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408 Manhattan Avenue

794Records
19City systems
13Open violations
37.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10026 · Neighborhood: Harlem (South)
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794 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 292 HPD complaints, 218 311 service requests, 84 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10026
Built1910
Floors7
Res. units35
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)400-408 HSG DEV FUNDCO
BBL1019440045
BIN1059073

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 59% 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 37.5. 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations13 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$2,812 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Noise (6) · Elevator (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Smoking or Vaping (4) · Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$172,025 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (35)
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)400-408 H D F C INC
Head officerPAUL A MOORE
Managing agentU.H.O. MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Last registered2025-09-19

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,948,000 $2,226,600
2026$5,260,000 $2,367,000
2027$5,083,000 $2,287,350

The city's market estimate has risen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SHELTER RENT

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 48/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

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 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — A B C D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / W 119 St — M3 · 300 ft
Citi BikeFrederick Douglass Blvd & W 117 St · 450 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

408 Manhattan Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 U.H.O. MANAGEMENT CORPORATION — 41 buildings, 1,394 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B14 · C13 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1700 Crotona Park East BX102 C
1690 Longfellow Avenue BX84 C
1695 Boston Road BX71 A
1719 Boston Road BX70 B
1715 Longfellow Avenue BX67 B
400 Manhattan Avenue MN58 A
1700 Longfellow Avenue BX55 B
1660 Hoe Avenue BX54 A
1738 Crotona Park East BX50 B
50 Morningside Avenue MN49 C
1695 Hoe Avenue BX44 A
1705 Hoe Avenue BX44 A
1145 Evergreen Avenue BX40 A
1125 Evergreen Avenue BX40 C
1175 Evergreen Avenue BX39 B
1155 Evergreen Avenue BX39 C
1135 Evergreen Avenue BX39 B
1165 Evergreen Avenue BX39 C
408 Manhattan Avenue MN35 A
551 West 157 Street MN31 C
1728 Crotona Park East BX29 B
232 West 120 Street MN29 B
365 West 118 Street MN28 B
62 East 129 Street MN25 B
28 East 129 Street MN22 B
201 West 121 Street MN21 C
353 West 118 Street MN21 C
357 West 118 Street MN21 D
1712 Longfellow Avenue BX20 B
1724 Crotona Park East BX20 C
106 West 142 Street MN18 C
2026 Adam C Powell Blvd MN17 C
105 West 127 Street MN16 B
42 East 129 Street MN16 D
137 West 123 Street MN12 B
142 West 124 Street MN10 A
17 East 129 Street MN4 F
21 East 129 Street MN4 D
27 East 129 Street MN4 D
24 East 129 Street MN4 D
13 East 129 Street MN3 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-01-04Agreement $5,800,633 — from 400-408 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY to OPPENHEIMER MULTIFAMILY HOUSING & HEALTH $5,800,633
2011-06-24Mortgage $6,801,600 — from 400-408 HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY to OPPENHEIMER MULTIFAMILY HOUSING & HEALTH $6,801,600

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702211428
20182370214
201932470456
202050310137
2021016018
202251150526
202333380549
202442200329
202504390346
202622270637
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The full timeline

Construction 45Enforcement 78Housing & tenants 609Ownership & money 19Health & systems 43

Every one of the 794 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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