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246 West 116 Street

755Records
18City systems
4Open violations
51.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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755 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 443 311 service requests, 79 HPD complaints, 42 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built2005
Floors7
Res. units32
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)250 WEST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR ATION AS NOMINEE
BBL1018310056
BIN1087744

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 65% 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 51.5. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-04-13.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

16
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$1,280 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

89 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · FLOORING/STAIRS (8) · Noise (8) · Illegal Parking (7) · PLUMBING (6).

Filed construction activity

$138,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (2005)
YesSix or more residential units (32)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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)250 WEST PARTNERS LLC
Head officerALEXANDER HAJIBAY
Managing agentLOCUST COVE MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-05-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,135,000 $960,750
2026$2,524,000 $1,135,800
2027$2,779,000 $1,250,550

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 31/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (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 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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 116 St / Frederick Douglass Blvd — M7 M116 · 150 ft
Citi BikeFrederick Douglass Blvd & W 115 St · 300 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

246 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

89 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 LOCUST COVE MANAGEMENT LLC — 42 buildings, 1,095 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B12 · C15 · D8 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1455 Webster Avenue BX98 C
2130 Crotona Avenue BX86 D
950 Jennings Street BX84 D
75 East 116 Street MN76 C
2111 Hughes Avenue BX72 C
1971 Webster Avenue BX69 C
2120 Hughes Avenue BX63 B
62 East 117 Street MN54 C
425 Claremont Parkway BX46 C
4 East 125 Street MN36 B
2028 Washington Avenue BX34 D
246 West 116 Street MN32 B
446 East 176 Street BX24 C
442 East 176 Street BX24 C
2071 5 Avenue MN24 A
605 East 138 Street BX24 B
9 East 131 Street MN20 A
1991 Bathgate Avenue BX17 C
518 East 139 Street BX17 C
32 East 129 Street MN16 C
510 East 139 Street BX16 C
282 St Anns Avenue BX14 B
2075 5 Avenue MN14 B
66 East 131 Street MN11 B
64 East 131 Street MN10 B
440 East Tremont Avenue BX10 D
58 East 129 Street MN10 B
1986 Madison Avenue MN10 A
225 St Anns Avenue BX9 C
258 East 125 Street MN9 C
1824 Washington Avenue BX8 D
278 St Anns Avenue BX8 B
19 East 127 Street MN8 A
11 East 125 Street MN6 B
22 East 125 Street MN6 B
108 East 126 Street MN6 A
1988 Madison Avenue MN5 D
22 East 127 Street MN4 D
18 East 126 Street MN4 F
1974 Madison Avenue MN4 C
49 East 130 Street MN4 D
18 East 130 Street MN3 F

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,990,000 on 2022-06-01 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-06-01Mortgage $5,990,000 — from 250 WEST PARTNERS LLC; 250 WEST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $5,990,000
2022-06-01Agreement $1,347,357 — from 250 WEST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR; 250 WEST PARTNERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,347,357
2022-06-01ASPM $210,514 — from 250 WEST OWNERS LLC; 250 WEST PARTNERS LLC to 250 WEST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR $210,514
2022-06-01Deed $6,298,452 — from 250 WEST OWNERS LLC to 250 WEST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR; 250 WEST PARTNERS LLC $6,298,452
2022-06-01ASPM $1,226,843 — from 250 WEST PARTNERS LLC; 250 WEST OWNERS LLC to 250 WEST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPOR $1,226,843
2022-05-11Sold for $6,298,452 $6,298,452 $196,827
2005-05-20Mortgage $30,730 — from 250 WEST DEVELOPERS LLC to FLEET NATIONAL BANK $30,730
2005-05-20Mortgage $1,228,421 — from 250 WEST DEVELOPERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $1,228,421
2005-05-20Mortgage $766,568 — from 250 WEST DEVELOPERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $766,568
2005-05-20Mortgage $2,048,432 — from 250 WEST DEVELOPERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,048,432
2005-05-20Mortgage $211,579 — from 250 WEST DEVELOPERS LLC to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $211,579

Ten-year activity

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2018
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700160117
201800330437
20190113706144
2020409704105
202101150319
202211812325
202333330443
202402301336
20250411206122
202604320339
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 53Housing & tenants 577Ownership & money 37Health & systems 49

Every one of the 755 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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