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108 East 126 Street

375Records
15City systems
4Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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375 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 135 HPD complaints, 70 311 service requests, 29 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1940
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)E 129 ST CLUSTER L.P.
BBL1017740065
BIN1054491

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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 69% 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 6.7. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2020-08-27.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (3) · Graffiti (2) · Noise (1) · Street Sweeping Complaint (1).

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 (1940)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)E 129 St Cluster LP
Head officerJOSE ESPINAL
Managing agentLOCUST COVE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-12-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$425,000 $191,250
2026$510,000 $229,500
2027$612,000 $275,400

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway125 St — 4 5 6 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
125 St — 2 3 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 125 St / Lexington Av — M101 M125 · 250 ft
Citi BikeLexington Ave & E 127 St · 500 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

108 East 126 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

7 311 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 LOCUST COVE MANAGEMENT LLC — 42 buildings, 1,095 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B12 · C15 · D8 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1455 Webster Avenue BX98 C
2130 Crotona Avenue BX86 D
950 Jennings Street BX84 D
75 East 116 Street MN76 C
2111 Hughes Avenue BX72 C
1971 Webster Avenue BX69 C
2120 Hughes Avenue BX63 B
62 East 117 Street MN54 C
425 Claremont Parkway BX46 C
4 East 125 Street MN36 B
2028 Washington Avenue BX34 D
246 West 116 Street MN32 B
446 East 176 Street BX24 C
442 East 176 Street BX24 C
2071 5 Avenue MN24 A
605 East 138 Street BX24 B
9 East 131 Street MN20 A
1991 Bathgate Avenue BX17 C
518 East 139 Street BX17 C
32 East 129 Street MN16 C
510 East 139 Street BX16 C
282 St Anns Avenue BX14 B
2075 5 Avenue MN14 B
66 East 131 Street MN11 B
64 East 131 Street MN10 B
440 East Tremont Avenue BX10 D
58 East 129 Street MN10 B
1986 Madison Avenue MN10 A
225 St Anns Avenue BX9 C
258 East 125 Street MN9 C
1824 Washington Avenue BX8 D
278 St Anns Avenue BX8 B
19 East 127 Street MN8 A
11 East 125 Street MN6 B
22 East 125 Street MN6 B
108 East 126 Street MN6 A
1988 Madison Avenue MN5 D
22 East 127 Street MN4 D
18 East 126 Street MN4 F
1974 Madison Avenue MN4 C
49 East 130 Street MN4 D
18 East 130 Street MN3 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,267,359 on 2004-08-26 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation & Development), covering 6 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
2006-06-21SPRD $6,216,872 — from E 129 ST CLUSTER L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $6,216,872
2004-08-26Mortgage $5,267,359 — from E 129 ST CLUSTER L.P. to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEV $5,267,359
2004-08-26DEEDO $5,267,359 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to E 129 ST CLUSTER L.P. $5,267,359
2002-12-20Mortgage $4,179,395 — from E.H.D. CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DLPMT F to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $4,179,395
2002-12-20Mortgage $4,179,396 — from E.H.D. CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DLPMT F to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $4,179,396
2002-12-20Mortgage $566,392 — from E.H.D. CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DVPMT F to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $566,392
2002-12-20Mortgage $566,393 — from 168TH STREET DEVELOPMENT CORP.; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DLPMT F to COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $566,393

Ten-year activity

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2019
33
2020
2021
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2023
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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170516
20181449
201907310
2020031233
2021115319
2022115420
20230549
20241146
20250448
20261337
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 240Ownership & money 29Health & systems 47

Every one of the 375 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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