1,399 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 494 HPD housing violations, 388 311 service requests, 271 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% 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 65.7. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% 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 | 235 total — 41 class C (immediately hazardous), 145 class B, 49 class A. Oldest open since 1983-02-28. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
73 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (12) · FLOORING/STAIRS (10) · Noise (9) · WATER LEAK (8) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (5).
$50,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (50) |
| 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) | 258 WEST 117TH STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | ATTIYA SETTLE |
| Managing agent | VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,331,000 | $1,498,950 |
| 2026 | $3,556,000 | $1,600,200 |
| 2027 | $3,794,000 | $1,707,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: DISABLED HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $981,889 a year ($27.99 per sq ft), operating expenses $573,909 ($16.36 per sq ft), net operating income $407,980. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | 116 St — B C · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 116 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: W 116 St / Saint Nicholas Av — M7 M116 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Frederick Douglass Blvd & W 117 St · 400 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.
256 West 117 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 |
73 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 VERITAS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 140 buildings, 5,208 units. Grades across the portfolio: A120 · B18. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 140 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $655,000 on 2015-12-17 (lender: Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | RPTT&RET $65,000 — from ESTATE OF CLAUDETTE STAPLETON to 258 WEST 117 STREET HOUSING DEV FUND COR | $65,000 | |
| 2025-09-11 | RPTT&RET $164,789 — from SMITH, JEAN SQUIRE; ESTATE OF OF HARRY SMITH to 258 WEST 117 STREET HOUSING DEV FUND COR | $164,789 | |
| 2025-03-12 | Sold for $164,789 | $164,789 | $3,296 |
| 2025-03-12 | Sold for $65,000 | $65,000 | $1,300 |
| 2024-12-27 | RPTT&RET $395,000 — from PAYNE, CLINTON to LOCKER-TORRES, ELENA | $395,000 | |
| 2024-11-29 | RPTT&RET $365,000 — from JUNEK, MARK to VICKERS, THOMAS CLAY | $365,000 | |
| 2024-11-20 | Sold for $395,000 | $395,000 | $7,900 |
| 2024-11-01 | Sold for $365,000 | $365,000 | $7,300 |
| 2023-08-23 | RPTT&RET $180,000 — from THE ESTATE OF RALPH WILLIAMS; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF COUNTY OF NY, AS to LASCARI, OLIVIA B | $180,000 | |
| 2023-08-17 | Sold for $180,000 | $180,000 | $3,600 |
| 2023-06-14 | RPTT&RET $235,000 — from BOUTET DE MONVEL-HAYES, GENEVIEVE R; BOUTET DE MONVEL, GENEVIEVE; HAYES, GENEVIEVE to PARISH, CHRISTIANA GABRIELLE | $235,000 | |
| 2023-06-02 | Sold for $235,000 | $235,000 | $4,700 |
| 2023-04-19 | RPTT&RET $400,000 — from JOHNSON-BISHOP, ADMINISTRATOR, TERESA; THE ESTATE OF BETSY PAGE to FLORES SILVA, LIGIA M | $400,000 | |
| 2023-03-31 | Sold for $400,000 | $400,000 | $8,000 |
| 2023-01-30 | RPTT&RET $385,000 — from ESTATE OF VINA SMITH; BRENDA COLLINS, AS EXECUTOR to KOS, JELENA; GUZIJAN, MARKO | $385,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 15 | 107 | 0 | 3 | 125 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5 | 99 | 4 | 2 | 114 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 104 | 4 | 6 | 117 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 29 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 31 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 37 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 10 | 18 | 76 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 8 | 62 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 107 | 4 | 5 | 121 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 69 |
Every one of the 1,399 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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