1,917 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 739 311 service requests, 415 HPD complaints, 299 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 18.8. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 158 total — 26 class C (immediately hazardous), 93 class B, 39 class A. Oldest open since 1983-03-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 12 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
79 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · Rodent (10) · Illegal Parking (7) · Water System (7) · General Construction/Plumbing (4).
$1,241,369 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (158) |
| 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) | GARDEN COURT, HDFC |
| Head officer | DELORES BURGESS |
| Managing agent | HSC MANAGEMENT CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19,686,000 | $8,858,700 |
| 2026 | $19,687,000 | $8,859,150 |
| 2027 | $21,284,000 | $9,577,800 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51 · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $4,494,509 a year ($28.63 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,156,988 ($13.74 per sq ft), net operating income $2,337,522. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 22/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO4FUEL |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 116 St — 2 3 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Adam C Powell Blvd / W 120 St — M2 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Adam 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. 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.
208 West 119 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 |
79 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 HSC MANAGEMENT CORP. — 117 buildings, 2,929 units. Grades across the portfolio: A72 · B24 · C18 · D2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 117 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $304,540 on 2001-12-27 (lender: NYC Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | RPTT&RET $300,331 — from GARDEN COURT H.D.F.C to FRYE, MICHAEL JAMES | $300,331 | |
| 2026-01-23 | Sold for $300,331 | $300,331 | $1,901 |
| 2025-11-26 | RPTT&RET $425,000 — from THE ESTATE OF JOANN GRANT; CHANTAY REID, AS ADMINISTRATOR to CHAMPAGNE, MELISSA | $425,000 | |
| 2025-11-17 | Sold for $425,000 | $425,000 | $2,690 |
| 2025-09-15 | RPTT&RET $330,000 — from WISWELL, DAVID M to MEI, RAN | $330,000 | |
| 2025-09-08 | Sold for $330,000 | $330,000 | $2,089 |
| 2025-07-25 | RPTT&RET $394,000 — from TAKAHASHI, YUKI to BARRATT, EMILY | $394,000 | |
| 2025-07-08 | Sold for $394,000 | $394,000 | $2,494 |
| 2024-12-04 | RPTT&RET $400,000 — from FILINA, LIOUDMILA to VESSEY, LIAM; GALLUSCIO, ERICA | $400,000 | |
| 2024-11-19 | Sold for $400,000 | $400,000 | $2,532 |
| 2024-11-06 | RPTT&RET $400,000 — from SYLVIA GEDDIS AS EXECUTOR; ESTATE OF ISAIAH GEDDIS; GEDDIS, LILLIE M to WOODEN, VICTORIA M | $400,000 | |
| 2024-10-31 | Sold for $400,000 | $400,000 | $2,532 |
| 2024-07-10 | RPTT&RET $220,000 — from INEZ WRIGHT WILLIAMS, AS ADMINISTRATOR; THE ESTATE OF DAVID WRIGHT to GUTIERREZ, VERONICA | $220,000 | |
| 2024-06-26 | RPTT&RET $400,000 — from PASS, NATHANIEL to MAYNE, HAIRSTON | $400,000 | |
| 2024-06-24 | Sold for $220,000 | $220,000 | $1,392 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 61 |
| 2018 | 13 | 1 | 63 | 3 | 4 | 84 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 56 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 52 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 10 | 2 | 105 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 49 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 11 | 10 | 81 |
| 2024 | 1 | 6 | 72 | 16 | 10 | 105 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 8 | 7 | 70 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 19 | 62 |
Every one of the 1,917 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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