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257 West 111 Street

1,457Records
18City systems
6Open violations
6.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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1,457 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 713 311 service requests, 347 HPD complaints, 166 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1985
Floors7
Res. units113
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)CHARLES H HOUSING ASSOC.
BBL1018270001
BIN1055075

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 6.1. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2009-03-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
12
’25–26

4 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

151 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (46) · Water System (34) · Illegal Fireworks (15) · Overgrown Tree/Branches (10) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · Illegal Parking (5).

Filed construction activity

$129,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (1985)
YesSix or more residential units (113)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)CHARLES HILL HOUSING ASSOCIATES
Head officerNEALLE B SEAVEY
Managing agentDaltonManagementCompany
Last registered2025-10-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$16,426,000 $7,391,700
2026$16,142,000 $7,263,900
2027$16,717,000 $7,522,650

The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 98/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 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

SubwayCathedral Pkwy (110 St) — B C · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 111 St — M10 · 150 ft
Citi BikeFrederick Douglass Blvd & W 112 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: STEM Institute of Manhattan. 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

257 West 111 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

151 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 DALTONMANAGEMENTCOMPANY — 10 buildings, 1,245 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B6 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1750 Sedgwick Avenue BX227 B
220 West 133 Street MN200 B
175 West 90 Street MN187 B
89 Lenox Avenue MN161 C
646 Lenox Avenue MN134 B
1071 Tinton Avenue BX125 B
257 West 111 Street MN113 A
225 8 Avenue MN70 A
303 West 21 Street MN15 B
303 West 21 Street MN13 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $342,817 on 2016-09-21 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-09-21AL&R $5,000,000 — from CHARLES H. HOUSING ASSOCIATES, L.P.; CHARLES H. HOUSING ASSOCIATES to SIGNATURE BANK $5,000,000
2016-09-21Agreement $5,000,000 — from CHARLES H. HOUSING ASSOCIATES, L.P.; CHARLES H. HOUSING ASSOCIATES to SIGNATURE BANK $5,000,000
2016-09-21Mortgage $342,818 — from CHARLES H. HOUSING ASSOCIATES; CHARLES H. HOUSING ASSOCIATES, L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $342,818
1984-08-20Mortgage $7,475,400 — from CHARLES H. HOUSING ASSOC to NYC HOUSING DVLPMT CORP. $7,475,400

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201762135011154
201811830893
201901490757
202001730478
202102380343
202200650570
2023010590877
202401308847
202500823691
202603460453
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 83Housing & tenants 1,244Ownership & money 31Health & systems 80

Every one of the 1,457 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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