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161 East 106 Street

360Records
16City systems
5Open violations
34.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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360 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 95 311 service requests, 87 HPD complaints, 55 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units18
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)CDC EAST 105TH STREET REALTY, L.P.
BBL1016340029
BIN1052030, 1052031

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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 34.7. 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 violations5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-01-22.
Active vacate order1 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

30 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 8 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

12
’23–24
6
’24–25
8
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (15) · Noise (9) · ELECTRIC (1) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (1).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 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 (18)
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)CDC E 105TH ST REALTY LP
Head officerWILLIAM GUERRERO
Managing agentWG & ASSOC MGMT & DEV LLC
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,086,000 $488,700
2026$1,273,000 $572,850
2027$1,267,000 $570,150

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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

Subway103 St — 6 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 106 St / Lexington Av — M106 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 106 St & Lexington Ave · 200 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

161 East 106 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

26 311 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 WG & ASSOCIATES MGMT & DEV LLC — 29 buildings, 377 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B10 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
221 East 111 Street MN42 A
170 East 105 Street MN28 A
1664 Park Avenue MN27 A
2027 3 Avenue MN22 A
207 East 105 Street MN19 A
161 East 106 Street MN18 B
340 East 112 Street MN18 B
1755 Madison Avenue MN16 B
61 East 117 Street MN16 A
63 East 115 Street MN13 A
2022 3 Avenue MN13 B
225 East 105 Street MN12 A
1984 2 Avenue MN12 B
332 East 109 Street MN11 A
251 East 105 Street MN10 A
165 East 115 Street MN10 A
166 East 109 Street MN10 B
115 East 115 Street MN9 B
314 East 105 Street MN8 A
1509 Lexington Avenue MN8 C
305 East 111 Street MN8 B
345 East 109 Street MN8 A
245 East 111 Street MN7 B
2166 2 Avenue MN7 A
239 East 111 Street MN7 C
2012 3 Avenue MN6 B
170 East 108 Street MN5 D
156 East 109 Street MN4 D
2018 3 Avenue MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,417,948 on 2003-11-26 (lender: The City Of New York (hpd)), covering 6 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
2019-01-02RPTT&RET $8,639,929 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2000 SERIES II LIMI to WG 105 STREET LLC $8,639,929
2019-01-02RPTT&RET $8,639,929 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 2000 SERIES II LIMI to WG 105 STREET LLC $8,639,929
2003-11-26Mortgage $2,417,948 — from CDC EAST 105TH STREET REALTY, L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK (HPD) $2,417,948
1999-07-26Mortgage $10,957,661 — from C.D.C. DEVELOPMENT COMPANY II, LLC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to FLEET BANK, NATIONALASSOCIATION $10,957,661
1999-07-26Mortgage $255,289 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVEL. to C.D.C. DEVELOPMENT COMPANY II, LLC $255,289
1999-07-26Mortgage $1,282,339 — from C.D.C. DEVELOPMENT CO. II,LLC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING to FLEET BANK, N.A. $1,282,339
1999-07-26Mortgage $1,832,201 — from C.D.C. DEVELOPMENT CO. II, LLC.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESERVATION $1,832,201

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170071210
201830120318
20190082818
202000152118
202100140216
202200112215
202300180422
202400162321
202501170321
202600120315
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 255Ownership & money 36Health & systems 40

Every one of the 360 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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