612 West 137 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-02002-0055BIN 1059966

Concern level2 of 4

Moderate

017 open HPD violation(s)
021 eviction executed in the last 3 years

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 DOB 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.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 47 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 48 apartments.

2018 — 47 units registered2023 — 47

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1905

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

Energy-efficiency grade

Grade A — most efficient

ENERGY STAR score 86 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.

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

On record

Open Class C

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.

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSIssued 2016-10-185+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CEMENT BRICK AND MORTAR PARAPET WALL AT ROOF

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 63Issued 2012-04-265+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING A SADDLE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 63, 6th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Certification Postponment Granted

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 63Issued 2012-04-255+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 63, 6th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

CLASS B · HAZARDOUSApt 63Issued 2012-04-255+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR MISSING LOCATED AT APT 63, 6th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Landlord hasn't certified a fix

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Plumbing10

Unsanitary Condition9

Appliance3

Electric3

Heat/Hot Water3

Flooring/Stairs2

Door/Window2

General2

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

1508

Noise reports · last 12 mo

126

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential891

Street/Sidewalk415

Commercial89

Unspecified57

Vehicle52

Park4

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

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

550

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony162

Misdemeanor254

Violation134

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

No active DOB violations.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2023-12-18Apt 46residential

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

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 2012-07-27

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2011-02-08

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2010-01-15

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2009-01-20

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

MEIT ASSOCIATES, LLC

Head officer

RONALD ROTHSCHILD

Managing agent

MAYOBANEX GONZALEZ

No other buildings found sharing this building's registered contact.

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1998-12-15 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage1967-06-07 · no recorded price

Sale1998-12-15no recorded price

ROTHSCHILD PARTNERSHIP → M.E.I.T. ASSOC., L.L.C.

Sale1996-09-08no recorded price

ROTHSCHILD, HARRIETR., ROTHSCHILD, J. JUSTIN → ROTHSCHILD PARTNERSHIP

Sale1978-03-16no recorded price

612 W 137TH ST RLTYETAL, MALLIN, BARRY → ROTHSCHILD, HARRIETR, ROTHSCHILD, J JUSTIN

Mortgage1967-06-07no recorded price

borrower 612 W 137 ST REALTYCORP · lender BYAS, JOAN EX

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

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale