825 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 276 311 service requests, 254 HPD complaints, 143 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 85.1. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 12% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 11 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2018-06-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 5). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
89 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (19) · PAINT/PLASTER (15) · PLUMBING (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · APPLIANCE (7) · WATER LEAK (5).
$74,620 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (28) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 451 RESCUE LLC |
| Head officer | JOEL GENDELS |
| Managing agent | 451 RESCUE LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,651,000 | $1,192,950 |
| 2026 | $2,873,000 | $1,292,850 |
| 2027 | $2,835,000 | $1,275,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
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.
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.
| Subway | 116 St — 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 116 St / Pleasant Av — M116 · 50 ft |
| Citi Bike | Pleasant Ave & E 116 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: 112 (K-2), 206 (3-5). 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.
451 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 |
89 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 451 RESCUE LLC — 2 buildings, 53 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 451 East 116 Street | MN | 28 | B |
| 455 East 116 Street | MN | 25 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $9,647,800 on 2021-07-22 (lender: Dwight Capital LLC), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-22 | Mortgage $9,647,800 — from 451 RESCUE LLC; HP 451 EAST 116TH ST. HSG DEV. FUND CO., to DWIGHT CAPITAL LLC | $9,647,800 | |
| 2019-04-10 | Mortgage $9,647,800 — from HP 451 EAST 116TH STREET HOUSING DEVELOP; 451 RESCUE LLC to ORIX REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC | $9,647,800 | |
| 2013-02-08 | Agreement $7,000,000 — from 451 RESQUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $7,000,000 | |
| 2013-02-08 | Mortgage $3,190,006 — from 451 RESCUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $3,190,006 | |
| 2004-03-11 | Agreement $4,434,000 — from 451 RESCUE LLP, C/O SHENDALL/GENDELS REA to BERKSHIRE MORTGAGE FINANCE LIMITED PARTN | $4,434,000 | |
| 2004-03-11 | Mortgage $2,736,048 — from 451 RESCUE LLP, C/O SHENDALL/GENDELS REA to C/O JEFFREY E. WEISSMAN, ESQ, FENTIN & G; BERKSHIRE MORTGAGE FINANCE LIMITED PARTN | $2,736,048 | |
| 2001-12-26 | Mortgage $252,000 — from 451 RESCUE LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $252,000 | |
| 1998-09-01 | Mortgage $248,828 — from 451 RESCUE LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $248,828 | |
| 1998-09-01 | Mortgage $1,291,428 — from 451 RESCUE LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $1,291,428 | |
| 1998-09-01 | Mortgage $1,713,172 — from 451 RESCUE LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $1,713,172 | |
| 1998-09-01 | Mortgage $187,572 — from 451 RESCUE LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $187,572 | |
| 1998-05-26 | Mortgage $60,000 — from EAST 116 RIVER CO. to GIBRALTAR FUNDING CORP. | $60,000 | |
| 1998-05-26 | Mortgage $75,000 — from EAST 116 RIVER CO. to GIBRALTAR FUNDING CORP. | $75,000 | |
| 1998-05-26 | Mortgage $50,000 — from EAST 116 RIVER CO. to GIBRALTAR FUNDING CORP. | $50,000 | |
| 1989-08-25 | Mortgage $499,000 — from EAST 116 RIVER CO to TRUST CO NEW JERSEY | $499,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 72 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 36 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 49 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 88 | 1 | 2 | 94 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 82 |
Every one of the 825 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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