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354 Pleasant Avenue

288Records
17City systems
3Open violations
27.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10035 · Neighborhood: East Harlem (North)
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288 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 95 311 service requests, 42 HPD housing violations, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10035
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)FN354PA ASSOCIATES, LLC
BBL1018150049
BIN1054909

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 62% 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 27.5. 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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2013-11-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Food Establishment (4) · Missed Collection (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Food Poisoning (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)
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)FN354PA Associates LLC
Head officerJAMES FENDT
Managing agentSAFEGUARD REALTY MGMT, INC.
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$984,800 $443,160
2026$788,000 $354,600
2027$897,000 $403,650

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Inside the 2007 FEMA floodplain but outside the 2015 preliminary update — worth checking against current FEMA maps.

Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2019 (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

Subway116 St — 6 · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 14-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — 4 5 6 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 16-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 120 St / Pleasant Av — M116 · 350 ft
Citi BikePleasant Ave & E 120 St · 250 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

354 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

22 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 SAFEGUARD REALTY MANAGEMENT — 57 buildings, 439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B13 · C11 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1127 Flatbush Avenue BK28 A
135 West 115 Street MN21 A
227 East 89 Street MN20 A
511 East 75 Street MN20 A
136 2 Avenue MN18 B
2997 Marion Avenue BX18 A
14 Avenue A MN16 A
112 West 116 Street MN16 B
218 Scholes Street BK16 B
23 Catherine Street MN15 C
21 Catherine Street MN15 B
72 Morningside Avenue MN14 A
517 East 75 Street MN12 A
515 East 75 Street MN11 A
513 East 75 Street MN11 A
390 Manhattan Avenue MN9 B
137 East 37 Street MN9 A
26-20 Jackson Avenue QN9 A
118 Huron Street BK8 A
354 Pleasant Avenue MN8 B
422 West 49th Street MN8 A
195 Van Duzer Street SI8 A
104 3 Avenue MN8 A
424 West 49 Street MN8 A
178 Driggs Avenue BK7 B
45-40 48 Street QN6 A
888 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
13 Newel Street BK6 A
340 Pleasant Avenue MN6 B
291 Graham Avenue BK6 B
1356 Willoughby Avenue BK6 C
67 Diamond Street BK6 A
77 Driggs Avenue BK5 D
224 Broadway BK5 B
26 Park Place BK4 D
328 Pleasant Avenue MN4 D
178 Nassau Avenue BK4 B
414 West 51 Street MN4 C
1207 Nostrand Avenue BK4 D
349 22 Street BK4 B
522A Mac Donough Street BK3 C
1525 Greene Avenue BK3 C
31 East 93 Street MN3 C
1201 Nostrand Avenue BK2 D
1204 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
104 Jerome Road SI2 A
609 New York Avenue BK2 C
290 Brighton Street SI2 A
1202 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
2256 3 Avenue MN2 D
1206 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
1537 Nostrand Avenue BK2 B
1200 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
50 Ashley Lane SI1 A
150 East 124 Street MN0 —
1416 York Avenue MN0 —
701 Esplanade Gdns Plaza MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,200,000 on 2019-01-11 (lender: Ridgewood Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-01-11Mortgage $1,200,000 — from FN354PA ASSOCIATES, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,200,000
2019-01-11AL&R $1,200,000 — from FN354PA ASSOCIATES, LLC to RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK $1,200,000
2005-08-31AL&R $262,000 — from CITIBANK, N.A. to FAM PLEASANT AVE., LLC $262,000
2005-08-31M&CON $262,000 — from FAM PLEASANT AVE., LLC. to CITIBANK, NA. $262,000
2005-08-31Agreement $262,000 — from FAM PLEASANT AVE., LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $262,000
2005-05-03Agreement $242,000 — from FAM PLEASANT AVE., LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, HPD $242,000
2000-06-15Mortgage $48,283 — from FAM PLEASANT AVE., LLC to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $48,283
2000-06-15Mortgage $44,598 — from FAM PLEASANT AVE., LLC to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $44,598
2000-06-15Mortgage $213,717 — from FAM PLEASANT AVE., LLC to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $213,717
2000-06-15Mortgage $197,402 — from FAM PLEASANT AVE., LLC to EAB COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION $197,402
1999-09-08Mortgage $90,000 — from ALANCA PROPERTIES INC. to ANDERSON, ERIC; MARROW, ROBERT $90,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701012
20180212427
2019254314
202002024
202105027
20220130417
20230140822
20240110617
20250100414
2026270615
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 174Ownership & money 32Health & systems 53

Every one of the 288 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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