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1461 5 Avenue

1,010Records
18City systems
72Open violations
528.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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1,010 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 346 311 service requests, 191 HPD complaints, 189 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1921
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)OLD HARLEM ROAD, L.P.
BBL1017450001
BIN1053946

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 528.3. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations72 total — 17 class C (immediately hazardous), 45 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2005-09-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
2
’25–26

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

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

98 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (16) · Illegal Parking (12) · Rodent (10) · WATER LEAK (9) · Water System (7) · Food Establishment (6).

Filed construction activity

$19,000 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 (1921)
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)Old Harlem Road, LP
Head officerWalter Roberts
Managing agentWalter Roberts
Last registered2026-05-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,850,000 $832,500
2026$1,777,000 $799,650
2027$1,504,000 $676,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Gigi's DoughnutsDonutsAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Dishwashing/Utensils) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 2021 (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 — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
116 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 118 St — M1 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 118 St & Madison Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes. 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

1461 5 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

98 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $8,024,344 on 2002-08-05 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 8 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-06-08Agreement $7,728,947 — from OLD HARLEM ROAD L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $7,728,947
2002-08-05Mortgage $8,024,344 — from OLD HARLEM ROAD, L.P. to NYC HPD $8,024,344

Ten-year activity

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118
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201734790389
201802220529
2019001301629
202000270431
202100341136
202200550863
2023002801139
2024008501196
2025005102677
20260599014118
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The full timeline

Construction 38Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 713Ownership & money 15Health & systems 206

Every one of the 1,010 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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