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273 West 118 Street

850Records
14City systems
163Open violations
244.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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850 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 327 HPD complaints, 256 311 service requests, 189 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units11
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)HOUSING 2000 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO RP
BBL1019240008
BIN1058415

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 244.4. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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 violations163 total — 37 class C (immediately hazardous), 103 class B, 23 class A. Oldest open since 2016-10-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

69 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 57 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
6
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

64 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (30) · PLUMBING (9) · GENERAL (8) · WATER LEAK (5) · APPLIANCE (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2).

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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
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)HOUSING 2000 HDFC
Head officerMALCOLM A PUNTER
Managing agentPILLAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,071,000 $481,950
2026$1,139,000 $512,550
2027$1,074,000 $483,300

The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

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

Subway116 St — B C · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
116 St — 2 3 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 119 St — M10 · 250 ft
Citi BikeFrederick Douglass Blvd & W 117 St · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

273 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

64 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 30 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 PILLAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 40 buildings, 1,300 units. Grades across the portfolio: B11 · C11 · D12 · F6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3462 3 Avenue BX228 C
19-15 Nameoke Ave QN142 B
3463 3 Avenue BX114 C
759 East 138 Street BX114 D
3475 Third Avenue BX102 B
2030 Adam C Powell Blvd MN57 D
208 West 149 Street MN42 B
499 East 188 Street BX40 D
901 Anderson Avenue BX40 B
240 East 119 Street MN33 F
236 West 149 Street MN24 B
252 West 149 Street MN24 B
2785 8 Avenue MN23 B
130 Willis Avenue BX23 D
124 West 137 Street MN21 D
106 West 137 Street MN20 D
35 West 131 Street MN18 C
958 Prospect Avenue BX16 C
870 Longwood Avenue BX16 D
176 West 137 Street MN16 D
213 West 147 Street MN15 B
215 West 147 Street MN15 B
163 West 136 Street MN14 F
209 West 147 Street MN11 B
146 West 124 Street MN11 D
275 West 118 Street MN11 D
273 West 118 Street MN11 C
279 West 118 Street MN10 C
71 West 118 Street MN10 C
73 West 118 Street MN10 C
531 Lenox Avenue MN10 D
110 West 137 Street MN10 F
277 West 118 Street MN10 C
144 West 124 Street MN9 D
2190 Fredrick Douglass Bl MN8 C
77 West 118 Street MN7 B
128 West 124 Street MN4 F
83 West 118 Street MN4 F
126 West 124 Street MN4 F
126 West 118 Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $338,048 on 2012-10-23 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corp.), covering 9 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
2012-10-23Agreement $4,560,618 — from HOUSING 2000 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $4,560,618
2012-10-23Mortgage $338,048 — from HOUSING 2000 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORP. $338,048
2012-10-23Mortgage $593,475 — from HOUSING 2000 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $593,475
2012-10-23Deed $2,521,350 — from HOUSING 2000 II LP to HOUSING 2000 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO $2,521,350
1994-07-21Mortgage $2,550,276 — from HOUSING 2000 II L.P. to NYC HPD $2,550,276

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
190
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017157159
2018128130
2019053255
2020032032
202101120112
202201081109
202311863190
2024074276
2025027229
20260628
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 790Ownership & money 17Health & systems 21

Every one of the 850 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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