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16 East 109 Street

653Records
15City systems
34Open violations
303.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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653 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 401 311 service requests, 73 HPD housing violations, 62 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units11
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F UND CO INC
BBL1016140063
BIN1051592

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 94% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 303.2. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations34 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2025-03-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

34 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 8 · winter 2025–26: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
13
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

310 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (266) · HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · WATER LEAK (4) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4) · PLUMBING (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,280,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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 East Of Fifth HDFC Inc
Head officerWalter Roberts
Managing agentHope East Of Fifth HDFC Inc
Last registered2025-09-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,405,000 $1,082,250
2026$2,557,000 $1,150,650
2027$2,661,000 $1,197,450

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

Subway110 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
110 St-Malcolm X Plaza — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 109 St — M1 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 111 St & 5 Ave · 700 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 108 Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro Educational Complex. 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

16 East 109 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

310 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 15 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 EAST OF FIFTH HDFC INC — 38 buildings, 492 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B14 · C16 · D6 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
18 East 110 Street MN60 C
415 East 115 Street MN30 B
429 East 115 Street MN24 C
426 East 115 Street MN24 B
11 East 109 Street MN24 B
15 East 109 Street MN24 C
344 East 112 Street MN18 C
423 East 115 Street MN18 B
2026 Lexington Avenue MN16 C
24 East 109 Street MN15 B
22 East 109 Street MN15 C
334 East 112 Street MN14 B
212 East 117 Street MN14 D
2158 2 Avenue MN13 D
210 East 119 Street MN13 B
1618 Madison Avenue MN12 C
16 East 109 Street MN11 C
2291 1/2 2 Avenue MN11 C
26 East 109 Street MN10 C
112 East 117 Street MN10 A
2349 2 Avenue MN10 B
212 East 111 Street MN10 B
316 East 116 Street MN9 B
18 East 109 Street MN9 D
2284 2 Avenue MN9 C
154 East 124 Street MN8 F
307 East 111 Street MN8 B
422 East 115 Street MN8 C
162 East 105 Street MN7 C
1691 Lexington Avenue MN6 C
2330 2 Avenue MN6 B
120 East 117 Street MN5 C
140 East 117 Street MN4 D
2161 2 Avenue MN4 D
156 East 124 Street MN4 C
161 East 116 Street MN3 B
2164 2 Avenue MN3 B
155 East 117 Street MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2019-10-16 (lender: Hope Community, INC.), covering 41 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-04-16Agreement $4,456,295 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,456,295
2019-10-16Mortgage $4,456,295 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HDFC, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,456,295
2019-10-16Mortgage $3,000,000 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HDFC, INC. to HOPE COMMUNITY, INC. $3,000,000
2017-01-23Mortgage $3,245,389 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW FRONTIERS 2 HOPE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $3,245,389
2017-01-23Mortgage $815,631 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW FRONTIERS 2 HOPE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT $815,631
2017-01-23Mortgage $27,754,059 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $27,754,059
2017-01-23Mortgage $8,055,574 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,055,574
2017-01-23Mortgage $46,875,648 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $46,875,648
2017-01-23Mortgage $8,068,778 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,068,778
2017-01-23Deed $9,734,400 — from NEW FRONTIERS 2 HOPE HOUSING DEV FUND CO to HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F $9,734,400
2016-12-28Sold for $9,734,400 $9,734,400 $884,945
2009-07-15RPTT&RET $5,302,870 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1989 LIMITED PARTNE to NEW FRONTIERS 2 HOPE HDFC, INC. $5,302,870
2009-07-15Mortgage $1,359,999 — from NEW FRONTIERS 2 HOPE HDFC, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,359,999
2009-07-15Mortgage $5,092,275 — from NEW FRONTIERS 2 HOPE HDFC, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $5,092,275
2009-07-15AL&R $1,359,999 — from NEW FRONTIERS 2 HOPE HDFC, INC. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,359,999

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20178117127
2018550212
2019153110
20200343037
20210310031
20220250126
2023080311
2024021312216
2025011803121
20260960197
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Construction 19Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 545Ownership & money 44Health & systems 26

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