1,159 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 418 311 service requests, 306 HPD housing violations, 204 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 91% 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 210.8. 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 | 71 total — 16 class C (immediately hazardous), 32 class B, 23 class A. Oldest open since 2018-07-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
30 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 13 · winter 2025–26: 11). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: WATER LEAK (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · Noise (4) · PAINT/PLASTER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3).
$41,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 247-253 WEST 116TH OWNER, LLC |
| Head officer | SCOTT CASTELLANO |
| Managing agent | CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-08-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,716,000 | $772,200 |
| 2026 | $2,024,000 | $910,800 |
| 2027 | $2,110,000 | $949,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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 | 116 St — B C · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 116 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 116 St / Frederick Douglass Blvd — M7 M116 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Frederick Douglass Blvd & W 117 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 076 A. Philip Randolph. 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.
251 West 116 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 |
56 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 237 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,984,000 on 2019-01-17 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-17 | Mortgage $5,984,000 — from 247-253 WEST 116TH OWNER, LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $5,984,000 | |
| 2019-01-17 | Agreement $5,984,000 — from 247-253 WEST 116TH OWNER, LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $5,984,000 | |
| 2019-01-17 | Agreement $15,971,683 — from 247-253 WEST 116TH OWNER, LLC; 243 WEST 116TH OWNER, LLC; 255-259 WEST 116TH OWNER, LLC; 2 to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $15,971,683 | |
| 2018-12-18 | Deed $10,300,000 — from 247-253 WEST 116 LLC to 247-253 WEST 116TH OWNER, LLC | $10,300,000 | |
| 2018-12-10 | Sold for $10,300,000 | $10,300,000 | $643,750 |
| 2016-02-01 | AL&R $16,230,000 — from 255-259 WEST 116 WEST LLC; 247-253 WEST 116 LLC; 293-241 WEST 115 LLC; 243 WEST 116 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $16,230,000 | |
| 2016-02-01 | Agreement $16,230,000 — from 293-241 WEST 115 LLC; 255-259 WEST 116 WEST LLC; 247-253 WEST 116 LLC; 243 WEST 116 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $16,230,000 | |
| 2016-02-01 | Mortgage $3,272,952 — from 255-259 WEST 116 WEST LLC; 243 WEST 116 LLC; 293-241 WEST 115 LLC; 247-253 WEST 116 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,272,952 | |
| 2013-11-29 | Mortgage $5,389,592 — from 610-620 WEST 141 HOLDINGS LLC; 145-153 EDGECOMBE HOLDINGS LLC; 247-253 WEST 116 LLC; 255-2 to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,389,592 | |
| 2013-11-25 | AL&R $13,072,000 — from 239-241 WEST 115 LLC; 255-259 WEST 116 LLC; 243 WEST 116 LLC; 247-253 WEST 116 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $13,072,000 | |
| 2013-11-25 | Mortgage $13,072,000 — from 247-253 WEST 116 LLC; 243 WEST 116 LLC; 239-241 WEST 115 LLC; 255-259 WEST 116 LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $13,072,000 | |
| 2013-11-25 | Deed $6,485,894 — from 239-253 WEST 116 LLC to 247-253 WEST 116 LLC | $6,485,894 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Agreement $214,389,592 — from 131-133 WEST 112 LLC; 145-153 EDGECOMBE HOLDINGS LLC; 141-143 WEST 113 LLC; 557-561 WEST 1 to SIGNATURE BANK | $214,389,592 | |
| 2013-11-18 | Agreement $214,389,592 — from 617 WEST 143 HOLDINGS LLC; 610-620 WEST 141 HOLDINGS LLC; 239-241 WEST 115 LLC; 1829-1835 to SIGNATURE BANK | $214,389,592 | |
| 2010-07-19 | Agreement $3,140,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 239-253 WEST 116 LLC | $3,140,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 4 | 5 | 206 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 67 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 64 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 12 | 88 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 0 | 10 | 119 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 11 | 76 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 0 | 8 | 110 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 33 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 58 |
Every one of the 1,159 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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