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351 Pleasant Avenue

211Records
11City systems
13Open violations
63.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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211 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 61 311 service requests, 45 HPD complaints, 37 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)LA CASA NUESTRA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATI
BBL1018060025
BIN1054826

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 63.5. 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 violations13 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2024-01-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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’24–25
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Noise (3) · GENERAL (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · SAFETY (1).

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 (8)
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)La Casa Nuestra HDFC
Head officerLuis Vargas
Managing agentLa Casa Nuestra HDFC
Last registered2025-09-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$621,000 $279,450
2026$745,000 $335,250
2027$894,000 $402,300

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

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 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 13-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 120 St / Pleasant Av — M116 · 450 ft
Citi BikePleasant Ave & E 120 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 112 (K-2), 206 (3-5). 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

351 Pleasant Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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 LA CASA NUESTRA HDFC — 30 buildings, 412 units. Grades across the portfolio: B6 · C18 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1429 5 Avenue MN42 B
1932 2 Avenue MN40 C
432 East 116 Street MN21 C
1924 2 Avenue MN20 C
260 East 125 Street MN19 B
322 Pleasant Avenue MN17 B
193 East 100 Street MN16 B
320 Pleasant Avenue MN16 C
413 East 117 Street MN15 C
2336 1 Avenue MN15 D
162 East 100 Street MN14 B
416 East 116 Street MN13 D
247 East 123 Street MN11 C
246 East 119 Street MN10 C
10 East 116 Street MN10 D
2405 2 Avenue MN10 F
310 East 109 Street MN10 C
12 East 116 Street MN10 C
2411 2 Avenue MN10 C
452 East 119 Street MN10 C
54 East 116 Street MN9 C
2334 1 Avenue MN9 D
503 East 118 Street MN9 C
2415 2 Avenue MN9 C
351 Pleasant Avenue MN8 B
1411 5 Avenue MN8 D
162 East 111 Street MN8 C
101 East 102 Street MN8 C
195 East 100 Street MN8 C
182 East 122 Street MN7 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,874,456 on 1996-08-27 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 3 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
2013-05-15RPTT&RET $1,834,796 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1994 LIMITED PARTNE to LA CASA NUESTRA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND $1,834,796
2013-05-15Agreement $1,827,669 — from LA CASA NUESTRA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT - to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,827,669
1996-08-27Mortgage $1,874,456 — from LA ROSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP to NYC HPD $1,874,456

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170213
20180033
20190022
20200011
2021036137
2022022224
2023015217
20240639
2025014216
2026115521
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 14Housing & tenants 150Ownership & money 12Health & systems 29

Every one of the 211 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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