857 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 301 HPD complaints, 225 HPD housing violations, 213 311 service requests.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 262.2. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 48 total — 11 class C (immediately hazardous), 29 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 2015-12-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 21 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
73 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PLUMBING (15) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · WATER LEAK (8) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · GENERAL (5).
$3,027,172 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | La Casa Nuestra HDFC |
| Head officer | Luis Vargas |
| Managing agent | La casa Nuestra HDFC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-23 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,237,000 | $556,650 |
| 2026 | $1,315,000 | $591,750 |
| 2027 | $1,303,000 | $586,350 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (1 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 116 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 116 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 116 St / Madison Av — M102 M116 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 115 St & Madison Ave · 500 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.
12 East 116 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
73 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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.
Managed by LA CASA NUESTRA HDFC — 30 buildings, 412 units. Grades across the portfolio: B6 · C18 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1429 5 Avenue | MN | 42 | B |
| 1932 2 Avenue | MN | 40 | C |
| 432 East 116 Street | MN | 21 | C |
| 1924 2 Avenue | MN | 20 | C |
| 260 East 125 Street | MN | 19 | B |
| 322 Pleasant Avenue | MN | 17 | B |
| 193 East 100 Street | MN | 16 | B |
| 320 Pleasant Avenue | MN | 16 | C |
| 413 East 117 Street | MN | 15 | C |
| 2336 1 Avenue | MN | 15 | D |
| 162 East 100 Street | MN | 14 | B |
| 416 East 116 Street | MN | 13 | D |
| 247 East 123 Street | MN | 11 | C |
| 246 East 119 Street | MN | 10 | C |
| 10 East 116 Street | MN | 10 | D |
| 2405 2 Avenue | MN | 10 | F |
| 310 East 109 Street | MN | 10 | C |
| 12 East 116 Street | MN | 10 | C |
| 2411 2 Avenue | MN | 10 | C |
| 452 East 119 Street | MN | 10 | C |
| 54 East 116 Street | MN | 9 | C |
| 2334 1 Avenue | MN | 9 | D |
| 503 East 118 Street | MN | 9 | C |
| 2415 2 Avenue | MN | 9 | C |
| 351 Pleasant Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
| 1411 5 Avenue | MN | 8 | D |
| 162 East 111 Street | MN | 8 | C |
| 101 East 102 Street | MN | 8 | C |
| 195 East 100 Street | MN | 8 | C |
| 182 East 122 Street | MN | 7 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $60,005 on 2016-11-15 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 5 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-15 | Mortgage $60,005 — from LA CASA NUESTRA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $60,005 | |
| 2016-11-15 | Mortgage $52,397 — from LA CASA NUESTRA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $52,397 | |
| 2016-11-15 | Agreement $3,728,390 — from LA CASA NUESTRA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $3,728,390 | |
| 2016-11-15 | Mortgage $426,681 — from LA CASA NUESTRA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $426,681 | |
| 2016-11-15 | RPTT&RET $3,742,926 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1995 LIMITED PARTNE to LA CASA NUESTRA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | $3,742,926 | |
| 1998-09-16 | Mortgage $3,675,993 — from BORINQUEN RESTORATION, L.P. to NYC HPD | $3,675,993 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 29 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 34 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 36 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 2 | 109 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 59 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 4 | 133 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 25 |
Every one of the 857 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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