1,034 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 374 HPD complaints, 276 311 service requests, 147 HPD housing violations.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 85% 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 150.7. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 31 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 21 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2023-12-30. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
60 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 27 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 13 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
115 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (28) · Noise (25) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (21) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · APPLIANCE (6) · GENERAL (4).
$355,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (25) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 109TH AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC |
| Head officer | JOSHUA GOTLIB |
| Managing agent | NIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-07-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,340,000 | $1,503,000 |
| 2026 | $3,551,000 | $1,597,950 |
| 2027 | $3,028,000 | $1,362,600 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
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 2018 (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.
| Subway | Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 109 St — M11 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 110 St & Amsterdam Ave · 600 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.
206 West 109 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 |
115 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 28 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 NIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 194 buildings, 6,794 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B43 · C72 · D58 · F15. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 194 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $24,217,952 on 2022-05-03 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-03 | Agreement $189,382,048 — from COLUMBUS AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC; 115TH AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC; 109TH AFFORDABLE HOUSING LL to SIGNATURE BANK | $189,382,048 | |
| 2022-05-03 | AL&R $24,217,952 — from AMSTERDAM AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC; HP MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS PORTFOLIO HOUSING; COLUMBUS AFFOR to SIGNATURE BANK | $24,217,952 | |
| 2022-05-03 | Mortgage $24,217,952 — from AMSTERDAM AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC; HP MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS PORTFOLIO HOUSING; 114TH AFFORDAB to SIGNATURE BANK | $24,217,952 | |
| 2021-01-27 | ASPM $14,801,689 — from HP MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS PORTFOLIO HOUSING; 109TH AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $14,801,689 | |
| 2020-11-05 | Deed $15,535,328 — from BEACON 109 204-206 LLC to 109TH AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC; HP MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS PORTFOLIO HOUSING | $15,535,328 | |
| 2020-10-16 | Sold for $15,535,328 | $15,535,328 | $621,413 |
| 2016-10-26 | AL&R $15,650,000 — from BEACON 109 204-206 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $15,650,000 | |
| 2016-10-26 | Agreement $15,650,000 — from BEACON 109 204-206 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $15,650,000 | |
| 2016-10-26 | Mortgage $2,764,706 — from BEACON 109 204-206 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,764,706 | |
| 2015-11-02 | Mortgage $3,173,030 — from BEACON 109 204-206 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,173,030 | |
| 2015-11-02 | Agreement $4,350,000 — from BEACON 109 204-206 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,350,000 | |
| 2013-11-26 | Mortgage $1,668,497 — from BEACON 109 204-206 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,668,497 | |
| 2013-11-26 | Agreement $9,100,000 — from BEACON 109 204-206 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $9,100,000 | |
| 2012-10-31 | Mortgage $2,515,000 — from BEACON 109 204-206 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,515,000 | |
| 2012-01-23 | Agreement $46,500,000 — from BEACON 109 118-120 LLC; BEACON 109 207-209 LLC; BEACON 109 211 LLC; BEACON 109 136-140 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $46,500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 76 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 41 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 46 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 69 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 0 | 1 | 127 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 | 85 | 1 | 3 | 95 |
Every one of the 1,034 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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