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240 East 119 Street

3,969Records
19City systems
361Open violations
880.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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3,969 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,295 HPD complaints, 1,277 HPD housing violations, 1,087 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units33
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING
BBL1017830029
BIN1054535

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 880.5. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations361 total — 116 class C (immediately hazardous), 201 class B, 44 class A. Oldest open since 2019-11-06.
Alternative Enforcementcurrently in HPD's worst-buildings program

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

549 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 182 · winter 2024–25: 259 · winter 2025–26: 82). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

182
’23–24
259
’24–25
82
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

467 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (245) · PLUMBING (44) · APPLIANCE (33) · PAINT/PLASTER (22) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · DOOR/WINDOW (16).

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 (33)
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)SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION
Head officerKIUMARZ GEULA
Managing agentPILLAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-12-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,599,000 $719,550
2026$1,633,000 $734,850
2027$1,636,000 $736,200

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

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

Subway116 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 119 St — M15 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 118 St & 3 Ave · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 096 Joseph Lanzetta. 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

240 East 119 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

467 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 245 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 PILLAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 40 buildings, 1,300 units. Grades across the portfolio: B11 · C11 · D12 · F6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3462 3 Avenue BX228 C
19-15 Nameoke Ave QN142 B
3463 3 Avenue BX114 C
759 East 138 Street BX114 D
3475 Third Avenue BX102 B
2030 Adam C Powell Blvd MN57 D
208 West 149 Street MN42 B
499 East 188 Street BX40 D
901 Anderson Avenue BX40 B
240 East 119 Street MN33 F
236 West 149 Street MN24 B
252 West 149 Street MN24 B
2785 8 Avenue MN23 B
130 Willis Avenue BX23 D
124 West 137 Street MN21 D
106 West 137 Street MN20 D
35 West 131 Street MN18 C
958 Prospect Avenue BX16 C
870 Longwood Avenue BX16 D
176 West 137 Street MN16 D
213 West 147 Street MN15 B
215 West 147 Street MN15 B
163 West 136 Street MN14 F
209 West 147 Street MN11 B
146 West 124 Street MN11 D
275 West 118 Street MN11 D
273 West 118 Street MN11 C
279 West 118 Street MN10 C
71 West 118 Street MN10 C
73 West 118 Street MN10 C
531 Lenox Avenue MN10 D
110 West 137 Street MN10 F
277 West 118 Street MN10 C
144 West 124 Street MN9 D
2190 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN8 C
77 West 118 Street MN7 B
128 West 124 Street MN4 F
83 West 118 Street MN4 F
126 West 124 Street MN4 F
126 West 118 Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,700,000 on 2017-09-15 (lender: Sterling National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-09-15Agreement $3,819,034 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $3,819,034
2017-09-15Mortgage $1,700,000 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $1,700,000
2017-09-15AL&R $1,700,000 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $1,700,000
2009-08-10Mortgage $1,002,569 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,002,569
2009-08-10Agreement $71,246 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $71,246
2009-08-10AL&R $3,140,308 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $3,140,308
2009-08-10Agreement $2,242,895 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,242,895
2009-08-10Agreement $517,250 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $517,250
2009-08-10Agreement $308,962 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $308,962
2009-08-10Mortgage $264,608 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $264,608
2004-08-18Mortgage $71,246 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $71,246
2004-08-18Mortgage $2,242,895 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $2,242,895
2004-08-18Mortgage $517,205 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $517,205
2004-08-18Mortgage $308,962 — from SOBRO HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $308,962
1993-03-02Mortgage $150,000 — from GOOD FOR EVER INC to 164804 CAN INC $150,000

Ten-year activity

1,0005000
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2018
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2020
2021
2022
2023
685
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171013182142
20180018902191
20190111602119
20200113802141
20210632900335
20220135003354
20230560207614
202404671010685
202501512015528
202600730477
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The full timeline

Construction 74Enforcement 52Housing & tenants 3,737Ownership & money 48Health & systems 58

Every one of the 3,969 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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