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165 East 118 Street

453Records
16City systems
0Open violations
1.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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453 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 228 311 service requests, 39 DOB job filings, 35 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built2009
Floors8
Res. units78
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)CITY UNIVERSITY CONSTRUCTION FUND
BBL1017670030
BIN1054352, 1088293

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 87% 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 1.3. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

77 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (67) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Elevator (1) · Lead (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$71,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (2009)
YesSix or more residential units (78)
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)GRADUATE CENTER FUNDATION HOUSING CORPORATIN
Head officerBRIAN PETERSON
Managing agentURBAN ASSOCIATES LLC
Last registered2025-10-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$14,591,000 $6,565,950
2026$14,813,000 $6,665,850
2027$15,775,000 $7,098,750

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: BD HIGHER ED (CUNY)

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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

Subway116 St — 6 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 118 St — M101 M103 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 118 St & 3 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 007 Samuel Stern. 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

165 East 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

77 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by URBAN ASSOCIATES LLC — 46 buildings, 7,756 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
75 West End Avenue MN973 A
18 Sixth Ave BK858 A
400 West 59 Street MN729 A
124 West 60 Street MN498 A
40 Morningside Drive MN430 A
2 Amsterdam Avenue MN381 A
499 President Street BK350 A
1150 Madison Avenue MN343 A
310 East 44 Street MN324 A
662 Pacific Street BK312 A
307 East 44 Street MN312 A
160 West 71 Street MN302 A
420 West 42 Street MN264 A
208 West 23 Street MN262 A
253 West 72 Street MN259 A
360 West 43 Street MN256 A
19 West 69 Street MN83 A
165 East 118 Street MN78 A
433 West 21 Street MN69 B
175 2 Avenue MN56 A
4 West 21 Street MN54 A
177 9 Avenue MN54 A
30 Greenwich Avenue MN49 A
82 Jane Street MN49 A
19 Grove Street MN39 A
60 Leroy Street MN37 A
420 West 20 Street MN37 A
48 Greenwich Avenue MN35 A
236 West 4 Street MN32 A
213 West 13 Street MN24 A
140 Waverly Place MN23 A
168 East 81 Street MN21 A
445 West 20 Street MN21 A
148 West 10 Street MN20 B
1424 3 Avenue MN20 A
7 Morton Street MN20 A
323 West 4 Street MN19 A
1422 3 Avenue MN16 A
20 Cornelia Street MN16 A
1420 3 Avenue MN8 A
400 Bleecker Street MN8 A
26 Greenwich Avenue MN6 A
231 West 13 Street MN6 A
233 West 13 Street MN3 A
925 9 Avenue MN0 —
3001491007 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $339,381 on 2010-05-26 (lender: New York City Housing Development Fund), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-11-15Agreement $299,225 — from GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION HOUSING CORPO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $299,225
2021-11-15Agreement $12,370,550 — from GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION HOUSING CORPO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $12,370,550
2010-05-26Mortgage $339,381 — from GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION HOUSING CORPO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $339,381
2010-05-26Mortgage $14,030,619 — from GRADUATE CENTER FOUNDATION HOUSING CORPO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $14,030,619
2008-10-16Mortgage $10,900,000 — from CITY UNIVERSITY CONSTRUCTION FUND to LOSCHIAVO, MARK; MURRAY, BARBARA; LOSCHIAVO, ANTHONY $10,900,000
2008-10-16Deed $5,500,000 — from LOSCHIAVO, ANTHONY to CITY UNIVERSITY CONSTRUCTION FUND $5,500,000
2007-08-06Mortgage $1,000,000 — from LO SCHIAVO, ANTHONY to COMMERCE BANK, N.A. $1,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2023
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173640316
20180620412
20190680317
202000290231
20210092213
202201340338
202301350541
202401480554
202500210425
202670110422
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The full timeline

Construction 68Enforcement 63Housing & tenants 254Ownership & money 26Health & systems 42

Every one of the 453 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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