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306 East 116 Street

2,916Records
16City systems
739Open violations
5151.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10029 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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2,916 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 933 HPD housing violations, 924 HPD complaints, 843 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10029
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)JUSTAL REALTY GROUP,INC.
BBL1016870047
BIN1052930

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 5151.7. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations739 total — 215 class C (immediately hazardous), 403 class B, 121 class A. Oldest open since 2004-04-13.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

171 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 43 · winter 2025–26: 90). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

43
’24–25
90
’25–26

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

$71,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

771 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (146) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (112) · PLUMBING (93) · DOOR/WINDOW (91) · HEAT/HOT WATER (78) · ELECTRIC (74).

Filed construction activity

$4,000 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)JUSTAL REALTY GROUP INC
Head officerALMINDA JUSTINIANO
Managing agentJUSTAL REALTY GROUP INC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,675,000 $753,750
2026$1,581,000 $711,450
2027$1,310,000 $589,500

The city's market estimate has fallen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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 2020 (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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 116 St — M15 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 116 St & 1 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.

Report a problem to 311

306 East 116 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

771 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 78 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $40,000 on 1999-12-10 (lender: Central Funding Company and Kats, Rudolf). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1999-12-10Mortgage $40,000 — from 306 EAST 116TH REALTY CORP. to KATS, RUDOLF; CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY $40,000
1998-05-22Mortgage $25,000 — from 306 EAST 116TH REALTY CORP. to CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY; KATS, RUDOLF $25,000
1998-02-17Mortgage $20,000 — from 306 EAST 116TH REALTY CORP. to COLUMBIA CAPITAL CO.; CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY $20,000
1997-08-28Mortgage $11,000 — from 306 EAST 116TH REALTY CORP. to KATS, RUDOLF; CENTRAL FUNDING COMPANY $11,000
1990-01-17Mortgage $125,000 — from 306 EAST 116TH RLTYCP to BOUILLOT, ALAIN $125,000

Ten-year activity

2,0001,0000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
1,425
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700231134
20180201214
20190442533
202013111227
2021009211
2022008210
20230033841
202428946110
2025079574968
2026011,42041,425
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 2,743Ownership & money 21Health & systems 103

Every one of the 2,916 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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