4,569 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,533 HPD complaints, 1,452 311 service requests, 997 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 79.4. 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 | 46 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 31 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2016-10-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
67 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 26). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
152 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (32) · Noise (15) · PLUMBING (12) · Illegal Parking (12) · Abandoned Vehicle (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8).
$217,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (53) |
| 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) | MORNINGSIDE I ASSOCIATES LP |
| Head officer | FREDERICK CAMERATA |
| Managing agent | WAVECREST MANAGEMENT TEAM LTD |
| Last registered | 2026-07-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $22,753,000 | $10,238,850 |
| 2026 | $26,788,000 | $12,054,600 |
| 2027 | $30,198,000 | $13,589,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: REDEVELOPMENT
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 18/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.
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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / W 116 St — M3 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | Frederick Douglass Blvd & W 115 St · 800 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 180 Hugo Newman. 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.
20 Morningside 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 |
152 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 32 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 WAVECREST MGMT GROUP — 362 buildings, 31,199 units. Grades across the portfolio: A86 · B145 · C84 · D33 · F13. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 362 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $910,900 on 2011-04-18 (lender: New York City Housing Development Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-02 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION to MORNINGSIDE I HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; MORNINGSIDE I ASSOCIATES L.P. | $1,000,000 | |
| 2025-01-02 | Agreement $4,257,272 — from MORNINGSIDE I HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; MORNINGSIDE I ASSOCIATES L.P. to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | $4,257,272 | |
| 2025-01-02 | Agreement $910,900 — from MORNINGSIDE I ASSOCIATES L.P.; MORNINGSIDE I HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $910,900 | |
| 2025-01-02 | Agreement $3,464,100 — from MORNINGSIDE I ASSOCIATES L.P.; MORNINGSIDE I HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $3,464,100 | |
| 2025-01-02 | Agreement $3,900,000 — from MORNINGSIDE I HOUSING DEV. FUND CORP.; MORNINGSIDE I ASSOCIATES L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $3,900,000 | |
| 2011-04-18 | Mortgage $910,900 — from MORNINGSIDE I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $910,900 | |
| 2011-04-18 | Mortgage $3,464,100 — from MORNINGSIDE I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $3,464,100 | |
| 2011-04-18 | Mortgage $3,900,000 — from MORNINGSIDE I ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR | $3,900,000 | |
| 1999-03-25 | Mortgage $4,257,272 — from MORNINGSIDE I ASSOCIATES to USA | $4,257,272 | |
| 1998-10-07 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from MORNINGSIDE I ASSOCIATES to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION | $1,000,000 | |
| 1983-08-10 | Mortgage $697,800 — from MORNINGSIDE I ASSOC. to SYBEDON CORPORATION | $697,800 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 4 | 93 | 0 | 12 | 109 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 0 | 4 | 120 |
| 2019 | 4 | 12 | 122 | 0 | 8 | 146 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 220 | 0 | 2 | 227 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 | 113 | 0 | 7 | 128 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 125 | 0 | 8 | 139 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 0 | 12 | 175 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 5 | 85 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 132 | 11 | 5 | 158 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 80 |
Every one of the 4,569 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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