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241 West 109 Street

1,032Records
17City systems
24Open violations
267.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10025 · Neighborhood: Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
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1,032 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 341 311 service requests, 271 HPD complaints, 188 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10025
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)HP MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS PORTFOLIO HOUSING
BBL1018810012
BIN1056700

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 267.4. In ZIP 10025, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 2% 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 violations24 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 12 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1998-12-01.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

39 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 4 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
14
’24–25
4
’25–26
4
’26–27

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

$86,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

104 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (23) · HEAT/HOT WATER (18) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (17) · DOOR/WINDOW (10) · FLOORING/STAIRS (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (5).

Filed construction activity

$73,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)109TH AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC
Head officerJOSHUA GOTLIB
Managing agentNIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,453,000 $1,103,850
2026$2,859,000 $1,286,550
2027$3,296,000 $1,483,200

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $483,157 a year ($50.12 per sq ft), operating expenses $217,382 ($22.55 per sq ft), net operating income $265,775. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO4FUEL

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

SubwayCathedral Pkwy (110 St) — 1 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Cathedral Pkwy / Broadway — M4 · 200 ft
Citi BikeCathedral Pkwy & Broadway · 450 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.

Report a problem to 311

241 West 109 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

104 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 18 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 NIEUW AMSTERDAM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 194 buildings, 6,794 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B43 · C72 · D58 · F15. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2700 Bronx Park East BX716 D
2800 Bronx Park East BX680 D
81-10 135 Street QN189 D
222 Lenox Road BK160 D
80-08 135 Street QN139 D
2400 Nostrand Avenue BK133 D
225 Parkside Avenue BK126 F
18-70 Troutman Street QN125 C
996 Ocean Parkway BK119 D
68-64 Yellowstone Blvd QN112 B
470 Ocean Avenue BK110 F
815 Gravesend Neck Road BK100 C
176 Clarkson Avenue BK91 C
459 Schenectady Avenue BK89 C
330 East 19 Street BK85 C
240 East 18 Street BK83 D
187-04 120 Avenue QN77 A
1296 Pacific Street BK76 D
2102 Beverley Road BK75 C
1554 Ocean Avenue BK73 B
85 Clarkson Avenue BK71 D
991 Carroll Street BK70 F
426 East 22 Street BK66 D
1280 Ocean Avenue BK66 C
405 East 16 Street BK62 D
681 Ocean Avenue BK60 D
115 East 21 Street BK59 D
916 Carroll Street BK58 C
926 Carroll Street BK58 B
303 West 154 Street MN54 C
794 Madison Avenue MN53 B
988 Montgomery Street BK53 C
419 Vanderbilt Avenue BK49 B
706 Lefferts Avenue BK49 C
40 Argyle Road BK49 C
529 East 22 Street BK48 C
1362 Ocean Avenue BK48 F
246 Bradhurst Avenue MN47 C
1535 Ocean Avenue BK44 D
1820 Cortelyou Road BK42 C
2513 Newkirk Avenue BK42 C
3301 Farragut Road BK42 B
1171 President Street BK40 D
915 Washington Avenue BK37 B
1060 Union Street BK35 D
242 Bradhurst Avenue MN35 B
186-08 120 Road QN34 A
121-30 Farmers Boulevard QN34 A
619 Rugby Road BK32 D
28 Argyle Road BK31 B
1617 President Street BK28 D
223 West 109 Street MN25 C
211 West 109 Street MN25 C
206 West 109 Street MN25 C
307 12 Street BK25 D
233 West 109 Street MN25 C
416 West 23 Street MN24 B
2232 Adam C Powell Blvd MN24 F
1038 Union Street BK23 C
367 Edgecombe Avenue MN23 D

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-05-03Agreement $189,382,048 — from COLUMBUS AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC; 115TH AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC; 109TH AFFORDABLE HOUSING LL to SIGNATURE BANK $189,382,048
2022-05-03AL&R $24,217,952 — from AMSTERDAM AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC; HP MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS PORTFOLIO HOUSING; COLUMBUS AFFOR to SIGNATURE BANK $24,217,952
2022-05-03Mortgage $24,217,952 — from AMSTERDAM AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC; HP MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS PORTFOLIO HOUSING; 114TH AFFORDAB to SIGNATURE BANK $24,217,952
2021-01-27ASPM $7,973,050 — from 109TH AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC; HP MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS PORTFOLIO HOUSING to SIGNATURE BANK $7,973,050
2020-11-05Deed $8,434,470 — from BEACON 109 241-243 LLC to 109TH AFFORDABLE HOUSING LLC; HP MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS PORTFOLIO HOUSING $8,434,470
2020-10-16Sold for $8,434,470 $8,434,470 $527,154
2016-10-05Mortgage $882,150 — from BEACON 109 241-243 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $882,150
2016-10-05AL&R $8,430,000 — from BEACON 109 241-243 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,430,000
2016-10-05Agreement $8,430,000 — from BEACON 109 241-243 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $8,430,000
2016-01-25Mortgage $2,125,000 — from BEACON 109 241-243 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,125,000
2013-11-26Agreement $5,760,000 — from BEACON 109 241-243 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,760,000
2013-11-26Mortgage $1,175,266 — from BEACON 109 241-243 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,175,266
2013-10-03Mortgage $1,570,000 — from BEACON 109 241-243 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,570,000
2013-10-03AMTX $463,007 — from BEACON 109 241-243 LLC $463,007
2012-01-23Mortgage $463,007 — from BEACON 109 241-243 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $463,007

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011024
2018006028
201940110318
202000304034
202100601263
202201220316240
20230011304117
2024009262100
2025069303102
202606721483
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 821Ownership & money 111Health & systems 50

Every one of the 1,032 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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