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304 West 117 Street

2,837Records
20City systems
67Open violations
52.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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2,837 recorded events, 1989–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,365 311 service requests, 457 HPD complaints, 257 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built2005
Floors8
Res. units116
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1019437503
BIN1087201

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 52.1. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations67 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 45 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2023-12-28.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

108 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 76 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

10
’24–25
76
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

$132,780 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

575 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (124) · HEAT/HOT WATER (54) · General Construction/Plumbing (47) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (38) · Illegal Parking (34) · Building/Use (29).

Filed construction activity

$28,979 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2005)
YesSix or more residential units (116)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)LARKSPUR LLC
Head officerJOSEPH ZITOLO
Managing agentLEMLE AND WOLFF INC
Last registered2025-08-31

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,604,425 $1,621,991
2026$18,819,725 $8,468,876
2027$20,228,077 $9,102,634

The city's market estimate has risen 461% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 25 YR NO CAP

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $3,702,788 a year ($25.12 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,073,101 ($7.28 per sq ft), net operating income $2,629,687. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 30/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Levain BakeryBakery Products/DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Hygiene) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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.

Getting around

Subway116 St — B C · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Frederick Douglass Blvd / W 116 St — M10 · 200 ft
Citi BikeFrederick Douglass Blvd & W 117 St · 250 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.

Report a problem to 311

304 West 117 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

575 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 54 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 LEMLE & WOLFF, INC — 191 buildings, 6,389 units. Grades across the portfolio: A60 · B90 · C28 · D11 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
443 East 162nd Street BX304 B
1345 Rogers Avenue BK123 C
401 Bronx River Avenue BX120 C
304 West 117 Street MN116 C
15 East Clarke Place BX102 D
985 East Tremont Avenue BX101 B
474 Willis Avenue BX101 B
961 East 180 Street BX99 A
9 Sherman Avenue MN92 A
436 West 204 Street MN88 A
391 Bronx River Avenue BX86 A
866 Elsmere Place BX86 B
1065 Boston Road BX84 A
521 West 145 Street MN79 A
557 Academy Street MN77 A
31 Sherman Avenue MN72 D
552 Academy Street MN72 B
158 West 168 Street BX65 A
2738 Creston Avenue BX65 A
1325 Walton Avenue BX63 B
555 Ft Washington Avenue MN63 B
940 Hoe Avenue BX62 A
584 Union Avenue BX61 A
2139 Adam C Powell Blvd MN60 B
837 Trinity Avenue BX60 A
281 Brook Avenue BX59 A
941 Leggett Avenue BX58 B
506 Ft Washington Avenue MN55 A
9 Adrian Avenue MN55 B
30 East Clarke Place BX53 B
2 Cooper Street MN52 B
11 Jacobus Place MN50 B
963 Anderson Avenue BX50 B
631 West 152 Street MN49 B
2201 Davidson Avenue BX48 F
760 Hunts Point Avenue BX48 A
121 East 110 Street MN48 A
353 Cypress Avenue BX48 B
230 Seaman Avenue MN47 B
1044 Avenue St John BX47 C
1941 Vyse Avenue BX46 B
540 Audubon Avenue MN45 B
530 Audubon Avenue MN45 A
520 Audubon Avenue MN45 A
815 Fairmount Place BX44 B
1175 Gerard Avenue BX43 A
515 West 187 Street MN43 B
138 West 117 St MN42 A
1047 Avenue St John BX42 C
235 Cypress Avenue BX42 B
660 Southern Boulevard BX42 B
223 Cypress Avenue BX42 B
24 Marcy Place BX41 A
651 Southern Boulevard BX41 B
652 Southern Boulevard BX40 B
1361 College Avenue BX40 B
1335 College Avenue BX40 B
922 Hoe Avenue BX40 B
1033 Avenue St John BX40 B
931 Fox Street BX39 B

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2017-02-22Mortgage $16,678,038 — from LARKSPUR, LLC to BELLWETHER ENERPRISE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT $16,678,038
2017-02-22Agreement $37,000,000 — from LARKSPUR, LLC to BELLWETHER ENERPRISE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT $37,000,000
2017-02-22Mortgage $16,678,038 — from LARKSPUR, LLC to BELLWETHER ENERPRISE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT $16,678,038
2017-02-22Agreement $37,000,000 — from LARKSPUR, LLC to BELLWETHER ENERPRISE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT $37,000,000
2017-02-22Mortgage $16,678,038 — from LARKSPUR, LLC to BELLWETHER ENERPRISE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT $16,678,038
2017-02-22Agreement $37,000,000 — from LARKSPUR, LLC to BELLWETHER ENERPRISE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT $37,000,000
2013-07-09RPTT $1,810,281 — from METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; METROPCS COMMUNICATIONS, INC to T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH; T-MOBILE HOLDING GMBH $1,810,281
2006-06-22Mortgage $825,000 — from LARKSPUR, LLC to NYC HDC $825,000
2006-06-22Mortgage $3,445,000 — from LARKSPUR, LLC to NYC HDC $3,445,000
2006-06-22Mortgage $825,000 — from LARKSPUR, LLC to NYC HDC $825,000
2006-06-22Agreement $969,991 — from NYC HDC to NYC HPD $969,991
2006-06-22Agreement $800,000 — from LARKSPUR, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HPD $800,000
2006-06-22Agreement $800,000 — from LARKSPUR, LLC to NEW YORK CITY HPD $800,000
2006-06-22Agreement $969,991 — from NYC HDC to NYC HPD $969,991
2006-06-22Agreement $969,991 — from NYC HDC to NYC HPD $969,991

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20172078303113
201829760895
2019095601378
20200419309143
2021235145010192
2022061240011312
2023066165014245
2024142183115242
2025066342011419
202601229107310
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The full timeline

Construction 164Enforcement 451Housing & tenants 2,045Ownership & money 66Health & systems 111

Every one of the 2,837 recorded events, 1989–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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