318 recorded events, 2004–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 84 HPD housing violations, 70 HPD complaints, 60 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 186.3. In ZIP 10026, 38% of residential buildings hold an A and 13% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 45 total — 13 class C (immediately hazardous), 20 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2018-08-07. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (1) · Boilers (1) · GENERAL (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1899) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 359 WEST 117 LLC |
| Head officer | ERIC ROTH |
| Managing agent | rimac realty llc |
| Last registered | 2025-07-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,377,000 | $142,620 |
| 2026 | $2,157,000 | $129,420 |
| 2027 | $1,834,000 | $110,040 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | 116 St — B C · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 125 St — A B C D · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / W 116 St — M3 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | Frederick Douglass Blvd & W 117 St · 700 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.
359 West 117 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 |
4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 RIMAC REALTY LLC — 24 buildings, 189 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · D6. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 107 Havemeyer Street | BK | 36 | A |
| 647 2 Avenue | MN | 18 | B |
| 888 Union Street | BK | 16 | B |
| 178 5 Avenue | MN | 13 | A |
| 188 State Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 23 Jefferson Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 182 State Street | BK | 7 | A |
| 240 West 14 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 186 State Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 487 5 Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 78 5 Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 352 Bedford Avenue | BK | 6 | B |
| 5517 5 Avenue | BK | 6 | A |
| 645 2 Avenue | MN | 6 | B |
| 643 2 Avenue | MN | 6 | B |
| 740 4 Avenue | BK | 5 | D |
| 147 Remsen Street | BK | 5 | B |
| 205 West 14 Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 242 West 14 Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 64 Henry Street | BK | 4 | D |
| 113 Lexington Avenue | MN | 4 | A |
| 505 Grand Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 359 West 117 Street | MN | 2 | D |
| 173 Park Avenue | BK | 2 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,600,000 on 2020-04-28 (lender: Brick Apollo Capital LLC), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-28 | Mortgage $1,600,000 — from 116 MORNINGSIDE LLC; 359 W 117 LLC to BRICK APOLLO CAPITAL LLC | $1,600,000 | |
| 2020-04-28 | AL&R $1,600,000 — from 116 MORNINGSIDE LLC; 359 W 117 LLC to BRICK APOLLO CAPITAL LLC | $1,600,000 | |
| 2019-01-03 | Agreement $950,000 — from JLGK LLC to SAVOY BANK | $950,000 | |
| 2018-03-06 | Agreement $950,000 — from JLGK LLC to SAVOY BANK | $950,000 | |
| 2018-03-06 | Mortgage $750,000 — from JLGK LLC to SAVOY BANK | $750,000 | |
| 2018-03-06 | AL&R $950,000 — from JLGK LLC to SAVOY BANK | $950,000 | |
| 2016-06-03 | Agreement $200,000 — from LASALA, JOHN P to EAST RIVER CAPTIAL LLC | $200,000 | |
| 2016-06-03 | AL&R $200,000 — from EAST RIVER CAPTIAL LLC to LASALA, JOHN P | $200,000 | |
| 2016-06-03 | Agreement $200,000 — from EAST RIVER CAPTIAL LLC to LASALA, JOHN P | $200,000 | |
| 2016-05-06 | Agreement $450,000 — from FINNHAMN, LLC to EAST RIVER CAPITAL LLC | $450,000 | |
| 2016-01-28 | AL&R $364,250 — from EAST RIVER CAPITAL LLC to FINNHAMN LLC; LASALA, JOHN P | $364,250 | |
| 2016-01-28 | Agreement $364,628 — from EAST RIVER CAPITAL LLC to LASALA, JOHN P; FINNHAMN LLC | $364,628 | |
| 2016-01-28 | SPRD $364,628 — from EAST RIVER CAPITAL LLC to FINNHAMN LLC; LASALA, JOHN P | $364,628 | |
| 2014-09-26 | Mortgage $450,000 — from FINNHAMN LLC; LASALA, JOHN P to EAST RIVER CAPITAL LLC | $450,000 | |
| 2006-08-11 | Mortgage $100,000 — from LASALA, JOHN P to STIDIN I, LLC | $100,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 74 | 5 | 3 | 82 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 2019 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 51 |
| 2020 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 32 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2023 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 23 |
| 2024 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
Every one of the 318 recorded events, 2004–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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