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1 West 117 Street

3,356Records
20City systems
57Open violations
56.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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3,356 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,252 HPD complaints, 1,174 311 service requests, 446 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1976
Floors21
Res. units146
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)HOPE WEST 118TH STREET HOUSING COMPANY, INC.
BBL1016010027
BIN1051436

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 56.3. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations57 total — 46 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2020-02-20.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

299 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 48 · winter 2024–25: 73 · winter 2025–26: 177). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

48
’23–24
73
’24–25
177
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$60,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

377 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (142) · Elevator (52) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (41) · PLUMBING (35) · Dirty Condition (20) · Noise (17).

Filed construction activity

$399,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (1976)
YesSix or more residential units (146)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)HOPE CANAAN 118 LLC
Head officerWALTER ROBERT
Managing agentHOPE COMMUNITY INC
Last registered2025-08-30

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,815,000 $4,416,750
2026$11,489,000 $5,170,050
2027$11,957,000 $5,380,650

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: MITCHELL-LAMA

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 35/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (cycle 10)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway116 St — 2 3 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
116 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 118 St — M1 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 118 St & Madison Ave · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

1 West 117 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

377 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 142 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HOPE COMMUNITY INC — 5 buildings, 274 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1 West 117 Street MN146 C
335 East 105 Street MN102 A
129 East 123 Street MN22 B
36 East 126 Street MN4 D
1017710167 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $146,000 on 2018-02-28 (lender: Hope Community, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-02-28Mortgage $146,000 — from HOPE WEST 118TH STREET HOUSING COMPANY, ; HOPE CANAAN 118 LLC to HOPE COMMUNITY, INC. $146,000
2018-01-23Mortgage $381,000 — from HOPE WEST 118TH STREET HOUSING COMPANY, ; HOPE CANAAN 118 LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $381,000
2015-01-06RPTT&RET $150,300 — from CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. to HOPE COMMUNITY, INC. $150,300
2014-12-30Mortgage $19,215,000 — from HOPE WEST 118TH STREET HOUSING COMPANY, ; HOPE CANAAN 118 LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $19,215,000
2014-12-30Mortgage $13,767,557 — from HOPE WEST 118TH STREET HOUSING COMPANY, ; HOPE CANAAN 118 LLC to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $13,767,557
2014-12-30Deed $18,272,800 — from HARLEM CANAAN HOUSE, INC.; CANAAN HOPE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to HOPE WEST 118TH STREET HOUSING COMPANY, $18,272,800
2011-08-15Mortgage $2,415,000 — from HARLEM CANAAN HOUSE, INC. to NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORA $2,415,000
2010-03-24MLEA $5,636,000 — from HARLEM CANAAN HOUSE INC. to CATHOLIC MANAGED LONG TERM CARE, INC. $5,636,000
2010-03-24Mortgage $4,200,000 — from CATHOLIC MANAGED LONG TERM CARE, INC. to PRIMARY CARE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $4,200,000
1994-09-02Mortgage $1,500,000 — from HARLEM CANAAN HOUSE,INC. to NEW YORK STATE HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $1,500,000
1994-09-02Mortgage $285,054 — from HARLEM CANAAN HOUSE,INC. to NEW YORK STATE URBANDEVELOPMENT CORPORAT $285,054
1993-07-26Mortgage $9,132,000 — from HARLEM CANAAN HOUSEINC to NEW YORK STATE UDC $9,132,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
535
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201721212703144
2018489929122
20193851509535
202006221110238
202108162010180
20220315309165
202301211208132
202401313305151
202521125906278
20265730406322
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The full timeline

Construction 91Enforcement 202Housing & tenants 2,913Ownership & money 57Health & systems 93

Every one of the 3,356 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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