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182 Claremont Avenue

498Records
17City systems
10Open violations
45.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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498 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 127 HPD housing violations, 119 311 service requests, 108 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1926
Floors5
Res. units17
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)CLAREMONT ESTATES LLC
BBL1019930108
BIN1059865

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 70% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 45.7. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2010-06-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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’24–25
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’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Water System (4) · Rodent (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2).

Filed construction activity

$161,580 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1926)
YesSix or more residential units (17)
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)CLAREMONT ESTATES LLC
Head officerJOSEPH GELIEBTER
Managing agentEK REALTY, LLC
Last registered2026-02-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,820,000 $1,269,000
2026$2,832,000 $1,274,400
2027$2,854,000 $1,284,300

The city's market estimate has risen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 2012 (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

Subway125 St — 1 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
125 St — A B C D · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / La Salle St — M4 M104 · 250 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Moylan Pl · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: 36, 125. 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

182 Claremont 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

29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 EK REALTY LLC — 31 buildings, 899 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B9 · C2 · D1 · F5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
121 Bennett Avenue MN82 A
590 Ft Washington Avenue MN79 A
44 Bennett Avenue MN66 B
2028 Valentine Avenue BX63 C
100 Bennett Avenue MN62 A
214 East 168 Street BX49 F
1235 Morris Avenue BX49 F
165 Pinehurst Avenue MN48 A
400 Ft Washington Avenue MN39 B
60-15 Fresh Pond Road QN37 B
1266 1 Avenue MN31 A
1270 1 Avenue MN29 B
29 West 12 Street MN28 B
360 Avenue of the Americas MN28 A
419 West 55 Street MN24 A
619 West 175 Street MN19 B
143 Skillman Avenue BK19 B
182 Claremont Avenue MN17 B
346 West 52 Street MN16 B
3405 Broadway MN16 A
25-48 34 Street QN12 A
147 Bruckner Boulevard BX12 F
936 Amsterdam Avenue MN12 A
920 Columbus Avenue MN12 A
109 West 225 Street MN9 F
928 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A
306 West 106 Street MN8 A
773 Melrose Avenue BX8 F
930 Amsterdam Avenue MN8 A
626 Grand Avenue BK5 C
344 West 52 Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,100,000 on 2007-01-12 (lender: First Financial Equitiesa, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-01-12Mortgage $2,100,000 — from CLAREMONT ESTATES LLC to FIRST FINANCIAL EQUITIESA, INC. $2,100,000
2006-05-30Deed $3,350,000 — from THE REICHWALD-HIRANANDANI LIVING TRUST; LAWRENCE REICHWALD, TRUSTEE; THE HIRANANDANI/REICH to CLAREMONT ESTATES LLC $3,350,000
2004-03-12Mortgage $865,400 — from REICHWALD, LAWRENCE; HIRANANDANI, PADMA to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $865,400
2004-03-12Agreement $120,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to HIRANANDANI, PADMA; REICHWALD, LAWRENCE $120,000
1990-04-02Mortgage $256,727 — from REICHWALD, LAWRENCE; HIRANANDANI, PADMA to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BK $256,727
1984-12-28Mortgage $144,000 — from HIRANANDANI, PADMA; REICHWALD, LAWRENCE to NEWMAN, RICHARD; STROBER, CAROL $144,000
1983-02-22Mortgage $20,000 — from STROBER, CAROL; NEWMAN, RICHARD to RICHARD NEWMAN BUILD/ETC $20,000
1983-02-22Mortgage $60,000 — from NEWMAN, RICHARD; STROBER, CAROL to CHAN, KAM CHOI; CHAN, YAM $60,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170020810
201821310640
20192150210
202000130215
202100260329
2022002801038
202300150318
20240081615
202500270431
202600140519
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The full timeline

Construction 6Enforcement 16Housing & tenants 372Ownership & money 29Health & systems 75

Every one of the 498 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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