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75 West 118 Street

668Records
17City systems
41Open violations
241.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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668 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 203 311 service requests, 180 HPD complaints, 139 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1909
Floors3
Res. units8
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)75 W 118TH OWNER LLC
BBL1017170008
BIN1053180

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 241.9. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 violations41 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2016-11-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

51 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 33 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

33
’24–25
8
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (23) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · GENERAL (8) · PLUMBING (5) · WATER LEAK (3) · ELECTRIC (3).

Filed construction activity

$8,200 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1909)
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)75 W. 118TH OWNER LLC
Head officerJAMES GUARINO
Managing agentERG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$737,000 $331,650
2026$884,000 $397,800
2027$840,000 $378,000

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

Subway116 St — 2 3 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 119 St — M7 M102 · 300 ft
Citi BikeLenox Ave & W 117 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy. 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

75 West 118 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

64 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 23 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 ERG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 13 buildings, 104 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B3 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
139 Eldridge Street MN22 B
386 East 139 Street BX18 C
85-82 Eliot Avenue QN15 A
185 Schaefer Street BK10 A
75 West 118 Street MN8 C
223 Avenue B MN8 B
5603 2 Avenue BK4 B
460 West 145 Street MN4 A
470 West 145 Street MN4 D
5601 2 Avenue BK4 D
183 Lenox Avenue MN3 A
963 East 165 Street BX2 A
967 East 165 Street BX2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2022-03-18 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-18Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 75 W 118TH OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2022-03-18AL&R $1,500,000 — from 75 W 118TH OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,500,000
2021-12-23Deed $1,350,000 — from 75 W. 118TH CORP. to 75 W 118TH OWNER LLC $1,350,000
2021-11-30Sold for $1,350,000 $1,350,000 $168,750
2019-02-06AL&R $2,100,000 — from 75 W. 118TH CORP. to ERG 118 ST LLC $2,100,000
2019-02-06Agreement $2,100,000 — from 75 W. 118TH CORP. to ERG 118 ST LLC $2,100,000
2019-02-06Mortgage $268,896 — from 75 W. 118TH CORP. to ERG 118 ST LLC $268,896
2016-01-27Agreement $1,945,000 — from 75 W. 118TH CORP. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,945,000
2015-12-22Agreement $1,945,000 — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $1,945,000
2015-12-22Mortgage $58,726 — from 75 W. 118TH CORP. to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $58,726
2015-06-18AL&R $150,000 — from 75 W 118TH CORP to EMERALD BOCA LLC $150,000
2015-06-18Mortgage $150,000 — from 75 W 118TH CORP to EMERALD BOCA LLC $150,000
2015-06-18AL&R $1,735,000 — from 75 W 118TH CORP to EMERALD CREEK CAPITAL,LLC $1,735,000
2015-06-18Agreement $1,735,000 — from 75 W 118TH CORP to EMERALD CREEK CAPITAL,LLC $1,735,000
2015-06-18Mortgage $835,000 — from 75 W 118TH CORP to EMERALD CREEK CAPITAL,LLC $835,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201720420145
201801840287
201900534259
202000521053
202100112013
202200298239
202300110415
202400556263
202500812487
202600190221
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 538Ownership & money 66Health & systems 31

Every one of the 668 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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