1,095 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 394 311 service requests, 320 HPD complaints, 303 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 2412.3. In ZIP 10453, 41% of residential buildings hold an A and 19% 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 | 133 total — 33 class C (immediately hazardous), 73 class B, 27 class A. Oldest open since 2024-06-19. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
10 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 8). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
203 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (36) · PAINT/PLASTER (35) · FLOORING/STAIRS (31) · PLUMBING (26) · ELECTRIC (23) · DOOR/WINDOW (17).
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 (1910) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| 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) | LEILA RAMLAGAN |
| Managing agent | LEILA RAMLAGAN |
| Last registered | 2025-12-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $888,000 | $53,280 |
| 2026 | $1,033,000 | $61,980 |
| 2027 | $1,032,000 | $61,920 |
The city's market estimate has risen 16% 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.
4 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.
| Subway | Mt Eden Av — 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Macombs Rd / W 174 St — Bx18A · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Macombs Rd & W 175 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 204 Morris Heights. 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.
81 West 174 Street
| 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 |
203 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $219,000 on 2005-06-20 (recorded via MERS, the industry registry; the lender is not named on the record). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-16 | M&CON $221,477 — from RAMLAGAN, LEILA to AURORA BANK FSB | $221,477 | |
| 2005-06-20 | Mortgage $219,000 — from RAMLAGAN, LEILA to MERS | $219,000 | |
| 1993-02-22 | Mortgage $133,900 — from RAMLAGAN, LEILA to SAXON EQUITIES CORP | $133,900 | |
| 1989-01-26 | Mortgage $98,003 — from THOMAS, JACQUELINE to SECURITY PACIFIC RLTY CP | $98,003 | |
| 1987-12-16 | Mortgage $50,000 — from THOMAS, JACQUELINE to DELTA FUNDING CORP. | $50,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 2018 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2019 | 2 | 112 | 2 | 0 | 116 |
| 2020 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
| 2021 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2022 | 1 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2023 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2024 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 1 | 160 |
| 2025 | 6 | 362 | 0 | 2 | 370 |
| 2026 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
Every one of the 1,095 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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