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189 Claremont Avenue

358Records
18City systems
4Open violations
13.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10027 · Neighborhood: Morningside Heights
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358 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 92 HPD complaints, 90 311 service requests, 41 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10027
Built1905
Floors6
Res. units31
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)189-191
BBL1019940066
BIN1059873

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 60% 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 13.1. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations4 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-06-11.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

22 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · OUTSIDE BUILDING (1) · PAINT/PLASTER (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$70,425 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (31)
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)189-191 LLC
Head officerMICHAEL FELICE
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN EQUITIES LLC
Last registered2026-07-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,132,000 $1,409,400
2026$3,674,000 $1,653,300
2027$4,209,000 $1,894,050

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 43/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO6FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

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

Subway125 St — 1 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Tiemann Pl — M4 M104 · 400 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & Moylan Pl · 450 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

189 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

22 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by METROPOLITAN EQUITIES LLC — 14 buildings, 388 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3105 Broadway MN67 A
251 Ft Washington Avenue MN46 B
151 West 74 Street MN43 A
142 East 27 Street MN42 A
2659 Broadway MN32 A
191 Claremont Avenue MN31 A
189 Claremont Avenue MN31 A
46 East 1 Street MN24 A
322 East 55 Street MN17 A
325 West 100 Street MN15 A
111 St Marks Place MN12 A
311 West 47 Street MN10 B
313 West 47 Street MN10 C
115 Division Street MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $600,000 on 2018-05-08 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A.), 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-12-02Agreement $12,600,000 — from 189-191, L.L.C. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $12,600,000
2018-05-08Mortgage $600,000 — from 189-191, L.L.C. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $600,000
2018-05-08Agreement $12,600,000 — from 189-191, L.L.C. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $12,600,000
2015-05-15Agreement $9,850,000 — from 189-191 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,850,000
2014-08-12Mortgage $2,150,000 — from 189-191 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,150,000
2014-08-12Agreement $12,000,000 — from 189-191 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $12,000,000
2011-11-28Mortgage $202,718 — from 189-191 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $202,718
2011-11-28Agreement $9,850,000 — from 189-191 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,850,000
2009-03-04Agreement $9,647,282 — from 189-191 LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $9,647,282
2005-10-25Mortgage $3,345,000 — from 189-191, L.L.C. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,345,000
2005-10-25Agreement $9,690,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 189-191, L.L.C. $9,690,000
2005-10-25AL&R $9,690,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 189-191, L.L.C. $9,690,000
2003-02-06Mortgage $2,484,247 — from 189-191, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,484,247
2001-01-18Mortgage $748,402 — from 189-191, LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $748,402
1999-05-25Mortgage $1,398,140 — from 189-191, LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $1,398,140

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702110316
20180174315
201970200330
20200280313
2021006129
2022025029
202301100314
202401240328
20250090413
2026013026
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 49Housing & tenants 212Ownership & money 41Health & systems 41

Every one of the 358 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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