Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

228 West 116 Street

1,384Records
17City systems
132Open violations
540.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
Open in the map

1,384 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 527 311 service requests, 440 HPD complaints, 215 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built2013
Floors6
Res. units10
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)BRADHURST CORNERSTONE II OWNERS,LLC
BBL1018310047
BIN1089849

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 540.9. 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 violations132 total — 33 class C (immediately hazardous), 87 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2021-08-31.
Pending HPD litigation3 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

131 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 18 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 95). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

18
’23–24
18
’24–25
95
’25–26

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

$65,030 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

135 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (54) · Elevator (23) · APPLIANCE (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · GENERAL (8).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2013)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)Bradhurst Cornerstone II
Head officerKARIM HUTSON
Managing agentBradhurst Cornerstone II
Last registered2025-12-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,755,000 $789,750
2026$1,928,000 $867,600
2027$2,025,000 $911,250

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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 · 400 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 · 250 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 115 St · 400 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

228 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

135 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 54 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 BRADHURST CORNERSTONE II — 4 buildings, 31 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
228 West 116 Street MN10 D
312 West 112 Street MN8 D
274 West 117 Street MN8 C
215 West 115 Street MN5 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,420,000 on 2016-06-13 (lender: Low Income Investment Fund), covering 4 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
2016-06-13Agreement $1,038,500 — from HCCI GENESIS BRADHURST HOUSING DEVELOPME; BRADHURST CORNERSTONE II OWNERS LLC to THE CITY OF NEW YORK ACTING BY AND THROU $1,038,500
2016-06-13AL&R $1,420,000 — from BRADHURST CORNERSTONE II OWNERS LLC; HCCI GENESIS BRADHURST HOUSING DEVELOPME to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $1,420,000
2016-06-13Mortgage $1,420,000 — from HCCI GENESIS BRADHURST HOUSING DEVELOPME; BRADHURST CORNERSTONE II OWNERS LLC to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $1,420,000
2013-07-26Mortgage $2,379,996 — from HCCI GENESIS BRADHURST HOUSING DEVELOPME; BRADHURST CORNERSTONE II OWNERS LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK $2,379,996
2013-07-26Mortgage $1,038,500 — from BRADHURST CORNERSTONE II OWNERS LLC; HCCI GENESIS BRADHURST HDFC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $1,038,500
2013-07-26Mortgage $7,210,000 — from HCCI GENESIS BRADHURST HDFC; BRADHURST CORNERSTONE II OWNERS LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $7,210,000
2013-07-26AL&R $7,210,000 — from HCCI GENESIS BRADHURST HDFC; BRADHURST CORNERSTONE II OWNERS LLC to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON $7,210,000

Ten-year activity

5002500
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
259
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171820184
2018716503175
20192910598
20202200325
20217880398
2022212407133
2023624706259
20246511563
20254680476
2026816904181
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 57Housing & tenants 1,208Ownership & money 34Health & systems 49

Every one of the 1,384 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 10026 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map