269 West 138th Street, Manhattan

    A 1910 Central Harlem two-family townhouse with a sparse house record and noticeable street-level activity.

    A two-family 1910 Central Harlem rowhouse with a long family holding history and few filings against the building itself. As a small residential property, it generates little direct operational paperwork, leaving block-level conditions as the main variable. Three things to know:

    Decades of family ownership gave way to a 2016 sale. Deed transfers show the property was held across generations of the same family for decades before transferring to an investor and selling for $1.8M in 2016. Its two-family layout keeps internal operational filings minimal.

    Air quality and environmental reports show up on the surrounding blocks. The surrounding three blocks logged 11 indoor air quality calls over the last 12 months, running alongside 134 unsanitary condition reports. Air quality issues like vapors or fumes often trace back to street-level commercial venting or shared exhaust shafts.

    The three blocks around the house carry heavy sidewalk sound and parking friction. Street-level activity in the three blocks around the house is heavy, led by 319 street and sidewalk noise calls over the past year—predominantly loud talking and street parties. Another 249 calls flag illegal parking, mostly posted sign violations and blocked hydrants.

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    269 West 138th Street is a two-family home in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1020240003). This building is associated with Berman, Alan. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

    Built in 1910, this two-family home sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

    The building last changed hands on March 3, 2020, according to recorded deeds.

    Brix score: 100/100. View the Building Report on Brix.

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