460 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 149 311 service requests, 95 HPD housing violations, 77 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 47.4. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 35 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1989-11-15. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (12) · Rodent (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · Animal (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (33) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | Old Harlem Road, LP |
| Head officer | Walter Roberts |
| Managing agent | Old Harlem Road, LP |
| Last registered | 2025-10-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,910,000 | $1,309,500 |
| 2026 | $3,098,000 | $1,394,100 |
| 2027 | $3,231,000 | $1,453,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Energy grade (LL33) | F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 2026 (1 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.
| Subway | 125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 121 St — M101 M103 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | 2 Ave & E 122 St · 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.
215 East 121 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
32 311 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.
Managed by OLD HARLEM ROAD, LP — 5 buildings, 93 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · C1 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 215 East 121 Street | MN | 33 | B |
| 216 East 122 Street | MN | 22 | D |
| 221 East 124 Street | MN | 20 | C |
| 243 East 123 Street | MN | 10 | F |
| 2355 2 Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,024,344 on 2002-08-05 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 8 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-06-08 | Agreement $7,728,947 — from OLD HARLEM ROAD L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $7,728,947 | |
| 2002-08-05 | Mortgage $8,024,344 — from OLD HARLEM ROAD, L.P. to NYC HPD | $8,024,344 | |
| 1985-06-18 | Mortgage $25,000 to C.J.G. REALTY INC | $25,000 | |
| 1983-01-28 | Mortgage $85,000 — from C.J.G. REALTY, INC. to 218 BUILDING CORP. | $85,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 32 |
| 2019 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 52 |
| 2022 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2023 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 53 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| 2026 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 8 | 62 |
Every one of the 460 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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