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212 East 119 Street

694Records
18City systems
1Open violations
43Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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694 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 198 HPD housing violations, 173 311 service requests, 129 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units29
ClassD9
Owner (PLUTO)EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN T
BBL1017830041
BIN1054540

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 43. 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 violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2025-03-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

19 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

5
’24–25
12
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Noise (5) · Dirty Condition (5) · Illegal Parking (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$230,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (29)
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)LEXINGTON COURT LLC
Head officerCHARLES P GENDRON
Managing agentSHP MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,698,000 $2,114,100
2026$5,065,000 $2,279,250
2027$4,957,000 $2,230,650

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C · ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 6/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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

Subway116 St — 6 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-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. 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

212 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

26 311 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 SHP MANAGEMENT CORP — 18 buildings, 1,428 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1250 5 Avenue MN446 B
332 East 28 Street MN224 A
10 Post Avenue MN95 B
1952 2 Avenue MN91 A
980 Columbus Avenue MN90 A
14 West 107 Street MN89 A
152 Manhattan Avenue MN81 A
1990 Adam C Powell Blvd MN45 B
154 East 119 Street MN44 B
149 East 118 Street MN42 A
1995 Adam C Powell Blvd MN39 B
2010 Lexington Avenue MN31 A
212 East 119 Street MN29 B
125 East 118 Street MN24 A
166 East 119 Street MN24 A
135 East 122 Street MN21 A
121 East 119 Street MN9 B
125 East 119 Street MN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $73,110,000 on 2022-01-18 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation), covering 9 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
2022-01-18Agreement $67,804,000 — from EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON PARTNERS, L.P. to LEXINGTON COURT LLC $67,804,000
2022-01-18Mortgage $73,110,000 — from EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; LEXINGTON COURT LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $73,110,000
2009-12-23Mortgage $25,500,000 — from EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON PARTNERS, L.P. to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $25,500,000
2009-12-23Mortgage $25,500,000 — from EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN; EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON PARTNERS, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $25,500,000
2009-12-23Deed $22,912,342 — from MET-PACA II ASSOCIATES, L.P. to EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN $22,912,342
2009-12-23Mortgage $5,370,000 — from EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON PARTNERS, L.P.; EAST HARLEM LEXINGTON HOUSING DEVELOPMEN to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,370,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017013015
2018001034
2019015129
20200380213
202111230126
202224189235
202353260337
202401280433
202501220427
2026005049
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The full timeline

Construction 31Enforcement 60Housing & tenants 525Ownership & money 35Health & systems 43

Every one of the 694 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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