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8 Morningside Avenue

680Records
15City systems
4Open violations
9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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680 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 275 HPD housing violations, 184 HPD complaints, 76 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units10
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)8 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE/352 WEST 115
BBL1018490018
BIN1055867

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 63% 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 9. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1983-06-09.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · Missed Collection (2) · Illegal Fireworks (1) · Street Condition (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$371,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)8 MORNINGSIDE AVE/352 W 115 STREET HDFC
Head officerALEX YELON
Managing agentBUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,730,000 $1,228,500
2026$2,184,000 $982,800
2027$2,351,000 $1,057,950

The city's market estimate has fallen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

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.

Getting around

Subway116 St — B C · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / W 114 St — M3 M7 M116 · 200 ft
Citi BikeFrederick Douglass Blvd & W 115 St · 600 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.

Report a problem to 311

8 Morningside Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

10 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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 BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC — 103 buildings, 1,953 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
135 West 52 Street MN109 A
419 Bleecker Street MN87 A
270 St Nicholas Avenue MN77 B
160 Imlay Street BK70 A
421 West 162 Street MN65 C
860 Riverside Drive MN61 D
67 West 107 Street MN56 A
42-14 Crescent Street QN48 A
374 Wadsworth Avenue MN43 A
215 East 81 Street MN40 A
951 Carroll Street BK38 A
212 East 57 Street MN38 A
259 21 Street BK37 A
191 Grand Street MN35 A
334 East 13 Street MN34 A
900 Lenox Road BK31 A
28 Vestry Street MN31 A
10 Lenox Avenue MN29 A
1260 Amsterdam Avenue MN29 A
268 West 84 Street MN28 A
76 Pinehurst Avenue MN27 A
326 East 65 Street MN27 A
31 East 127 Street MN25 A
649 Warren Street BK24 A
377 Warren Street BK24 A
174 Delancey Street MN22 B
42 East 20 Street MN22 A
178 East 117 Street MN22 B
611 West 180 Street MN21 B
409 East 74 Street MN20 A
26 Henry Street MN20 B
17 West 76 Street MN20 B
474 West 146 Street MN20 A
160 East 117 Street MN19 A
35 East 12 Street MN18 A
20 Bethune Street MN18 A
845 2 Avenue MN18 A
24 Varick Street MN18 A
422 East 75 Street MN18 A
23 Canal Street MN17 B
1324 2 Avenue MN17 A
66 East 80 Street MN17 A
52 Carmine Street MN16 A
329 East 75 Street MN16 A
407 East 90 Street MN16 A
514 East 82 Street MN15 A
191 Hester Street MN15 A
105 Wooster Street MN15 B
259 East Broadway MN15 A
516 East 82 Street MN15 A
409 East 90 Street MN15 A
297 Driggs Avenue BK14 A
104 Hudson Street MN14 A
177 Wadsworth Avenue MN14 B
1695 Lexington Avenue MN13 B
1082 Madison Avenue MN13 A
19 Greenwich Avenue MN12 A
9 West 107 Street MN12 C
320 West 105 Street MN11 B
268 West 77 Street MN10 A

showing 60 of 103 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1 on 1991-07-24 (lender: City Of New York Hpd), 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
2023-09-28RPTT&RET $799,000 — from KEJELA, HENOCK to LYNCH, FLORENCE; FERRARIS, CARLO $799,000
2023-09-14Sold for $799,000 $799,000 $79,900
2022-09-23RPTT&RET $770,000 — from TEPLITSKY, RENANA; TEPLITSKY, AVI to HAMASHIGE, LEHUA HOPE $770,000
2022-09-15Sold for $770,000 $770,000 $77,000
2020-11-20RPTT&RET $540,000 — from GUERIN, SANDRINE to LEBLANC, PAGE $540,000
2020-10-30Sold for $540,000 $540,000 $54,000
2020-03-26RPTT&RET $570,000 — from JENSEN, DIANA to SALVADOR, CAMILLE M $570,000
2020-03-13Sold for $570,000 $570,000 $57,000
2017-01-19RPTT&RET $260,000 — from CAROLYN J. JACKSON, EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF HELEN JACKSON to TEPLITSKY, AVI; TEPLITSKY, RENANA $260,000
2016-12-07RPTT $435,000 — from 8 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE/352 WEST 115TH STRE to GHOCHE, RALPH $435,000
2016-11-29Sold for $435,000 $435,000 $43,500
2016-11-23RPTT&RET $526,000 — from BOUDREAUX, DORA to WARD JENSEN, DIANA $526,000
2016-11-01Sold for $526,000 $526,000 $52,600
2015-12-04RPTT&RET $333,000 — from SADDLER, CARLOS to SIGMAN, ELENA F $333,000
2013-08-27RPTT&RET $215,000 — from ESTATE OF ENRIQUE SILVESTER; CHE AROSEMENA, ADMINISTRATOR; SILVESTER, JACINTA to GUERIN, SANDRINE $215,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201741101218
20187150215
20190160411
20207074321
2021202015
20220072211
2023001236
2024005038
20250050510
20260020911
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 564Ownership & money 29Health & systems 41

Every one of the 680 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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