307 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 71 HPD complaints, 61 HPD housing violations, 50 ECB/OATH violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 186.5. 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
| Open HPD violations | 47 total — 36 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1996-10-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
9 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · SAFETY (1).
$53,000 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 (4) |
| 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) | LIAT REALTY CORP |
| Head officer | NASIR SASOUNESS |
| Managing agent | SASSON RTY |
| Last registered | 2025-12-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $699,600 | $314,820 |
| 2026 | $621,000 | $279,450 |
| 2027 | $719,000 | $323,550 |
The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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 2014 (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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 116 St / 3 Av — M116 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 118 St & 3 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 155 William Paca. 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.
221 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.
Managed by SASSON RTY MGR — 11 buildings, 104 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C5 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1516 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 20 | C |
| 464 East 115 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 2076 Fredrick Douglass Bl | MN | 13 | F |
| 310 East 116 Street | MN | 9 | D |
| 304 East 112 Street | MN | 8 | C |
| 531 East 5 Street | MN | 8 | C |
| 2137 2 Avenue | MN | 7 | C |
| 305 East 115 Street | MN | 6 | C |
| 2240 2 Avenue | MN | 6 | D |
| 221 East 116 Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 308 East 116 Street | MN | 3 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $225,000 on 1987-10-22 (lender: Ensign Bank FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-10-22 | Mortgage $225,000 — from K221 EAST 116 ASSOCS to ENSIGN BANK FSB | $225,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| 2019 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Every one of the 307 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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