211 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 311 service requests, 32 DOB permits, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 55% 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 13.1. 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
| Open HPD violations | 5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1981-05-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Homeless Person Assistance (5) · Abandoned Bike (5) · Illegal Parking (2) · New Tree Request (2) · Snow or Ice (2) · Non (1).
$7,500 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 (1896) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| 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) | 163 Lenox Avenue HDFC |
| Head officer | Christina Rodefeld |
| Managing agent | Harlem 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 | $2,300,000 | $1,035,000 |
| 2026 | $2,727,000 | $1,227,150 |
| 2027 | $2,544,000 | $1,144,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 116 St — 2 3 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 116 St — B C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Malcolm X Blvd / W 119 St — M7 M102 · 100 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lenox Ave & W 117 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.
163 Lenox 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 |
22 311 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.
Managed by HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 74 buildings, 1,852 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B17 · C10 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | RPTT&RET $440,000 — from 163 LENOX AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to HABA, KENJI; TANAKA, KAZUSA | $440,000 | |
| 2026-07-21 | Sold for $440,000 | $440,000 | $55,000 |
| 2025-07-01 | RPTT&RET $490,000 — from 163 LENOX AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to DRAKE, HANNAH C | $490,000 | |
| 2025-06-27 | Sold for $490,000 | $490,000 | $61,250 |
| 2025-05-08 | RPTT&RET $425,000 — from JENKINS, CARLA; LICIA N. CARR AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ES to RODEFELD, ERIC D | $425,000 | |
| 2025-03-27 | Sold for $425,000 | $425,000 | $53,125 |
| 2025-02-28 | RPTT&RET $390,000 — from HUDSON, STEPHEN to 163 LENOX AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN | $390,000 | |
| 2024-08-15 | Sold for $450,000 | $450,000 | $56,250 |
| 2024-08-15 | RPTT&RET $450,000 — from 163 LENOX AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to BLEAU, ALEXANDRE P | $450,000 | |
| 2024-02-14 | RPTT&RET $450,000 — from 163 LENOX AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to MILLETT, STEPHEN G | $450,000 | |
| 2024-02-12 | Sold for $450,000 | $450,000 | $56,250 |
| 2021-06-19 | RPTT&RET $425,000 — from 163 LENOX AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUN to HUDSON, STEPHEN | $425,000 | |
| 2015-03-24 | RPTT&RET $349,000 — from FARROW, LATANYA to RODEFELD, CHRISTINA | $349,000 | |
| 2012-07-30 | RPTT&RET $151,450 — from 163 LENOX AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to LASRADO, CHRISTOPHER | $151,450 | |
| 2011-07-22 | Deed $2,000 — from CITY OF NEW YORK ACTING BY AND THROUGH to 163 LENOX AVENUE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT | $2,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
Every one of the 211 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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