412 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 132 311 service requests, 114 HPD complaints, 63 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More 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 69.3. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 11).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · New Tree Request (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · Street Condition (1).
$235,620 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| 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) | 345 MANHATTAN OWNER, LLC |
| Head officer | SCOTT CASTELLANO |
| Managing agent | CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,841,000 | $1,278,450 |
| 2026 | $2,273,000 | $1,022,850 |
| 2027 | $2,199,000 | $989,550 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 23% 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 | 116 St — B C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / W 114 St — M3 M7 M116 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Frederick Douglass Blvd & W 115 St · 500 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.
345 Manhattan Avenue
| 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 |
16 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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 CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 237 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $450,922 on 2019-01-04 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-04 | Agreement $2,301,000 — from 345 MANHATTAN OWNER, LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $2,301,000 | |
| 2019-01-04 | Mortgage $450,922 — from 345 MANHATTAN OWNER, LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $450,922 | |
| 2018-12-18 | Deed $4,300,000 — from 345 MANHATTAN HOLDINGS LLC to 345 MANHATTAN OWNER, LLC | $4,300,000 | |
| 2018-12-10 | Sold for $4,300,000 | $4,300,000 | $430,000 |
| 2016-01-25 | AL&R $1,880,000 — from 345 MANHATTAN HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,880,000 | |
| 2016-01-25 | Agreement $1,880,000 — from 345 MANHATTAN HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,880,000 | |
| 2016-01-25 | Mortgage $81,455 — from 345 MANHATTAN HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $81,455 | |
| 2013-11-29 | Deed $2,619,543 — from 345 MANHATTAN LLC to 345 MANHATTAN HOLDINGS LLC | $2,619,543 | |
| 2013-11-29 | AL&R $1,814,500 — from 345 MANHATTAN HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,814,500 | |
| 2013-11-29 | Mortgage $1,814,500 — from 345 MANHATTAN HOLDINGS LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $1,814,500 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Agreement $214,389,592 — from 617 WEST 143 HOLDINGS LLC; 610-620 WEST 141 HOLDINGS LLC; 239-241 WEST 115 LLC; 1829-1835 to SIGNATURE BANK | $214,389,592 | |
| 2010-07-14 | Agreement $14,919,471 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 1829 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL BLVD LLC; MANHATTAN VALLEY WEST LL | $14,919,471 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Agreement $14,950,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; MANHATTAN VALLEY WEST LLC; 6 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE LLC; 1829 A | $14,950,000 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Mortgage $1,070,000 — from 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 2107-2109 8TH LLC; 349 MANHATTAN LLC; 164-172 WEST 141 LLC; to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING LLC | $1,070,000 | |
| 2007-04-05 | Mortgage $8,590,000 — from 17-25 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 707 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE LLC; 337 WEST 138 LLC; 349 MANHATTA to AIMCO HARLEM FUNDING LLC | $8,590,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 28 |
| 2018 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| 2019 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 55 |
| 2020 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2022 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2024 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| 2025 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
Every one of the 412 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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