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120 West 228 Street

1,355Records
19City systems
14Open violations
45.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10463 · Neighborhood: Kingsbridge-Marble Hill
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1,355 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 902 311 service requests, 116 HPD complaints, 85 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10463
Built1930
Floors6
Res. units56
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)PK EQUITIES LLC C/O MILBROOK PROPERTIES
BBL1022150591
BIN1064686

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 45.7. In ZIP 10463, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 violations14 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2017-10-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

58 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 14 · winter 2024–25: 22 · winter 2025–26: 22). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
22
’24–25
22
’25–26

2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

437 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (311) · Illegal Parking (38) · HEAT/HOT WATER (29) · Derelict Vehicles (8) · Abandoned Vehicle (7) · Non (5).

Filed construction activity

$99,037 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (56)
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)PK EQUITIES, LLC
Head officerRUBIN PIKUS
Managing agentMILBROOK PROPERTIES LTD
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,350,000 $2,857,500
2026$6,420,000 $2,889,000
2027$5,293,000 $2,381,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 67/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

SubwayMarble Hill-225 St — 1 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / W 228 St — Bx7 Bx9 Bx20 · 200 ft
Citi BikeMarble Hill Ave & W 227 St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. X037 - Multiple Intelligence School
Middle: In-Tech Academy (M.S. / High School 368). 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

120 West 228 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

437 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 29 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 MILBROOK PROPERTIES LTD — 26 buildings, 1,308 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B10 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2820 Bailey Avenue BX102 C
108 West 227 Street MN82 A
320 Wadsworth Avenue MN80 A
2121 Westbury Court BK67 B
1645 Grand Concourse BX67 A
253 Sherman Avenue MN65 B
16 East 169 Street BX64 A
2525 Morris Avenue BX64 B
3130 Albany Crescent BX59 A
1325 Edward L Grant Hwy BX57 A
1332 St Nicholas Avenue MN56 A
120 West 228 Street MN56 B
760 Riverside Drive MN56 B
1 Audubon Avenue MN55 A
4520 Broadway MN54 A
320 Eastern Parkway BK50 A
1400 St Nicholas Avenue MN40 B
1479 St Nicholas Avenue MN38 B
2670 Broadway MN37 B
4841 Broadway MN35 B
556 West 180 Street MN31 A
550 West 180 Street MN30 A
1337 Edward L Grant Hwy BX28 A
1585 1 Avenue MN16 A
414 East 83 Street MN11 A
1627 2 Avenue MN8 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $280,895 on 2020-11-06 (lender: Symetra Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-11-06Agreement $3,095,000 — from P.K. EQUITIES LLC to SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $3,095,000
2020-11-06Mortgage $280,896 — from P.K. EQUITIES LLC to SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $280,896
2018-07-12AL&R $2,910,000 — from PK EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,910,000
2018-07-12Agreement $2,910,000 — from PK EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,910,000
2018-07-12Mortgage $337,160 — from PK EQUITIES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $337,160
2012-04-12Mortgage $564,548 — from P.K. EQUITIES LLC C/O MILLBROOK PROPERTI to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $564,548
2012-04-12AL&R $2,800,000 — from P.K. EQUITIES LLC C/O MILLBROOK PROPERTI to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,800,000
2012-04-12Agreement $2,800,000 — from P.K. EQUITIES LLC C/O MILLBROOK PROPERTI to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,800,000
2004-09-20M&CON $2,610,000 — from P.K. EQUITIES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,610,000
2003-08-11M&CON $2,450,000 — from P.K. EQUITIES, LLC. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $2,450,000
2002-06-10Mortgage $527,856 — from P.K. EQUITIES LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $527,856
1994-05-04Mortgage $250,000 — from PK EQUITIES, A NEW YORK LIMITED PARTNERS; PK EQUITIES to LEXINGTON MORTGAGE COMPANY $250,000
1991-09-05Mortgage $490,355 — from PK EQUITIES to NORTH SIDE SVGS BANK $490,355
1991-09-05Mortgage $725,000 — from PK EQUITIES to 228 BRONX ASSOCIATES $725,000
1987-10-29Mortgage $397,307 — from LYNDALE OPERATING CP to GABRIEL, HENRIETTA $397,307

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702380545
201812194329
201931220430
20200012044128
20211010205108
20224410704119
2023019704102
20240117403178
20250012804132
20260318303189
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The full timeline

Construction 68Enforcement 66Housing & tenants 1,119Ownership & money 56Health & systems 46

Every one of the 1,355 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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