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11 West 118 Street

588Records
17City systems
13Open violations
29Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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588 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 150 HPD housing violations, 118 311 service requests, 57 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built2020
Floors9
Res. units136
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)VICTORY PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION
BBL1017170028
BIN1090710, 1807118

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 29. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations13 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2024-06-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 12).

5 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

37 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Illegal Parking (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · PLUMBING (3) · GENERAL (2) · Elevator (2).

Filed construction activity

$72,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (27 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2020)
YesSix or more residential units (136)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)Victory Plaza Owner LLC
Head officerRick Gropper
Managing agentDolphin Property Services, LLC
Last registered2026-07-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$18,269,000 $8,221,050
2026$19,425,000 $8,741,250
2027$18,734,000 $8,430,300

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
116 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 118 St — M1 · 300 ft
Citi BikeMt Morris Park W & W 120 St · 600 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

11 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

37 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 DOLPHIN PROPERTY SERVICES LLC — 79 buildings, 4,889 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B32 · C22 · D16 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1850 Lafayette Avenue BX948 B
1131 Ogden Avenue BX400 D
2064 Mapes Avenue BX240 C
579 Blake Avenue BK195 C
2060 Pitkin Avenue BK168 C
2115 Southern Boulevard BX168 C
11 West 118 Street MN136 B
1340 Stratford Avenue BX129 C
333 East 181 Street BX120 B
913 East Tremont Avenue BX119 D
1841 Seward Avenue BX117 A
355 East 184 Street BX111 C
1695 Grand Avenue BX111 D
488 East 164 Street BX105 B
1937 Webster Avenue BX99 B
2100 Tiebout Avenue BX84 B
901 East 180 Street BX75 B
889 Dawson Street BX69 B
1314 Seneca Avenue BX60 D
15 Elliot Place BX51 B
1892 Arthur Avenue BX51 C
107 West 109 Street MN49 B
1908 Belmont Avenue BX46 D
1900 Belmont Avenue BX45 D
1975 Grand Avenue BX44 C
2083 Mohegan Avenue BX42 D
437 West 125 Street MN40 B
1971 Grand Avenue BX39 D
2071 Madison Avenue MN39 B
274 East 93 Street BK36 C
270 East 92 Street BK35 B
275 East 95 Street BK35 D
1871 Adam C Powell Blvd MN35 B
2082 Mohegan Avenue BX34 D
830 St Nicholas Avenue MN33 B
409 West 125 Street MN31 A
1157 Morris Avenue BX29 B
1149 Morris Avenue BX29 B
882 East 180 Street BX28 F
205 Brook Avenue BX28 B
827 Lafayette Avenue BK28 B
1791 Amsterdam Avenue MN27 B
912 East 163 Street BX27 A
1899 Belmont Avenue BX27 C
202 Brown Place BX26 A
876 East 180 Street BX25 D
2090 Mohegan Avenue BX24 C
44 West 175 Street BX22 D
198 Brown Place BX22 B
47 West 175 Street BX21 C
1898 Belmont Avenue BX20 D
460 Convent Avenue MN20 C
1566 Eastern Parkway BK19 C
9 West 137 Street MN18 C
2252 5 Avenue MN18 B
7 West 137 Street MN18 C
5 West 137 Street MN18 D
287 Audubon Avenue MN17 C
197 Brook Avenue BX16 A
103 Van Buren Street BK16 B

showing 60 of 79 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,295,197 on 2019-01-04 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-01-04Mortgage $7,295,197 — from VICTORY PLAZA OWNER LLC; VICTORY PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $7,295,197
2019-01-04Deed $1,431,786 — from VICTORY ONE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COR to VICTORY PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C $1,431,786
2019-01-04Mortgage $4,905,261 — from VICTORY PLAZA OWNER LLC; VICTORY PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,905,261
2019-01-04Mortgage $5,343,098 — from VICTORY PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; VICTORY PLAZA OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,343,098
2019-01-04Mortgage $32,075,822 — from VICTORY PLAZA OWNER LLC; VICTORY PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $32,075,822
2019-01-04Mortgage $1,426,080 — from VICTORY PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; VICTORY PLAZA OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,426,080
2019-01-04Mortgage $2,574,739 — from VICTORY PLAZA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; VICTORY PLAZA OWNER LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,574,739
2018-12-27Sold for $1,431,786 $1,431,786 $10,528
1998-12-16Mortgage $10,531,000 — from VICTORY ONE HOUSINGDEVELOPMENT FUND CORP to USA $10,531,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002046
201828117441
2019303823179117
2020181451341
202154320243
202283791798
202304130421
202401710476
202501320538
202600540357
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The full timeline

Construction 89Enforcement 78Housing & tenants 313Ownership & money 35Health & systems 73

Every one of the 588 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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