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249 East 118 Street

888Records
16City systems
12Open violations
0.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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888 recorded events, 1992–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 465 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 124 311 service requests, 69 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built2008
Floors10
Res. units28
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)THE IVY CONDOMINIUM
BBL1017837501
BIN1087918

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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 94% 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 0.3. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations12 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2009-03-10.

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

52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (28) · Dirty Condition (3) · Curb Condition (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Illegal Dumping (2) · Encampment (2).

Filed construction activity

$2,000 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2008)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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)IVY CONDOMINIUM
Head officerJOAQUIN VINAS
Managing agentBRG MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$153,742 $69,184
2026$239,946 $107,976
2027$169,071 $76,082

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,233,107 a year ($34.71 per sq ft), operating expenses $424,536 ($11.95 per sq ft), net operating income $808,572. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 81/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 119 St — M15 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 118 St & 3 Ave · 550 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

249 East 118 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

52 311 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 BRG MANAGEMENT LLC — 86 buildings, 5,133 units. Grades across the portfolio: A33 · B43 · C8 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2717 East 28 Street BK240 A
33-24 77 Street QN216 C
40-40 79 Street QN192 B
80-15 Grenfell Street QN128 B
34-34 77 Street QN120 B
45-08 40 Street QN113 B
56-11 56 Avenue QN112 C
84-09 Talbot Street QN106 B
84-17 125 Street QN103 C
75-40 Austin Street QN96 A
92-11 35 Avenue QN96 A
88-01 35 Avenue QN96 A
37-52 89 Street QN96 B
74-15 35 Avenue QN96 B
88-02 35 Avenue QN96 A
2022 Benedict Avenue BX92 B
93-35 Lamont Avenue QN90 A
950 East 14 Street BK88 B
515 West 168 Street MN84 B
91-31 Lamont Avenue QN83 B
83-09 Talbot Street QN83 A
37-20 81 Street QN83 A
123-27 Merrick Boulevard QN80 B
32-15 93 Street QN78 B
250 Ocean Parkway BK77 A
1947 Ocean Avenue BK77 B
40-94 Denman Street QN77 B
83-00 Lefferts Boulevard QN76 A
96-10 37 Avenue QN76 B
150-15 79 Avenue QN75 A
86-03 102 Street QN73 A
30 Ocean Parkway BK70 A
35-34 84 Street QN70 A
31-20 54 Street QN69 A
3715 Kings Highway BK66 A
48-53 44 Street QN66 B
41-96 Gleane Street QN66 B
3025 Godwin Terrace BX65 B
10-11 Nameoke Street QN64 B
2940 Ocean Avenue BK63 A
2950 Ocean Avenue BK63 A
4568 Manhattan College Py BX61 B
32-30 93 Street QN60 C
62-82 Saunders Street QN60 B
679 Ocean Parkway BK59 B
87-40 Elmhurst Avenue QN58 B
87-42 Elmhurst Avenue QN58 B
405 East 82 Street MN55 A
157 East 18 Street MN53 A
665 Ocean Parkway BK53 A
1730 East 18 Street BK48 A
2686 Ocean Avenue BK48 B
32-05 81 Street QN46 A
342 East 49 Street MN44 A
43-23 Ithaca Street QN39 B
1715 Kings Highway BK36 A
119-40 Metropolitan Avenue QN33 A
249 East 118 Street MN28 A
43-43 91 Place QN28 B
35-20 97 Street QN21 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-07-26Deed $795,000 — from BRENDAN E. DALY, TRUSTEE; DALY-KRAUSE REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST to BRUME, OKIEMUTE SUZANNE $795,000
2024-07-26Mortgage $636,000 — from BRUME, OKIEMUTE SUZANNE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $636,000
2024-07-15Sold for $795,000 $795,000 $28,393
2024-02-20Deed $483,000 — from CALLAGHAN, DAMIEN to REES, BETTY JANE; GUIGNARD, ROBERT VINCENT; RBCZ TRUST DATED 11/27/2023 $483,000
2024-02-13Sold for $483,000 $483,000 $17,250
2023-11-01Deed $760,000 — from HENKIN, ASSAF to BABAJIDE, OYEDOTUN; BABAJIDE, OMOLARA $760,000
2023-11-01Mortgage $684,000 — from BABAJIDE, OMOLARA; BABAJIDE, OYEDOTUN to TD BANK, N.A.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $684,000
2023-10-30Sold for $760,000 $760,000 $27,143
2023-10-17Mortgage $25,000 — from KOLODZIEJ, MATTHEW to TD BANK, N.A. $25,000
2023-08-07Deed $750,000 — from ROY, ELIZABETH to RAU, VICTORIA; SCHULZE, MARK $750,000
2023-08-07Mortgage $562,500 — from SCHULZE, MARK; RAU, VICTORIA to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $562,500
2023-07-28Sold for $750,000 $750,000 $26,786
2023-07-05Mortgage $102,519 — from EAST HARLEM RETAIL LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $102,519
2023-07-05AL&R $500,000 — from EAST HARLEM RETAIL LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $500,000
2023-07-05AL&R $500,000 — from EAST HARLEM RETAIL LLC to AMERICAN COMMUNITY BANK $500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201715135781112
201853910229
201935122325
20203265016
20210268016
202223135124
202331625237
202430248338
202500203225
20261082112
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The full timeline

Construction 145Enforcement 68Housing & tenants 168Ownership & money 481Health & systems 26

Every one of the 888 recorded events, 1992–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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