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238 West 112 Street

1,081Records
19City systems
36Open violations
4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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1,081 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 426 HPD housing violations, 310 HPD complaints, 195 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1890
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)238 WEST 112 STREET HDFC
BBL1018270049
BIN1055098

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 77% 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 4. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 violations36 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2004-02-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No 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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Street Condition (1) · Damaged Tree (1).

Filed construction activity

$55,000 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1890)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)238 W 112TH STREET HDFC
Head officerASTER JOHNSON
Managing agentMANHATTAN MODERN MANAGEMENT INC.
Last registered2025-10-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,674,000 $753,300
2026$1,339,000 $602,550
2027$1,607,000 $723,150

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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

SubwayCathedral Pkwy (110 St) — B C · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 112 St — M2 · 400 ft
Citi BikeFrederick Douglass Blvd & W 112 St · 400 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

238 West 112 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

8 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 MANHATTAN MODERN MANAGEMENT INC. — 18 buildings, 169 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B3 · C3 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
446 West 167 Street MN39 A
233 West 26 Street MN20 A
297 13 Street BK18 A
141 Waverly Place MN12 A
238 West 112 Street MN10 A
336 Convent Avenue MN10 A
322 West 104 Street MN8 B
249 West 101 Street MN8 A
111 West 130 Street MN8 B
14 Christopher Street MN6 A
155 West 123 Street MN5 A
76 Edgecombe Avenue MN4 D
309 West 103 Street MN4 A
106 West 123 Street MN4 A
100 Wooster Street MN4 B
121 West 132 Street MN4 C
2070 5 Avenue MN3 C
29 East 11 Street MN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $225,000 on 2016-12-14 (lender: Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-02-06RPTT&RET $490,000 — from 238 WEST 112TH STREET HDFC to AHMEDTAHA, OSMAN $490,000
2020-01-31Sold for $490,000 $490,000 $49,000
2019-02-26RPTT&RET $340,000 — from 238 WEST 112TH STREET HDFC to AHMED, SAMI $340,000
2019-02-20Sold for $340,000 $340,000 $34,000
2016-12-14AL&R $225,000 — from 238 WEST 112 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S FEDERAL CREDIT $225,000
2016-12-14Mortgage $225,000 — from 238 WEST 112 STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S FEDERAL CREDIT $225,000
2014-07-07RPTT&RET $340,000 — from 238 WEST 11TH STREET HDFC to WENDER, JOHN B $340,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201714890195
20180823702247
201932392652
202006222131
202101360138
2022004015
202301172222
20240180514
2025001135
2026003036
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The full timeline

Construction 23Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 962Ownership & money 17Health & systems 33

Every one of the 1,081 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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