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220 West 116 Street

2,565Records
18City systems
187Open violations
110.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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2,565 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 794 HPD housing violations, 703 HPD complaints, 683 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units35
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)220 WEST 116 OWNER LLC
BBL1018310043
BIN1055242, 1085306, 1085307, 1085308

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 80% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 110.7. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations187 total — 57 class C (immediately hazardous), 85 class B, 45 class A. Oldest open since 1986-03-10.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

23 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 1 · winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

1
’23–24
7
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

131 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (15) · Noise (14) · PAINT/PLASTER (12) · Water System (12) · PLUMBING (11).

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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (35)
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)W 116-125 PORTFOLIO LLC
Head officerJOEL GOLDSTEIN
Managing agentGALIL MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,083,000 $1,837,350
2026$4,537,000 $2,041,650
2027$4,437,000 $1,996,650

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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 — B C · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
116 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 116 St / Saint Nicholas Av — M7 M116 · 200 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 115 St · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph. 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

220 West 116 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

131 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 GALIL MANAGEMENT LLC — 5 buildings, 256 units. Grades across the portfolio: B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
83-30 118 Street QN108 C
83-30 Kew Gardens Road QN52 B
331 Edgecombe Avenue MN44 B
220 West 116 Street MN35 B
449 West 125 Street MN17 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,550,000 on 2015-07-23 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-07-23Agreement $16,100,000 — from 220 WEST 116 OWNER LLC; 449 WEST 125 OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $16,100,000
2015-07-23Mortgage $4,550,000 — from 449 WEST 125 OWNER LLC; 220 WEST 116 OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,550,000
2015-07-23Deed $17,300,000 — from SP WEST HARLEM PROPERTY LLC to 220 WEST 116 OWNER LLC $17,300,000
2015-07-23AL&R $16,100,000 — from 449 WEST 125 OWNER LLC; 220 WEST 116 OWNER LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $16,100,000
2014-07-21Mortgage $5,154,014 — from SP WEST HARLEM PROPERTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $5,154,014
2014-07-21Deed $15,450,000 — from 116TH + 125TH STREET PROPERTIES HOLDINGS to SP WEST HARLEM PROPERTY LLC $15,450,000
2014-07-21Agreement $11,550,000 — from SP WEST HARLEM PROPERTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,550,000
2014-07-21AL&R $11,550,000 — from SP WEST HARLEM PROPERTY LLC to INVESTORS BANK $11,550,000
2013-08-20Agreement $6,600,000 — from 116TH + 125TH STREET PROPERTIES HOLDINGS to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $6,600,000
2012-11-27Mortgage $4,078,138 — from 116TH + 125TH STREET PROPERTIES HOLDINGS to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,078,138
2012-11-27Deed $8,800,000 — from HP PROPERTIES-WEST 116TH STREET, LLC to 116TH + 125TH STREET PROPERTIES HOLDINGS $8,800,000
2007-10-18AL&R $2,700,000 — from HP PROPERTIES - WEST 116TH STREET, LLC to BPD BANK $2,700,000
2007-10-18Agreement $1,001,390 — from HP PROPERTIES - WEST 116TH STREET, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $1,001,390
2007-10-18Agreement $1,040,610 — from HP PROPERTIES - WEST 116TH STREET, LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK, ACTING BY AND THRO $1,040,610
2007-10-18Agreement $2,410,000 — from HP PROPERTIES - WEST 116TH STREET, LLC to BPD BANK $2,410,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171013001141
20187820291
20191217105188
2020013120133
20213940097
2022313303139
20233411503152
20249752692
2025712503135
20260950398
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The full timeline

Construction 30Enforcement 182Housing & tenants 2,266Ownership & money 46Health & systems 41

Every one of the 2,565 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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