119 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 311 service requests, 29 rodent inspections, 18 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% 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 | 4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1978-04-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6).
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 (1901) |
| No | Six or more residential units (5) |
| 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) | 59-61 MORNINGSIDE/371 WEST 120TH ST HDFC |
| Head officer | MIKAIL ABDUSSAMAD |
| Managing agent | ESRA MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-01 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,831,200 | $824,040 |
| 2026 | $1,465,000 | $659,250 |
| 2027 | $1,637,000 | $736,650 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 11% 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 | 125 St — A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / W 122 St — M3 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | Morningside Ave & W 123 St · 650 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.
61 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 |
6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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 ESRA MANAGEMENT — 63 buildings, 1,261 units. Grades across the portfolio: A29 · B20 · C10 · D2 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 63 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $111,009 on 2003-04-15 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development), covering 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-21 | RPTT&RET $585,000 — from CHIADIKA, SIMBO M to DAVIS, MICHELLE RENE; DAVIS, BRIAN E | $585,000 | |
| 2021-06-04 | Sold for $585,000 | $585,000 | $117,000 |
| 2007-05-30 | RPTT&RET $240,000 — from 371 WEST 120TH STREET / 59-61 to CHIADIKA, IGNATIUS I; CHIADIKA, SIMBO | $240,000 | |
| 2003-04-15 | Mortgage $111,009 — from 59-61 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE/371 WEST 120TH to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D | $111,009 | |
| 2002-06-10 | Mortgage $648,007 — from 59-61 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE/371 WEST 120TH to NYC HPD | $648,007 | |
| 1989-06-28 | Mortgage $88,000 — from 59-61 MORNINGSIDE ETAL to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD | $88,000 |
| Year | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 119 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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