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420 East 119 Street

484Records
16City systems
63Open violations
50.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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484 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 145 HPD housing violations, 130 HPD complaints, 100 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units16
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)EL BARRIO TENANTS ETA
BBL1018060039
BIN1054836

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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 50.5. 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 violations63 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 38 class B, 21 class A. Oldest open since 1984-05-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (4) · New Tree Request (1) · Noise (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Animal (1) · PLUMBING (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 (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)EL BARRIO TENANTS IN ACTION HDFC
Head officerDANELIA S HERNANDEZ
Managing agentICM Real Estate Inc
Last registered2026-07-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,273,000 $572,850
2026$1,353,000 $608,850
2027$1,385,000 $623,250

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $391,817 a year ($30.43 per sq ft), operating expenses $242,713 ($18.85 per sq ft), net operating income $149,104. 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

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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 120 St — M15 · 600 ft
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 118 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

420 East 119 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

14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 ICM REAL ESTATE INC — 10 buildings, 114 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
317 East 3 Street MN35 A
420 East 119 Street MN16 B
626 East 9 Street MN12 A
4212 5 Avenue BK10 A
4224 5 Avenue BK8 A
4206 5 Avenue BK8 A
4220 5 Avenue BK7 A
202 Kingsland Avenue BK6 A
4216 5 Avenue BK6 A
200 Kingsland Avenue BK6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $51,667 on 1996-06-17 (lender: Community Service Society Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-12-20RPTT&RET $230,000 — from DE LA CRUZ, ABRAHAM to NIKITINA, EUGENIA $230,000
2017-12-06Sold for $230,000 $230,000 $14,375
2014-12-20RPTT&RET $162,000 — from CAROLINE A. HEARNS-FOSTER (ADMINISTRATOR to GARZON, DIEGO $162,000
2012-11-29RPTT&RET $189,000 — from CABREJA, FELECIA; GONZALEZ, DEMETRIO to KOGEL, NANCY $189,000
2012-09-14RPTT&RET $159,000 — from CORONA, EVA; FRANCO, RICARDO to MANWELYAN, MARGARITA $159,000
2010-12-01RPTT&RET $65,000 — from ROSA, DIANA to PANCHAME, ZOILA; HERNANDEZ, SUSANA $65,000
2007-12-21RPTT&RET $105,000 — from NIEVES, MICHAEL to DIAZ, DOMINGO; VALDEZ, PAULA $105,000
2007-04-30RPTT&RET $100,000 — from EL BARRIO TENANTS IN ACTION HDFC to MENDEZ, SOCRATES; MENDEZ, GISELA $100,000
2007-04-30RPTT&RET $2,500 — from EL BARRIO TENANTS IN ACTION HDFC to RAMIREZ, WILSON $2,500
2007-04-06RPTT&RET $120,000 — from MARRERO, BARBARA; PEREZ, CHRISTOPHER to MEJIA, AMPARA $120,000
2007-02-12RPTT $3,500 — from EL BARRIO TENANTS IN ACTION HDFC to ROSA, DIANA $3,500
2006-11-21RPTT $20,000 — from EL BARIO TENANTS IN ACTION HDFC to DIAZ, DOMINGO; HERNANDEZ, DANIELLA; HERNANDEZ, SUSANA $20,000
2006-11-15RPTT $8,000 — from EL BARRIO TENANTS IN ACTION HDFC to DE LA CRUZ, ABRAHAM $8,000
1996-06-17Mortgage $51,667 — from EL BARRIO TENANTS INACTION HOUSING FUND to COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK $51,667
1988-06-14Mortgage $170,000 — from EL BARRIO TENANTS ETAL to COMMUNITY SVC SOCIETY $170,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171472115
20180660315
2019002226
2020000011
202100120113
2022015039
2023003025
202401150319
202500120315
202600150217
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The full timeline

Construction 1Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 384Ownership & money 34Health & systems 36

Every one of the 484 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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