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127 East 117 Street

1,039Records
19City systems
5Open violations
18Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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1,039 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 391 HPD complaints, 339 311 service requests, 75 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units35
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)JAMIE'S PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C ORPORATION
BBL1016450012
BIN1052336

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less 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 18. 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 violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2025-11-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 9). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (21) · HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Illegal Parking (5) · Water System (4) · WATER LEAK (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$550,230 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (35)
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)JAMIES' PLACE, LLC
Head officerSCOTT JAFFEE
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN REALTY GROUP LLC
Last registered2025-10-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,950,000 $2,227,500
2026$5,755,000 $2,589,750
2027$5,693,000 $2,561,850

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 57/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (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 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 119 St — M101 M103 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 118 St & Park Ave · 500 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

127 East 117 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

41 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 METROPOLITAN REALTY GROUP, LLC — 46 buildings, 1,728 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
21 East 107 Street MN272 B
1029 Freeman Street BX121 A
20 Lenox Avenue MN118 A
1314 West Farms Road BX107 B
1011 Freeman Street BX102 B
1312 Intervale Avenue BX90 A
1418 Minford Place BX77 A
1320 Fulton Street BK65 A
1626 Amsterdam Avenue MN54 A
127 East 117 Street MN35 A
101 East 119 Street MN33 A
1690 Union Street BK31 A
1640 Amsterdam Avenue MN29 A
378 Pennsylvania Avenue BK29 A
366 Pennsylvania Avenue BK29 A
234 South 1 Street BK24 A
127 West 135 Street MN22 A
131 West 135 Street MN22 B
123 West 135 Street MN22 A
132 East 119 Street MN21 B
226 South 1 Street BK21 B
115 East 119 Street MN20 A
1678 Union Street BK20 A
230 South 1 Street BK20 A
209 South 3 Street BK20 A
1715 Union Street BK20 B
208 South 1 Street BK19 A
135 West 135 Street MN18 B
111 West 135 Street MN18 B
107 West 135 Street MN18 A
145 West 135 Street MN18 A
115 West 135 Street MN18 B
119 West 135 Street MN18 B
126 East 118 Street MN18 B
139 West 135 Street MN18 A
215 Roebling Street BK17 A
350 Pennsylvania Avenue BK16 B
1751 Union Street BK16 A
237 South 2 Street BK16 A
202 South 1 Street BK15 A
198 South 1 Street BK15 A
204 South 1 Street BK13 A
1719 Union Street BK12 A
233 South 2 Street BK11 B
231 South 2 Street BK10 A
2550 Webb Avenue BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,443,778 on 2024-09-23 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC), covering 5 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
2024-10-22CORRM $2,443,779 — from JAMIE'S PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; JAMIES' PLACE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $2,443,779
2024-10-22Agreement $37,125,000 — from JAMIE'S PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; JAMIES' PLACE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $37,125,000
2024-09-23Mortgage $2,443,779 — from JAMIE'S PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; JAMIES' PLACE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $2,443,779
2024-09-23Agreement $37,125,000 — from JAMIE'S PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; JAMIES' PLACE LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC $37,125,000
2021-07-01AL&R $37,000,000 — from JAMIES' PLACE LLC; JAMIE'S PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to SIGNATURE BANK $37,000,000
2021-07-01Mortgage $37,000,000 — from JAMIE'S PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; JAMIES' PLACE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $37,000,000
2018-08-02Agreement $20,185,400 — from JAMIE'S PLACE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; JAMIES' PLACE, LLC to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME; PRUDENTIAL HUNTOON PAGE ASSOCIATES, LLC $20,185,400
2012-04-12Mortgage $8,254,348 — from JAMIES' PLACE LLC to PRUDENTIAL HUNTOON PAIGE ASSOCIATES, LLC $8,254,348
2012-04-12Agreement $20,185,400 — from JAMIES' PLACE LLC to PRUDENTIAL HUNTOON PAIGE ASSOCIATES, LLC $20,185,400
2008-07-24Mortgage $3,621,932 — from JAMIES' PLACE I LLC; JAMIES' PLACE III LLC; JAMIES' PLACE I I LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $3,621,932
2008-07-24Agreement $12,500,000 — from JAMIES' PLACE I LLC; JAMIES' PLACE I I LLC; JAMIES' PLACE III LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $12,500,000
2008-07-24AL&R $12,500,000 — from JAMIES' PLACE III LLC; JAMIES' PLACE I I LLC; JAMIES' PLACE I LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $12,500,000
2004-12-14AL&R $9,375,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to JAMIE'S PLACE II LLC; JAMIE'S PLACE I LLC; JAMIE'S PLACE III LLC $9,375,000
2004-12-14Agreement $4,275,000 — from JAMIE'S PLACE II LLC; JAMIE'S PLACE I LLC; JAMIE'S PLACE III LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $4,275,000
2004-12-14Mortgage $4,275,000 — from JAMIE'S PLACE I LLC; JAMIE'S PLACE II LLC; JAMIE'S PLACE III LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $4,275,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201710210123
201841565369
201931300438
202000380139
202124183128
202200151319
202301231328
2024011310327
202500380543
202600220123
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 80Housing & tenants 827Ownership & money 57Health & systems 51

Every one of the 1,039 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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