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339 East 118 Street

937Records
15City systems
3Open violations
145Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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937 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 416 311 service requests, 232 HPD complaints, 159 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)2301 FIRST AVE LP
BBL1017950020
BIN1054713

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 145. In ZIP 10035, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2009-12-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

45 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 27 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’23–24
27
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

106 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (42) · HEAT/HOT WATER (22) · PAINT/PLASTER (8) · APPLIANCE (7) · GENERAL (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).

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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 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)2301 FIRST AVE LP
Head officerALEXANDER BERKOVITCH
Managing agentS & J CROWN MANAGEMENT LTD
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$928,000 $417,600
2026$1,015,000 $456,750
2027$996,000 $448,200

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.

Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 119 St — M15 · 500 ft
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 118 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 155 William Paca. 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

339 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

106 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 22 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 S & J CROWN MANAGEMENT LTD — 14 buildings, 431 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2763 Morris Avenue BX75 A
1106 Boynton Avenue BX67 B
130 West 142 Street MN60 B
565 Crown Street BK52 A
1473 Bryant Avenue BX41 A
1723 Union Street BK20 A
1733 Union Street BK20 A
2319 1 Avenue MN18 A
2301 1 Avenue MN17 A
335 East 118 Street MN16 B
339 East 118 Street MN16 C
345 East 118 Street MN10 A
343 East 118 Street MN10 B
2317 1 Avenue MN9 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $862,791 on 2013-09-10 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association), covering 7 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
2021-10-15Agreement $8,700,000 — from 2301 FIRST AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to SIGNATURE BANK $8,700,000
2018-10-31AL&R $8,700,000 — from 2301 FIRST AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to SIGNATURE BANK $8,700,000
2018-10-31M&CON $8,700,000 — from 2301 FIRST AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to SIGNATURE BANK $8,700,000
2013-09-10Mortgage $862,792 — from FIRST AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $862,792
2013-09-10Agreement $7,250,000 — from FIRST AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $7,250,000
2009-02-02RPTT $6,417,126 — from INDEPENDENCE SLP III, L.P.; INDEPENDENCE TAX CREDIT PLUS III, L.P. to AEB ASSOCIATES LLC $6,417,126
2009-01-08Mortgage $6,775,000 — from 2301 FIRST AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to SOVEREIGN BANK $6,775,000
2009-01-08AL&R $6,775,000 — from 2301 FIRST AVENUE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to SOVEREIGN BANK $6,775,000
1993-03-11Mortgage $90,000 — from 2301 FIRST AVE L.P. to COMMUNITY PRSRVTN CORP $90,000
1993-03-11Mortgage $785,532 — from 2301 FIRST AVE LP to COMMUNITY PRSVTN CORP $785,532
1992-05-18Mortgage $3,489,000 — from 2301 FIRST AVE L.P. to COMMUNTIY PRSRTN CORP $3,489,000
1992-05-18Mortgage $1,194,000 — from 2301 FIRST AVE L.P. to COMMUNITY PRSRVTN CORP $1,194,000
1985-01-25Mortgage $20,000 — from A.J. ASSETS, INC. to S & M INVESTMENT CO. $20,000
1982-03-16Mortgage $20,000 — from A. J. ASSETS, INC. to S & M INVESTMENT COMPANY $20,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170580159
20180183324
20190470249
202004015
2021010312106
2022111502118
20230770380
20240592364
20251880594
20261420447
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 824Ownership & money 61Health & systems 34

Every one of the 937 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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