Winter heating calls pop up during cold snaps, while commercial food venting and heavy street activity shape the surrounding block.
A 25-unit pre-war rental building in Hamilton Heights where winter heating calls follow a predictable cold-weather cycle, while street noise and commercial food venting shape the experience nearby. Three things to know:
Winter heat calls follow a regular seasonal pattern. 10 heat and hot water calls were logged during cold weather, including building-wide reports in November 2025 and January 2026. While the issues were closed out, the recurring winter timing points to cold-snap strain on the heating system.
Ground-floor food exhaust signals active commercial odors nearby. 7 food establishment calls were logged within three blocks, pointing to commercial kitchen odors and exhaust venting nearby. Odors from ground-floor venues can travel up building shafts, making riser proximity key.
Outdoor party noise and curb blocking dominate the surrounding blocks. Within three blocks, 449 street-noise calls came in over the last year—mostly loud music and parties (419 calls)—alongside 349 illegal parking reports, led by 208 blocked hydrants.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
512 West 136th Street is a 25-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1019880117). This building is associated with 512-514 Realty LLC. Brix tracks 0 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1905, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 34 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed June 5, 2026.
The building last changed hands on March 21, 2000, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 89/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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Unit 25 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (5 past violations).
Unit 24 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 23 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 22 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 21 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 20 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (4 past violations).
Unit 19 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 18 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 17 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 16 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (6 past violations).
Unit 15 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 14 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 12 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 11 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (4 past violations).
Unit 10 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 9 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 8 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (7 past violations).
Unit 7 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (6 past violations).
Unit 6 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 5B at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 5 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 4A at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit 4B at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 4 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 3 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit 2A at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 2 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (2 past violations).
Unit 1 at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (3 past violations).
Unit AT at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
Unit VACATED at 512 West 136th Street has no open violations (1 past violation).
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