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305 East 109 Street

455Records
16City systems
4Open violations
52.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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455 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 172 311 service requests, 146 HPD complaints, 66 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units24
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)305E109 LLC
BBL1016810005
BIN1052829

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 52.8. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1988-04-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

154 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 120 · winter 2025–26: 22). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
120
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22
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

97 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (76) · Noise (5) · ELECTRIC (3) · Illegal Parking (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Real Time Enforcement (2).

Filed construction activity

$317,400 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
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)305E109 LLC
Head officerFranklyn Hodge
Managing agentMasada LLC
Last registered2025-12-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$928,000 $417,600
2026$987,000 $444,150
2027$1,068,000 $480,600

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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

Subway110 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 111 St — M15 · 400 ft
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 110 St · 600 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

305 East 109 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

97 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 76 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 MASADA LLC — 11 buildings, 277 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B6 · C2 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
480 Audubon Avenue MN63 B
4710 7 Avenue BK37 B
4714 7 Avenue BK37 B
4018 5 Avenue BK28 D
307 East 109 Street MN24 B
305 East 109 Street MN24 B
434 61 Street BK16 D
4819 4 Avenue BK12 A
122 31 Street BK12 C
326 East 109 Street MN12 B
4815 4 Avenue BK12 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,575,000 on 2025-12-11 (lender: Hm Lfc Two LLC), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-11Mortgage $2,575,000 — from 305E109 LLC; 326E 109 LLC; 307E109 LLC to HM LFC TWO LLC $2,575,000
2025-12-11AL&R $2,575,000 — from 305E109 LLC; 326E 109 LLC; 307E109 LLC to HM LFC TWO LLC $2,575,000
2025-12-11Deed $1,300,000 — from CC 305 LLC to 305E109 LLC $1,300,000
2025-11-19Sold for $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $54,167
2019-01-02AL&R $300,000 — from CC305 LLC to ARISTIDES CAPITAL CORP $300,000
2019-01-02Mortgage $300,000 — from CC305 LLC to ARISTIDES CAPITAL CORP $300,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701102215
201800192324
2019001225
2020006017
20210090110
202200180220
202301170422
20240111003114
202502348347
202620390142
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 389Ownership & money 19Health & systems 30

Every one of the 455 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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