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18 East 116 Street

491Records
17City systems
54Open violations
363.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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491 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 124 311 service requests, 119 HPD complaints, 108 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)NUEVO EL BARRIO ETC
BBL1016210062
BIN1051655

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 95% 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 363.3. 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 violations54 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 30 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 1984-11-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

35 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

6
’23–24
8
’25–26

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

$15,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

36 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (17) · Noise (11) · Water System (3) · Water Maintenance (3) · Street Condition (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).

Filed construction activity

$84,293 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)NERVE INC
Head officerROBERTO ANAZAGASTI
Managing agentNERVE, INC.
Last registered2025-07-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,325,000 $596,250
2026$1,578,000 $710,100
2027$1,522,000 $684,900

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARITABLE

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Healthy Choice Pizza & CafeOtherA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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 — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
116 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 116 St / Madison Av — M102 M116 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 115 St & Madison Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: James Weldon Johnson. 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

18 East 116 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

36 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 17 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 NERVE INC — 4 buildings, 30 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
105 East 102 Street MN11 D
18 East 116 Street MN9 D
242 East 117 Street MN8 B
100 East 117 Street MN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 1993-06-16 (lender: East Harlem Community Cp), covering 2 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
1993-06-16Mortgage $100,000 — from NUEVO EL BARRIO ETC to EAST HARLEM COMMUNITY CP $100,000
1991-04-22Mortgage $190,000 — from NUEVO EL BARRIO ETC to BANCO POPULAR DE ETC $190,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
2022
2023
90
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
201811147
20193635852
20204438147
2021148114
20220030232
20232056563
20240087390
20250017320
20260645253
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 52Housing & tenants 368Ownership & money 16Health & systems 39

Every one of the 491 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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