758 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 254 HPD complaints, 215 311 service requests, 171 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% 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 394.6. 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 | 68 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 42 class B, 17 class A. Oldest open since 2006-11-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
49 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Residential Disposal Complaint (7) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · Dirty Condition (5) · Obstruction (3).
$2,106,578 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 (8) |
| 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 | $1,342,000 | $603,900 |
| 2026 | $1,267,000 | $570,150 |
| 2027 | $1,520,000 | $684,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
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.
| Subway | 116 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 116 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 116 St — M1 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 115 St & Madison Ave · 650 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.
1411 5 Avenue
| 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 |
49 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 $426,681 — from LA CASA NUESTRA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $426,681 | |
| 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 $52,397 — from LA CASA NUESTRA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $52,397 | |
| 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 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 28 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 10 | 78 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 22 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 56 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 32 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 4 | 90 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 49 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 40 |
Every one of the 758 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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