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331 East 108 Street

630Records
18City systems
6Open violations
39.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (South)
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630 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 316 311 service requests, 63 HPD housing violations, 58 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units29
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)ELN REALTY LLC
BBL1016800019
BIN1052806

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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 60% 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 39.8. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% 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 violations6 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2015-09-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

13 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 9 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

$8,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Illegal Parking (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Elevator (3) · Water System (2) · Illegal Fireworks (1).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (29)
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)108TH VENTURES LLC
Head officerRALPH ABECASSIS
Managing agentDSA MANAGEMENT CO INC
Last registered2025-09-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,423,000 $1,540,350
2026$3,425,000 $1,541,250
2027$3,207,000 $1,443,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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 2011 (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

Subway110 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 109 St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 110 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 146 Ann M. Short. 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

331 East 108 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

47 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 DSA MANAGEMENT CO. INC — 21 buildings, 265 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B3 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
9 Maiden Lane MN66 A
331 East 108 Street MN29 A
50 Avenue B MN26 B
324 East 13 Street MN22 B
210 East 10 Street MN11 A
412 East 50 Street MN10 A
107 East 35 Street MN10 C
228 East 10 Street MN9 A
335 East 10 Street MN9 A
240 President Street BK8 A
170 Avenue B MN8 A
368 Baltic Street BK8 A
337 East 10 Street MN8 A
174 Avenue B MN8 A
637 Henry Street BK8 B
341 East 10 Street MN8 A
339 East 10 Street MN7 A
343 East 10 Street MN4 A
466 State Street BK3 D
352 East 50 Street MN3 D
143 Grand Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $450,907 on 2018-09-07 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-17Agreement $3,000,000 — from 108TH VENTURES LLC; ELN REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,000,000
2018-09-07Mortgage $450,907 — from ELN REALTY LLC; 108TH VENTURES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $450,907
2018-09-07Agreement $3,000,000 — from ELN REALTY LLC; 108TH VENTURES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $3,000,000
2012-11-21Agreement $2,750,000 — from 108TH VENTURES LLC; ELN REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,750,000
2012-11-21Mortgage $262,492 — from 108TH VENTURES LLC; ELN REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $262,492
2002-12-16Mortgage $762,041 — from ELN REALTY LLC; 108TH VENTURES LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $762,041
2000-10-25Mortgage $600,000 — from 331-333 EAST 108TH STREET REALTY CORP. to NORTHERN FUNDING LLC $600,000
1999-12-13Mortgage $1,263,237 — from 331-333 EAST 108TH STREET REALTY CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $1,263,237
1998-07-10Mortgage $31,625 — from 331 E. 108 ST CORP. to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $31,625
1996-07-02Mortgage $140,000 — from 331 E. 108 ST. CORP to R. E. MANAGEMENT OFNORTHEAST INC $140,000
1984-10-31Mortgage $30,000 — from CITY PROPERTIES 108ETC. to 72-19 MONICA REALTYCORP $30,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700110112
201822213533
2019289105106
202000640468
202103290537
202201631469
202303190628
202403370545
202506230534
202600150722
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 447Ownership & money 45Health & systems 56

Every one of the 630 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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