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205 East 124 Street

851Records
17City systems
12Open violations
51.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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851 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 252 311 service requests, 202 HPD complaints, 148 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)EAST DRIVE HOUS DEV FUND CORP
BBL1017890005
BIN1054661

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 72% 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 51.7. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations12 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2023-11-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 7 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
6
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · SAFETY (5) · Noise (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · PLUMBING (4) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$394,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)THE EAST DRIVE HDFC
Head officerMOISES FARHAT
Managing agentFARHAT REALTY MANAGEMENT,LLC
Last registered2025-10-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,777,000 $799,650
2026$1,889,000 $850,050
2027$1,894,000 $852,300

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $411,162 a year ($23.63 per sq ft), operating expenses $192,618 ($11.07 per sq ft), net operating income $218,544. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

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.

5 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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

Subway125 St — 4 5 6 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 125 St / 3 Av — M35 M125 · 200 ft
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 125 St · 600 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 030 Hernandez/Hughes. 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

205 East 124 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

44 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 FARHAT REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 39 buildings, 608 units. Grades across the portfolio: A31 · B7 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
West 133 Street MN88 A
570 West End Avenue MN76 B
2750 Olinville Avenue BX66 B
203 West 87 Street MN39 A
259 Elizabeth Street MN26 A
324 West 96 Street MN24 A
205 East 124 Street MN20 B
245 West 115 Street MN20 A
3165 Broadway MN20 A
458 West 20 Street MN19 A
120 West 78 Street MN18 A
82 Downing Street BK17 A
164 West 74th Street MN14 A
125 West 56 Street MN11 A
120 11 Avenue MN10 A
469 Broome Street MN10 A
368 West 23 Street MN8 A
169 Avenue C MN8 A
224 East 18 Street MN8 A
167 Avenue C MN8 A
165 Avenue C MN8 A
148 Greene Street MN8 A
136 West 17 Street MN7 A
53-30 Skillman Avenue QN7 B
103 West 118 Street MN7 A
96 Avenue C MN6 A
241 Lafayette Street MN6 A
36 West 22 Street MN6 A
650 East 6th Street MN5 A
45 Greene Street MN5 A
51 Greene Street MN5 A
113 Columbia Heights BK5 C
10 East 22 Street MN4 B
355 West 87 Street MN4 A
43 West 21 Street MN3 B
208 Lenox Avenue MN3 A
146 Greene Street MN3 A
979 2 Avenue MN3 A
163 Charles Street MN3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $65,000 on 2022-03-24 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-15RPTT&RET $200,000 — from ESTATE OF PAULA ELOSEGUI; EDWIN ELOSEGUI, AS ADMINISTRATOR; ELOSEGUI, EDWIN to REILLY, JAMES LEROY IV $200,000
2026-05-28Sold for $200,000 $200,000 $10,000
2024-04-02RPTT&RET $235,000 — from DOMINGUEZ, LINSFORD to HEMMER, KATHERINE $235,000
2023-12-22Sold for $235,000 $235,000 $11,750
2023-09-06RPTT&RET $275,000 — from THE EAST DRIVE HDFC to WORLEY, SARAH $275,000
2022-08-15RPTT&RET $329,000 — from ROGERS, KRISTEN N to CARPENTER, GABRIELLA; NEUHAUS, HARRISON $329,000
2022-08-05Sold for $329,000 $329,000 $16,450
2022-03-24AL&R $65,000 — from THE EAST DRIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to FLUSHING BANK $65,000
2022-03-24Agreement $850,000 — from THE EAST DRIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to FLUSHING BANK $850,000
2022-03-24Mortgage $65,000 — from THE EAST DRIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to FLUSHING BANK $65,000
2020-12-09RPTT&RET $220,000 — from BARCELONA, LORECILDA; BARCELONA, AMILCAR to SITSIUHINA, MARYNA $220,000
2020-12-01AL&R $785,000 — from THE EAST DRIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LANCEWOOD CAPITAL LLC $785,000
2020-12-01Agreement $785,000 — from THE EAST DRIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LANCEWOOD CAPITAL LLC $785,000
2020-12-01Mortgage $446,022 — from THE EAST DRIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LANCEWOOD CAPITAL LLC $446,022
2020-11-17Sold for $220,000 $220,000 $11,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701381242
201804233333
20191425247272
202023217134
202141300136
202211237335
2023044121057
202401271332
202500310738
202601212226
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The full timeline

Construction 50Enforcement 85Housing & tenants 624Ownership & money 49Health & systems 43

Every one of the 851 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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