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131 West 118 Street

387Records
14City systems
124Open violations
1174.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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387 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 144 HPD housing violations, 70 HPD complaints, 51 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units4
ClassC3
Owner (PLUTO)BRIAN J O'CONNOR
BBL1019030016
BIN1057480

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1174.5. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations124 total — 35 class C (immediately hazardous), 53 class B, 36 class A. Oldest open since 1970-02-24.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court
Active vacate order11 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16).

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

What 311 hears from this address

32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · WATER LEAK (3) · PLUMBING (3) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · ELECTRIC (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)ESTATE OF BRIAN JAMES O'CONNOR
Head officerMILES G LADIN
Managing agentESTATE OF BRIAN JAMES O'CONNER
Last registered2024-03-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$811,200 $365,040
2026$973,000 $437,850
2027$778,000 $350,100

The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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 — 2 3 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
116 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 119 St — M7 M102 · 450 ft
Citi BikeAdam Clayton Powell Blvd & W 118 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 242 - The Young Diplomats Magnet Academy. 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

131 West 118 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

32 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $70,000 on 1983-04-06 (lender: Dawson, Joan Oby). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-07-30Deed $950,000 — from ESTATE OF BRIAN JAMES O'CONNOR; MILES GEIST LADIN, AS EXECUTOR to LUMINOUS ZHAN LLC $950,000
2026-07-21Sold for $950,000 $950,000 $237,500
1983-04-06Mortgage $70,000 — from O'CONNOR, BRIAN J. to DAWSON, JOAN OBY $70,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201713015
201800011
201902024
202011002
2021091010
202203014
20236790287
2024814612157
202514229
202601427
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The full timeline

Construction 2Enforcement 64Housing & tenants 274Ownership & money 27Health & systems 20

Every one of the 387 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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