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156 East 117 Street

999Records
19City systems
12Open violations
31.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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999 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 273 311 service requests, 219 HPD complaints, 104 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units31
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)1875 LEX LLC
BBL1016440051
BIN1052312

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 55% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 31.5. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations12 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2012-07-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

2
’23–24
8
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$86,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Noise (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Encampment (2).

Filed construction activity

$845,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (31)
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)1875 Lex LLC
Head officerJeremey Tahari
Managing agentRocksolid Management
Last registered2025-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,229,000 $1,453,050
2026$3,125,000 $1,406,250
2027$3,253,000 $1,463,850

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 13/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO6FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
99 Cents Mega PizzaPizzaAMice evidence
Bermudez BakeryBakery Products/DessertsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 2 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: Food Protection, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), shared by 2 restaurants · 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 4 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 2010 (0 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

Subway116 St — 6 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 116 St / Lexington Av — M102 M116 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 115 St & Lexington Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 007 Samuel Stern. 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

156 East 117 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

38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 ROCKSOLID PM LLC — 9 buildings, 110 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
323 East 108 Street MN33 A
156 East 117 Street MN31 A
515 West 47 Street MN15 A
6 Avenue B MN10 A
347 East 105 Street MN10 A
103 Mosco Street MN3 C
1886 Park Avenue MN3 D
1888 Park Avenue MN3 D
2118 2 Avenue MN2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $550,000 on 2025-06-20 (lender: Esquire Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-20AL&R $550,000 — from 1875 LEX LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $550,000
2025-06-20Mortgage $550,000 — from 1875 LEX LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $550,000
2025-01-06Deed $11,800,000 — from 1875 LEXINGTON LLC to 1875 LEX LLC $11,800,000
2025-01-06Mortgage $4,416,966 — from 1875 LEX LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,416,966
2025-01-06Agreement $8,200,000 — from 1875 LEX LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,200,000
2025-01-06AL&R $8,200,000 — from 1875 LEX LLC to ESQUIRE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $8,200,000
2024-12-30Sold for $11,800,000 $11,800,000 $380,645
2018-04-09Agreement $4,000,000 — from 1875 LEXINGTON LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $4,000,000
2018-04-09Mortgage $313,507 — from 1875 LEXINGTON LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $313,507
2018-04-09AL&R $4,000,000 — from 1875 LEXINGTON LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $4,000,000
2013-08-05M&CON $3,900,000 — from 1875 LEXINGTON, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,900,000
2013-08-05AL&R $3,900,000 — from 1875 LEXINGTON, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,900,000
2012-05-10Agreement $3,800,000 — from 1875 LEXINGTON, LLC to SDF FUNDING 1 LLC $3,800,000
2012-05-10AL&R $3,800,000 — from 1875 LEXINGTON, LLC to SDF FUNDING 1 LLC $3,800,000
2006-03-23Agreement $4,450,000 — from WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK to 1875 LEXINGTON LLC $4,450,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171213630593
2018142245550
201972140225
202010140116
202114320239
202234160225
202312230733
2024481131743
2025313278859
2026112180637
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The full timeline

Construction 112Enforcement 140Housing & tenants 622Ownership & money 49Health & systems 76

Every one of the 999 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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