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208 East 119 Street

443Records
16City systems
3Open violations
25.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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443 recorded events, 1979–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 154 311 service requests, 49 DOB permits, 42 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built2018
Floors8
Res. units25
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)119 EQUITY LLC
BBL1017830043
BIN1054542, 1054543, 1090812

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 51% 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 25.2. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2024-02-02.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

60 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (19) · Illegal Parking (17) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · WATER LEAK (4) · Street Sign (2) · Drug Activity (2).

Filed construction activity

$40,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (2018)
YesSix or more residential units (25)
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)119 Equity LLC
Head officerGun SooYoun
Managing agentMD Squared Property Group
Last registered2025-08-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,545,000 $2,945,250
2026$6,859,000 $3,086,550
2027$5,231,000 $2,353,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 950 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 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 118 St & 3 Ave · 250 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

208 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

60 311 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 MD SQUARED PROPERTY GROUP — 110 buildings, 3,031 units. Grades across the portfolio: A80 · B21 · C6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

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1787 Madison Avenue MN96 A
309 Lexington Avenue MN81 A
11 Hancock Place MN71 A
1036 Manhattan Avenue BK67 A
1058 Madison Avenue MN66 A
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199 Bowery MN63 A
230 East 48 Street MN62 A
322 West 72 Street MN62 A
242 East 25 Street MN54 A
130 Suffolk Street MN48 A
24 Laurel Hill Terrace MN48 B
3181 Broadway MN48 A
145 Park Place BK47 A
613 Baltic Street BK43 A
1240 Bedford Avenue BK43 A
49 East 12 Street MN42 A
160 West 87 Street MN40 A
304 East 73 Street MN40 A
240 West 75 Street MN38 A
502 9 Avenue MN36 A
333 East 109 Street MN35 A
212 North 9 Street BK33 A
249 West 15 Street MN33 A
4857 Broadway MN28 A
531 East 12th St MN26 B
208 East 119 Street MN25 A
85 South Street MN24 A
20th Street BK24 B
3 West 122 Street MN24 C
114 Ridge Street MN23 A
112 Fleet Place BK23 A
75 Thompson Street MN22 B
212 East 95 Street MN22 A
566 Grand Street BK22 A
439 West 46 Street MN21 A
457 Atlantic Avenue BK21 A
246 East 53 Street MN20 B
324 East 84 Street MN20 A
382 Bleecker Street MN20 B
106 Ridge Street MN20 B
416 West 47 Street MN20 A
207 Madison Street MN20 D
437 West 46 Street MN20 A
512 East 84 Street MN20 A
600 10 Avenue MN18 B
359 West 11 Street MN18 A
511 East 83 Street MN17 A
4 West 16 Street MN16 A
76 Engert Avenue BK16 A
220 3 Avenue MN16 A
1057 Lexington Avenue MN15 A
21 East 7 Street MN15 B
292 Riverside Drive MN15 A
56 Morton Street MN15 C

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,170,000 on 2018-02-12 (lender: Bank Of Hope). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-06-30AL&R $8,600,000 — from 119 EQUITY LLC to PROMISEONE BANK $8,600,000
2023-06-30Agreement $8,600,000 — from 119 EQUITY LLC to PCBB; PACIFIC COAST BANKER'S BANK; PROMISEONE BANK $8,600,000
2018-02-12AL&R $8,600,000 — from 119 EQUITY LLC to BANK OF HOPE $8,600,000
2018-02-12Agreement $8,600,000 — from 119 EQUITY LLC to BANK OF HOPE $8,600,000
2018-02-12Mortgage $6,170,000 — from 119 EQUITY LLC to BANK OF HOPE $6,170,000
2016-02-24Deed $4,300,000 — from MBA REALTY LLC to 119 EQUITY LLC $4,300,000
2016-02-24Mortgage $2,430,000 — from 119 EQUITY LLC to BBCN BANK $2,430,000
2016-02-24AL&R $2,430,000 — from 119 EQUITY LLC to BBCN BANK $2,430,000
2016-01-29Sold for $4,300,000 $4,300,000 $172,000
2011-11-17AL&R $1,200,000 — from MBA REALTY LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $1,200,000
2011-11-17AL&R $840,000 — from MBA REALTY LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $840,000
2011-11-17Mortgage $861,000 — from MBA REALTY LLC to EMPIRE STATE CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT CORPO $861,000
2011-11-17Mortgage $840,000 — from MBA REALTY LLC to EMPIRE STATE CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT CORPO $840,000
2011-11-17Deed $2,400,000 — from OZERY, EDWARD to MBA REALTY LLC $2,400,000
2011-11-17Mortgage $1,200,000 — from MBA REALTY LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $1,200,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201718430227
2018912113439
20191022210255
202061550026
20212510210
202203200124
202354245240
202440670273
202531190225
20260090110
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The full timeline

Construction 94Enforcement 78Housing & tenants 195Ownership & money 43Health & systems 33

Every one of the 443 recorded events, 1979–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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