82 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 23 rodent inspections, 12 311 service requests, 11 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 21.3. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Dirty Condition (2) · Street Condition (2) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).
$220,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 251 Troy Ave LLC |
| Head officer | David Koptiev |
| Managing agent | Arthur Koptiev |
| Last registered | 2026-01-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $381,000 | $171,450 |
| 2026 | $388,000 | $174,600 |
| 2027 | $429,000 | $193,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taco Tek Mexican Grill | Mexican | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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.
| Subway | 116 St — 6 · 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 116 St / Lexington Av — M102 M116 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 115 St & Lexington Ave · 450 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.
151 East 116 Street
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
7 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,713,000 on 2025-04-16 (lender: Customers Bank), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | M&CON $5,525,000 — from 251 TROY AVE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $5,525,000 | |
| 2026-08-11 | AL&R $5,525,000 — from 251 TROY AVE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $5,525,000 | |
| 2025-04-16 | Mortgage $2,713,000 — from BAISLEY BLVD. HOLDINGS LLC; 251 TROY AVE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $2,713,000 | |
| 2025-04-16 | Deed $5,426,000 — from LEVI CORP.; RUBOL'S REALTY CORP. to BAISLEY BLVD. HOLDINGS LLC; 251 TROY AVE LLC | $5,426,000 | |
| 2025-04-16 | AL&R $2,713,000 — from BAISLEY BLVD. HOLDINGS LLC; 251 TROY AVE LLC to CUSTOMERS BANK | $2,713,000 | |
| 2025-04-08 | Sold for $5,426,000 | $5,426,000 | $2,713,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
Every one of the 82 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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