531 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 216 HPD complaints, 152 311 service requests, 75 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 163.4. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 19 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2006-04-20. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
28 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 22).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
59 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (11) · DOOR/WINDOW (10) · PLUMBING (9) · WATER LEAK (3) · ELECTRIC (3).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1923) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | MANDELA II HDFC |
| Head officer | ROBIN P BAEZ |
| Managing agent | MANHATTAN VALLEY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,836,000 | $826,200 |
| 2026 | $1,998,000 | $899,100 |
| 2027 | $2,398,000 | $1,079,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 31% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) — B C · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / W 108 St — M7 M116 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 107 St & Columbus Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon. 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.
68 West 108 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
59 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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.
Managed by MANHATTAN VALLEY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC. — 41 buildings, 841 units. Grades across the portfolio: A20 · B16 · C5. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $194,754 on 2012-07-23 (lender: Department Of H.p.d. and The City Of New York), covering 3 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-23 | Agreement $3,308,801 — from MANDELA II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to DEPARTMENT OF H.P.D.; THE CITY OF NEW YORK | $3,308,801 | |
| 2012-07-23 | AL&R $228,065 — from MANDELA II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR; THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF H.P.D. | $228,065 | |
| 2012-07-23 | Mortgage $33,311 — from MANDELA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $33,311 | |
| 2012-07-23 | Mortgage $194,754 — from MANDELA II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP to THE CITY OF NEW YORK; DEPARTMENT OF H.P.D. | $194,754 | |
| 2012-07-23 | RPTT&RET $3,308,801 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1992 LIMITED PARTNE to MANDELA II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMP | $3,308,801 | |
| 1992-07-07 | Mortgage $19,650 — from MANDELA HOUSING CO II LP to CITY OF NEW YORKHPD | $19,650 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 49 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 51 |
| 2026 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 89 |
Every one of the 531 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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