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215 East 117 Street

1,338Records
19City systems
12Open violations
22.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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1,338 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 616 HPD complaints, 231 HPD housing violations, 227 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units31
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)215 EAST 117 LLC
BBL1016670009
BIN1052616

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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 51% 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 22.4. 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 — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-09-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

54 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 38). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
2
’24–25
38
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (27) · PLUMBING (10) · Noise (5) · Missed Collection (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Abandoned Vehicle (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,358,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1910)
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)215 EAST 117 LLC
Head officerAbraham singer
Managing agentHFNYC Management LLC
Last registered2026-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,634,000 $1,635,300
2026$3,004,000 $1,351,800
2027$3,145,000 $1,415,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 118 St — M101 M103 · 400 ft
Citi BikeE 118 St & 3 Ave · 300 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.

Report a problem to 311

215 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

46 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 27 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 HFNYC MANAGEMENT LLC — 19 buildings, 649 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B9 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
136 East 117 Street MN72 B
230 West 107 Street MN67 A
220 West 107 Street MN59 B
210 West 107 Street MN53 B
244 East 117 Street MN41 A
231 East 117 Street MN35 A
1661 Park Avenue MN34 B
235 East 117 Street MN33 A
529 West 158 Street MN31 A
215 East 117 Street MN31 A
326 East 117 Street MN29 B
322 East 117 Street MN28 A
504 West 159 Street MN25 B
522 West 161 Street MN24 C
516 West 159 Street MN21 B
316 East 117 Street MN18 B
1516 Bedford Avenue BK16 B
508 West 158 Street MN16 D
512 West 158 Street MN16 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,000,000 on 2019-01-30 (lender: Loancore Capital Credit Reit LLC), covering 9 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
2019-01-30Mortgage $44,357,523 — from 1661 PA REALTY LLC; 235 EAST 117 LLC; 215 EAST 117 LLC; 244 EAST 117 LLC; 124-136 EAST 117 to LOANCORE CAPITAL CREDIT REIT LLC $44,357,523
2019-01-30Agreement $85,685,000 — from 244 EAST 117 LLC; 235 EAST 117 LLC; 215 EAST 117 LLC; 124-136 EAST 117 LLC; EAST 117 REALT to LOANCORE CAPITAL CREDIT REIT LLC $85,685,000
2019-01-30Mortgage $4,000,000 — from EAST 117 REALTY LLC; 244 EAST 117 LLC; 231 EAST 117 LLC; 235 EAST 117 LLC; 215 EAST 117 LL to LOANCORE CAPITAL CREDIT REIT LLC $4,000,000
2019-01-30AL&R $89,685,000 — from EAST 117 REALTY LLC; 215 EAST 117 LLC; 244 EAST 117 LLC; 231 EAST 117 LLC; 124-136 EAST 11 to LOANCORE CAPITAL CREDIT REIT LLC $89,685,000
2016-12-30AL&R $200,000,000 — from 231 EAST 117 LLC; 411 EAST 114 LLC; 216 EAST 118 LLC; 139 EAST 110 LLC; 112 EAST 103 LLC; to TRIMONT REAL ESTATE ADVISORS LLC $200,000,000
2016-12-30Mortgage $16,666,667 — from 216 EAST 118 LLC; 118 EAST 103 LLC; 411 EAST 118 LLC; 103 EAST 102 LLC; 2156 2ND LLC; 1567 to TRIMONT REAL ESTATE ADVISORS LLC $16,666,667
2016-12-30Agreement $183,333,333 — from 215 EAST 117 LLC; 124-136 EAST 117 LLC; 238 EAST 116 LLC; 423 EAST 114 LLC; 204 EAST 112 L to TRIMONT REAL ESTATE ADVISORS LLC $183,333,333
2016-12-23Deed $10,250,000 — from DDEH 215 E117 LLC to 215 EAST 117 LLC $10,250,000
2016-12-16Sold for $10,250,000 $10,250,000 $330,645
2014-02-03Mortgage $15,000,000 — from DDEH 238 E111 LLC; DDEH 102 E116 LLC; DDEH 231 E117 LLC; DDEH 1567 LEXINGTON LLC; DDEH 291 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $15,000,000
2014-02-03Agreement $180,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to DDEH 154 E106 LLC; DDEH 102 E103 LLC; DDEH 228 E116 LLC; DDEH 1567 LEXINGTON LLC; DDEH 234 $180,000,000
2014-01-10Mortgage $5,305,000 — from DDEH 215 E117 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,305,000
2014-01-10AL&R $5,305,000 — from DDEH 215 E117 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,305,000
2014-01-06Agreement $195,000,000 — from DDEH 244 E117 LLC; DDEH 228 E116 LLC; DDEH 102 E 116 LLC; DDEH 312 E106 LLC; DDEH 214 E9 L to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $195,000,000
2013-01-28Agreement $155,000,000 — from DDEH 2156 SECOND LLC; DDEH 228 E116 LLC; DDEH 233 E111 LLC; DDEH 311 E109 LLC; DDEH 231 E1 to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPAN $155,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201782693183
20180112003124
2019013322258
202000520153
202100600161
202220241330
202301460350
202400110415
202500540357
202641190125
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The full timeline

Construction 29Enforcement 40Housing & tenants 1,116Ownership & money 120Health & systems 33

Every one of the 1,338 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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