative Enforcement Program

HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 16), active since 2023-01-31. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 881 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 82 stabilized units with New York State for 2022 — essentially all of the building's 40 apartments.

2018 — 41 units registered2022 — 82

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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The building

1994

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade D — least efficient

ENERGY STAR score 47 of 100

Posted at the entrance of buildings over 25,000 sq ft (Local Law 33). It rates energy efficiency — a proxy for comfort and utility cost — not the landlord's upkeep.

This building and the landlord's others

This building16 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

388

Open now

1070

On record

121

Open Class C

209

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed. HPD writes a separate violation for each room or spot, so one inspection can produce several near-identical entries; those are grouped below by apartment and date.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2153 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHICH MAY RESULT IN BUILDING-WIDE INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME LIENS ON THE PROPERTY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 1AIssued 2026-10-19

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD SUB. FLOOR IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 1A, 1st STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 3DIssued 2026-10-192 violations

§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT EAST WALL IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH
§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES ELETRICAL RECEPTACLE AT WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-10-082 violations

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM DOOR LOCKED AT CELLAR
§ 27-2037, 2038 HMC: PROVIDE A SAFE AND ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE FIXTURES AT CEILING THROUGHOUT ALL STOIRES AT PUBLIC HALL

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

1065

All time

252

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water413

Unsanitary Condition184

Plumbing131

General81

Water Leak45

Paint/Plaster41

Flooring/Stairs40

Electric37

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

982

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential520

Street/Sidewalk370

Unspecified44

Commercial27

Vehicle17

Park3

House of Worship1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

442

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony138

Misdemeanor194

Violation110

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

Violations issued by the Department of Buildings that the owner must correct. Most don't carry a fine on their own; summonses that go to a hearing and can be fined are listed separately under OATH/ECB.

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-10-16

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-05-29

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

ACTIVE · AEUHAZ1-FAIL TO CERTIFY CLASS 1 NONE2024-01-10

FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION

DOB building violations

OATH/ECB violations and fines

$21,967

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

These are separate from DOB violations. They are summonses written by DOB inspectors and decided at a hearing before OATH, the city's administrative court (formerly the Environmental Control Board), and they can carry a fine. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ElevatorsClass 12026-10-14$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 12026-04-02$2,500 due

ElevatorsClass 22026-03-10$625 due

ConstructionClass 12026-02-27$5,000 due

OATH/ECB violations and fines

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2025-09-10Apt 1-Bresidential

2025-07-22Apt 6-Dresidential

2024-12-19Apt 2-Eresidential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court: repair & harassment cases

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2026-08-17

Harassment case

CLOSEDOpened 2026-06-04

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2026-01-21

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2025-10-14

Harassment case

These are cases HPD is a party to, mostly tenants suing to force repairs or stop harassment. Eviction cases landlords file against tenants are not in the city's open data, so they don't appear here; the Evictions section shows only evictions a marshal carried out.

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

HRP 133-134 OWNER LLC

Head officer

HARRISON RAYFORD

Managing agent

METROPOLITAN PROPERTY SERVICES INC

16 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1650 TOPPING AVENUEBRONX 1731 HARRISON AVENUEBRONX 1892 MORRIS AVENUEBRONX 1895 WALTON AVENUEBRONX 1975 WALTON AVENUEBRONX

Landlord and related buildings

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1995-04-20 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1995-05-01 · $10,750,000

Mortgage1995-05-01$10,750,000

borrower HRP-133/134 HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION · lender CITY OF NEW YORK

Sale1995-04-20no recorded price

AMSTERDAM AVENUE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. → HRP-133/134 HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.

Mortgage1993-12-15$10,750,000

borrower AMSTERDAM AVE DEVLMTETC · lender NEW YORK STATE FINCAGNY

Sale1993-11-24no recorded price

NEW YORK STATE URBANETC → AMSTERDAM AVENUE ETC.

Sale1977-04-27no recorded price

FINANCE ADMIN CITY NY → CITY OF NEW YORK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2019 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 90-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2019

Most recent

90-day noticewater/sewer only2019-04-17

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale