A single-family Harlem townhouse with corporate ownership history and notable neighborhood commercial odor signals.
A single-family Harlem townhouse built in 1920 that recently sold after shifting through corporate holding entities for years. While housing and building code records lack recent verified data for internal maintenance, the surrounding block carries clear noise and food-exhaust signatures. Three things to know:
The house passed through a series of LLCs before returning to individual hands. Between 2016 and 2019, title moved between corporate entities including Parramatta LLC, Penrith URF LLC, USM Asset Trust, and NY Oakland LLC. Buyers acquired the home in June 2026 for $2.9M, bringing the structure back into private ownership after a decade in institutional hands.
Street-level sound forms the primary neighborhood footprint. Within three blocks of the house, neighbors logged 544 street-noise complaints over the last year, primarily loud talking (427 calls) and street music or parties (117 calls). The street-level volume forms the dominant sound footprint around this corner.
Nearby commercial food spots generate repeat air quality complaints. Over the last 12 months, residents within three blocks logged 10 food establishment complaints alongside 7 indoor air quality reports. For a single-family home, proximity to commercial food exhaust and air quality complaints can dictate how much outdoor air or cooking odors reach upper floors and yard space.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
209 West 139th Street is a single-family home in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1020250026). This building is associated with NY Oakland LLC. 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 1920, this single-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 June 24, 2026 for $2,900,000, according to recorded deeds.
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