548 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 203 311 service requests, 94 HPD complaints, 56 HPD housing violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 59% 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 14. 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 | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2018-04-24. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
81 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Cannabis Retailer (29) · Noise (23) · Illegal Parking (11) · Consumer Complaint (8) · Dirty Condition (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).
$226,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (25) |
| 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 | $3,130,000 | $1,408,500 |
| 2026 | $3,383,000 | $1,522,350 |
| 2027 | $3,453,000 | $1,553,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 116 St / Pleasant Av — M116 · 100 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.
455 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 |
81 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 | Mortgage $3,190,006 — from 451 RESCUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $3,190,006 | |
| 2013-02-08 | Agreement $7,000,000 — from 451 RESQUE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $7,000,000 | |
| 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 $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 | |
| 1998-09-01 | Mortgage $248,828 — from 451 RESCUE LLC to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION | $248,828 | |
| 1998-05-26 | Mortgage $75,000 — from EAST 116 RIVER CO. to GIBRALTAR FUNDING CORP. | $75,000 | |
| 1998-05-26 | Mortgage $60,000 — from EAST 116 RIVER CO. to GIBRALTAR FUNDING CORP. | $60,000 | |
| 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 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 68 |
Every one of the 548 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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