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119 Audubon Avenue

1,711Records
19City systems
96Open violations
77.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10032 · Neighborhood: Washington Heights (South)
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1,711 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 594 311 service requests, 587 HPD complaints, 318 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10032
Built1924
Floors6
Res. units48
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)119 GRAND REALTY
BBL1021280031
BIN1063072

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 77.5. In ZIP 10032, 36% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations96 total — 29 class C (immediately hazardous), 49 class B, 18 class A. Oldest open since 2007-08-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

17 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
6
’24–25
4
’25–26

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

$4,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

115 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (56) · WATER LEAK (9) · HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · FLOORING/STAIRS (8) · Elevator (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5).

Filed construction activity

$5,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (48)
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)119 GRAND REALTY LLC
Head officerFLORENCE EDELSTEIN
Managing agentEDEL FAMILY MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-08-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,937,000 $871,650
2026$2,060,000 $927,000
2027$2,165,000 $974,250

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 48/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)UNSAFE — unsafe conditions reported (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

Subway168 St — 1 A C · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: Amsterdam Av / W 172 St — M101 · 350 ft
Citi BikeAmsterdam Ave & W 172 St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 008 Luis Belliard
Middle: 319, 324. 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

119 Audubon 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

115 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 EDEL FAMILY MANAGEMENT CORP — 25 buildings, 1,487 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B10 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
118 Ft Washington Avenue MN115 C
10 Hillside Avenue MN101 B
179 Bennett Avenue MN94 A
124 Ft George Avenue MN79 B
1675 Grand Concourse BX78 B
60 Sherman Avenue MN75 B
6555 Broadway BX73 A
10 Cooper Street MN73 A
162 West 54 Street MN72 A
815 West 181 Street MN69 B
1781 Riverside Drive MN69 A
801 West 181 Street MN67 A
145 West 71 Street MN64 A
95 West 195 Street BX61 C
4079 Broadway MN54 B
427 Ft Washington Avenue MN53 B
119 Audubon Avenue MN48 B
25 Cooper Street MN43 A
34 Bogardus Place MN41 A
133 West 71 Street MN36 A
610 West 173 Street MN36 A
209 Bennett Avenue MN30 A
650 West 173 Street MN30 B
316 West 94 Street MN24 B
2209 Coney Island Avenue BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $626,825 on 2014-09-02 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-07Agreement $2,371,672 — from 119 GRAND REALTY LLC to CHAZAN LENDING SERVICES INC. $2,371,672
2025-04-22AL&R $3,200,000 — from 119 GRAND REALTY LLC to CHAZAN LENDING SERVICES INC $3,200,000
2020-01-29Agreement $2,845,004 — from 119 GRAND REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,845,004
2014-09-02Mortgage $626,825 — from 119 GRAND REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $626,825
2014-09-02Agreement $3,200,000 — from 119 GRAND REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,200,000
2011-12-07Mortgage $600,000 — from 119 GRAND REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $600,000
2011-12-07Agreement $2,700,000 — from 119 GRAND REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,700,000
2011-12-07AL&R $2,700,000 — from 119 GRAND REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,700,000
2007-02-13M&CON $2,100,000 — from 119 GRAND REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN $2,100,000
2007-02-13AL&R $2,100,000 — from 119 GRAND REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN $2,100,000
2002-04-18Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 119 GRAND REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704440149
201802470251
201905490256
20200020411206
2021069902107
202203850290
202301620265
202409870399
20252415234165
202630181325
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 85Housing & tenants 1,543Ownership & money 33Health & systems 35

Every one of the 1,711 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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