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156 East 124 Street

304Records
13City systems
3Open violations
33Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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304 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 78 HPD complaints, 58 311 service requests, 46 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F UND CO INC
BBL1017720050
BIN1054446

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 33. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2020-04-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: ELECTRIC (2) · Sidewalk Condition (1) · Noise (1) · GENERAL (1) · Snow or Ice (1).

Filed construction activity

$535,000 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 (1900)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
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)Hope East Of Fifth HDFC Inc
Head officerWalter Roberts
Managing agentHope East Of Fifth HDFC Inc
Last registered2026-03-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$637,200 $286,740
2026$579,000 $260,550
2027$671,000 $301,950

The city's market estimate has risen 5% 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 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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

Subway125 St — 4 5 6 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 124 St — M101 M103 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 123 St & Lexington Ave · 150 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

156 East 124 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

6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HDFC INC — 38 buildings, 492 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B14 · C16 · D6 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
18 East 110 Street MN60 C
415 East 115 Street MN30 B
429 East 115 Street MN24 C
426 East 115 Street MN24 B
11 East 109 Street MN24 B
15 East 109 Street MN24 C
344 East 112 Street MN18 C
423 East 115 Street MN18 B
2026 Lexington Avenue MN16 C
24 East 109 Street MN15 B
22 East 109 Street MN15 C
334 East 112 Street MN14 B
212 East 117 Street MN14 D
2158 2 Avenue MN13 D
210 East 119 Street MN13 B
1618 Madison Avenue MN12 C
16 East 109 Street MN11 C
2291 1/2 2 Avenue MN11 C
26 East 109 Street MN10 C
112 East 117 Street MN10 A
2349 2 Avenue MN10 B
212 East 111 Street MN10 B
316 East 116 Street MN9 B
18 East 109 Street MN9 D
2284 2 Avenue MN9 C
154 East 124 Street MN8 F
307 East 111 Street MN8 B
422 East 115 Street MN8 C
162 East 105 Street MN7 C
1691 Lexington Avenue MN6 C
2330 2 Avenue MN6 B
120 East 117 Street MN5 C
140 East 117 Street MN4 D
2161 2 Avenue MN4 D
156 East 124 Street MN4 C
161 East 116 Street MN3 B
2164 2 Avenue MN3 B
155 East 117 Street MN3 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,000,000 on 2019-10-16 (lender: Hope Community, INC.), covering 41 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
2020-04-16Agreement $4,456,295 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,456,295
2019-10-16Mortgage $4,456,295 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HDFC, INC. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $4,456,295
2019-10-16Mortgage $3,000,000 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HDFC, INC. to HOPE COMMUNITY, INC. $3,000,000
2017-01-23Mortgage $46,875,648 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $46,875,648
2017-01-23Agreement $1,041,557 — from HOPE CROSSROADS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HOUSI $1,041,557
2017-01-23Deed $1,506,000 — from HOPE CROSSROADS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F $1,506,000
2017-01-23Mortgage $22,977 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to HOPE CROSSROADS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $22,977
2017-01-23Mortgage $22,332 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC to HOPE CROSSROADS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $22,332
2017-01-23Mortgage $27,754,059 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $27,754,059
2017-01-23Mortgage $8,055,574 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,055,574
2017-01-23Mortgage $8,068,778 — from HOPE EAST OF FIFTH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F; HOPE EAST OF FIFTH LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $8,068,778
2016-06-01Agreement $555,000 — from HOPE CROSSROADS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $555,000
2006-03-29Mortgage $555,000 — from HOPE CROSSROADS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $555,000
2006-03-29AL&R $1,596,557 — from THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION to HOPE CROSSROADS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $1,596,557
2006-03-29Mortgage $1,041,557 — from HOPE CROSSROADS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,041,557

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20179414128
20185140221
20192133119
20200123116
20210210122
202202013
2023090312
202402125
20250100212
202603014
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The full timeline

Construction 27Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 189Ownership & money 45Health & systems 23

Every one of the 304 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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