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16 East 132 Street

641Records
16City systems
83Open violations
243Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10037 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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641 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 291 311 service requests, 144 HPD complaints, 110 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10037
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)MADISON AVENUE HDFC
BBL1017560061
BIN1054336

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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 243. In ZIP 10037, 35% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations83 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 51 class B, 11 class A. Oldest open since 2009-07-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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10
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

35 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Noise (5) · Street Condition (4) · PLUMBING (4) · ELECTRIC (3) · Water System (2).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)MADISON AVENUE HDFC
Head officerGREG COHEN
Managing agentIMPACT REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-03

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$887,000 $399,150
2026$710,000 $319,500
2027$852,000 $383,400

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: DISABLED HOMEOWNER · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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

Subway135 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 132 St — M1 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 132 St & Madison Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 197 John B. Russwurm. 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

16 East 132 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

35 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 IMPACT REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT — 97 buildings, 3,140 units. Grades across the portfolio: A66 · B18 · C9 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
745 East 231 Street BX201 B
135-12 77 Avenue QN174 B
221 McDonald Avenue BK160 A
138-10 77 Avenue QN132 B
3500 Snyder Avenue BK126 C
36-40 Bowne Street QN121 B
86-29 Broadway QN100 A
85-11 34 Avenue QN89 A
556 State Street BK71 A
4068027501 QN66 A
88-30 182 Street QN65 A
138-06 78 Avenue QN64 A
41-09 41 Street QN64 A
2373 Ocean Parkway BK63 A
116-24 Grosvenor Lane QN59 A
110 Ocean Parkway BK57 A
141-04 77 Avenue QN56 A
2913 Foster Avenue BK55 B
42-60 Crommelin Street QN52 B
925 Union Street BK52 A
50-15 39 Street QN51 A
801 Riverside Drive MN48 B
99-02 Christie Avenue QN48 A
50 Belair Road SI48 A
71-19 162 Street QN42 A
86-02 Dumont Avenue QN39 A
5 Pinehurst Avenue MN38 B
205 12th Street BK36 A
111 East 75 Street MN36 A
2080 West Street BK35 A
3210 Fairfield Avenue BX32 A
54-09 108 Street QN29 C
64-34 Grand Central Pkwy QN29 A
1209 Nelson Avenue BX28 D
76-01 113 Street QN28 A
330 South 3 Street BK26 A
723 Mac Donough Street BK26 A
2090 Madison Avenue MN24 B
10-40 46 Road QN23 A
310 Windsor Place BK21 A
37-30 103 Street QN21 A
84-62 Austin Street QN20 A
531 East 87 Street MN20 A
239 South 3 Street BK20 B
85-08 Elmhurst Avenue QN20 B
211 West 144 Street MN19 C
207 West 144 Street MN19 B
742 East 6 Street MN19 B
1029 East 86 Street BK18 A
8707 19th Avenue BK18 A
66-70 79 Street QN18 A
61 Mott Street MN17 A
2135 Crotona Avenue BX16 A
189-30 37 Avenue QN16 A
476 Washington Ave BK16 A
104-33 39 Avenue QN16 A
41-35 67 Street QN15 B
222 Park Place BK14 A
40-38 82 Street QN14 C
303 West 146 Street MN14 A

showing 60 of 97 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-06-03RPTT&RET $450,000 — from ESHER, JOEL; STRICKLAND, KAITLIN to ZUMOFF, JACOB; ZUMOFF, BLEIDA $450,000
2025-05-28Sold for $450,000 $450,000 $45,000
2024-02-21RPTT&RET $29,432 — from AVILA, VICTOR to MADISON AVENUE HOUSING FUND DEVELOPMENT $29,432
2023-06-28RPTT&RET $32,157 — from MOTEN, IONA to MADISON AVENUE HOUSING FUND DEVELOPMENT $32,157
2023-06-05Sold for $32,157 $32,157 $3,216
2023-02-02Sold for $29,432 $29,432 $2,943
2017-07-14RPTT $11,254 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to MADISON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $11,254
2016-11-04RPTT $20,879 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to MADISON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $20,879
2016-01-20RPTT $139,109 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to MADISON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $139,109
2015-06-29RPTT&RET $263,000 — from SAUNDERS , LORIE to VINSON, KAYLA $263,000
2015-02-20RPTT&RET $265,000 — from SALCE , ROSA; TINEO , FRANCISCO to CHEE , NICOLE; UNG , ENG RA $265,000
2014-09-29RPTT&RET $270,000 — from DE LOS SANTOS, ALFREDO; DE LOS SANTOS, HARIBIA to ESHER, JOEL; STRICKLAND, KAITLIN $270,000
2014-03-13RPTT $41,629 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to MADISON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $41,629
2014-01-16RPTT&RET $229,000 — from MARTE-GONZALEZ, NANCY to GARCIA, OSCAR A; WANG, EVELYN D $229,000
2013-02-27RPTT $60,207 — from NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY to MADISON AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $60,207

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171231126
2018090312
20190180220
202006017
20210240327
2022013602138
20230873393
20240211325
20250762381
202606039
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 562Ownership & money 29Health & systems 33

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