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168 East 116 Street

190Records
12City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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190 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 96 311 service requests, 28 rodent inspections, 18 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1930
Floors3
Res. units0
ClassK2
Owner (PLUTO)R AND R REALTY CORP
BBL1016430044
BIN1052256

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (5) · Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic (2) · Missed Collection (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Mobile Food Vendor (2) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$20,250 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,880,000 $846,000
2026$1,919,000 $863,550
2027$2,135,000 $960,750

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CuchifritosSpanishA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

5 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contains Foreign Object, Food Contaminated) · 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 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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 116 St / 3 Av — M102 M116 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 115 St & Lexington Ave · 350 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

168 East 116 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-04RPTT $1,921,500 — from RAY OPPENHEIMER, TRUSTEE; THOMAS LAGROTTA, TRUSTEE; ERIC OPPENHEIMER DYNASTY TRUST to OPPENHEIMER, RAY $1,921,500

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700150116
2018001034
20190090413
2020025018
2021004015
2022002024
20232090314
20241050814
20254070516
20260012710
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 96Ownership & money 9Health & systems 43

Every one of the 190 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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