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216 East 122 Street

5,752Records
17City systems
290Open violations
781.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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5,752 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 4,914 311 service requests, 391 HPD housing violations, 251 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units22
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)OLD HARLEM ROAD, L.P.
BBL1017860041
BIN1054618

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 781.3. 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 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations290 total — 113 class C (immediately hazardous), 144 class B, 33 class A. Oldest open since 2012-09-04.
Pending HPD litigation2 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

124 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 8 · winter 2024–25: 68 · winter 2025–26: 43). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

8
’23–24
68
’24–25
43
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

138 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (48) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (20) · PLUMBING (14) · Rodent (10) · Noise (8) · WATER LEAK (8).

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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (22)
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)Old Harlem Road, LP
Head officerWalter Roberts
Managing agentOld Harlem Road, LP
Last registered2025-10-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,578,000 $710,100
2026$1,622,000 $729,900
2027$1,661,000 $747,450

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 121 St — M101 M103 · 350 ft
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 122 St · 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

216 East 122 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

138 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 48 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 OLD HARLEM ROAD, LP — 5 buildings, 93 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · C1 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
215 East 121 Street MN33 B
216 East 122 Street MN22 D
221 East 124 Street MN20 C
243 East 123 Street MN10 F
2355 2 Avenue MN8 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2004-06-08Agreement $7,728,947 — from OLD HARLEM ROAD L.P. to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $7,728,947
2002-08-05Mortgage $8,024,344 — from OLD HARLEM ROAD, L.P. to NYC HPD $8,024,344
1985-06-18Mortgage $25,000 to C.J.G. REALTY INC $25,000
1983-01-28Mortgage $85,000 — from C.J.G. REALTY, INC. to 218 BUILDING CORP. $85,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2,590
2021
2022
2023
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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201713026
20181280332
2019315202157
20204620167
202182,579122,590
202201,449041,453
20232602016620
2024115209162
20250289016305
2026013808146
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 5,595Ownership & money 24Health & systems 76

Every one of the 5,752 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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