1,214 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 694 311 service requests, 260 HPD complaints, 103 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 61% 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 27.4. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 26 total — 10 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-03-23. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
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.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
196 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (117) · Dirty Condition (28) · Illegal Parking (14) · Non (7) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4).
$2,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | WEST 116TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | IVAN VILLARRUEL |
| Managing agent | SAFEGUARD REALTY MGMT, INC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,320,000 | $1,494,000 |
| 2026 | $2,812,000 | $1,265,400 |
| 2027 | $3,087,000 | $1,389,150 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jumbo Hamburger Place | Hamburgers | A | — |
| Jumbo Hamburgers | Hamburgers | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.
| Subway | 116 St — 2 3 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 116 St / Malcolm X Blvd — M7 M116 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 115 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 149 Sojourner Truth. 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.
112 West 116 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
196 311 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.
Managed by SAFEGUARD REALTY MANAGEMENT — 57 buildings, 439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B13 · C11 · D6. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,412,536 on 2022-02-01 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-01 | AL&R $4,275,000 — from WEST 116 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,275,000 | |
| 2022-02-01 | Agreement $4,275,000 — from WEST 116 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,275,000 | |
| 2022-02-01 | Mortgage $1,412,537 — from WEST 116 STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,412,537 | |
| 2022-02-01 | Deed $5,700,000 — from L & S PROPERTIES 1 LLC,; FOOD POLICE LLC; JABA GROUP LLC to WEST 116 STREET LLC | $5,700,000 | |
| 2022-01-19 | Sold for $5,700,000 | $5,700,000 | $356,250 |
| 2015-09-08 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from PAPER POLICE; FOOD POLICE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2015-09-08 | Mortgage $196,404 — from FOOD POLICE, LLC; PAPER POLICE to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $196,404 | |
| 2011-12-07 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from PAPER POLICE, LLC; FOOD POLICE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2011-12-07 | Mortgage $372,156 — from PAPER POLICE, LLC; FOOD POLICE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $372,156 | |
| 2006-01-25 | AL&R $2,700,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to FOOD POLICE, LLC; PAPER POLICE, LLC | $2,700,000 | |
| 2006-01-25 | Mortgage $1,960,721 — from PAPER POLICE, LLC; FOOD POLICE, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,960,721 | |
| 2006-01-25 | Agreement $2,700,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to PAPER POLICE, LLC; FOOD POLICE, LLC | $2,700,000 | |
| 2005-01-20 | Mortgage $750,000 — from PAPER POLICE, LLC; FOOD POLICE, LLC to INTERVEST MORTGAGE CORPORATION | $750,000 | |
| 2004-02-27 | Deed $955,000 — from MT. BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH, INC. to PAPERCLIP INTERNATIONAL, LLC; FOOD POLICE, LLC | $955,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 70 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 75 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 69 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 79 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 7 | 15 | 118 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 11 | 69 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 42 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 10 | 125 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 4 | 80 |
Every one of the 1,214 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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