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148 East 103 Street

570Records
18City systems
1Open violations
35.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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570 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 204 311 service requests, 138 HPD complaints, 63 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units13
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)E.103 ST.&LEX AV RLTY CP
BBL1016300053
BIN1051897

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% 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 35.3. 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-03-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (16) · Dirty Condition (12) · PLUMBING (3) · Water System (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$137,550 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
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)E. 103 ST & LEX AVE REALTY CORP.
Head officerMOHAMMAD YAGHOUBI
Managing agentE 103 ST & LEX AVE REALTY CORP
Last registered2025-09-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,923,000 $1,315,350
2026$2,885,000 $1,298,250
2027$2,507,000 $1,128,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Da Bianca PizzeriaPizzaBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (2 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.

Getting around

Subway103 St — 6 · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 104 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 103 St & Lexington Ave · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: The Lexington Academy. 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

148 East 103 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

64 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 E 103 ST & LEX AVE REALTY CORP — 2 buildings, 22 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
148 East 103 Street MN13 B
150 East 103 Street MN9 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,574,664 on 2014-01-06 (lender: Investors Bank), covering 4 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
2022-12-28M&CON $10,000,000 — from E. 103 ST. & LEX. AVE. REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $10,000,000
2022-12-28AL&R $10,000,000 — from E. 103 ST. & LEX. AVE. REALTY CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK $10,000,000
2014-01-06Mortgage $2,574,665 — from E. 103 ST. & LEX. AVE. REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $2,574,665
2014-01-06Agreement $8,000,000 — from E. 103 ST. & LEX. AVE. REALTY CORP. to INVESTORS BANK $8,000,000
2006-03-02Agreement $6,500,000 — from E. 103 ST. & LEX AVE. REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FEDERAL ASSOCIATI $6,500,000
2006-03-02Mortgage $3,283,453 — from E. 103 ST. & LEX AVE. REALTY CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FEDERAL ASSOCIATI $3,283,453
2005-01-03Mortgage $1,000,000 — from E. 103RD ST. & LEX AVE. REALTY CORP. to ASIA BANK, NA $1,000,000
2005-01-03AL&R $1,000,000 — from ASIA BANK, NA to E. 103RD ST. & LEX AVE. REALTY CORP. $1,000,000
2003-04-28Mortgage $538,837 — from E. 103RD ST. & LEX. AVE. REALTY CORP. to ASIA BANK, NA $538,837
2000-01-04Mortgage $210,197 — from E. 103 ST. & LEX AVE. REALTY CORP. to ASIA BANK, NA $210,197
1990-04-03Mortgage $1,800,000 — from E 103RD ST LEX AV RLTY C to COMMUNITY PRSVTN CORP $1,800,000
1989-08-08Mortgage $250,000 — from RAHBAR, MASSUD; 635 REALTY CORP; E 103 & LEX AVE RLTYCP to INTERSTATE CAPITAL CO IN $250,000
1985-08-27Mortgage $247,763 — from E.103 ST.&LEX AV RLTY CP to H.T. REALTY CO $247,763
1984-06-13Mortgage $171,225 — from HT REALTY COMPANY to POCO REALTY CO. $171,225
1982-03-15Mortgage $135,000 — from PENDANT REALTY CORP. to J&A REALTY CORPORATION $135,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701420245
201802230328
201920110215
20201080110
202100320234
20225186323
202300370542
202452394757
202500250631
202600170219
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The full timeline

Construction 40Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 386Ownership & money 63Health & systems 46

Every one of the 570 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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