663 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 168 HPD housing violations, 148 HPD complaints, 108 311 service requests.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 68.8. In ZIP 11237, 39% of residential buildings hold an A and 15% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-09-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Smoking (1) · ELECTRIC (1) · SAFETY (1) · Rodent (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
$279,380 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 303 HARMAN STREET LLC |
| Head officer | ALEX LUDLUM |
| Managing agent | CHOICE NEW YORK MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-10-08 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $974,000 | $438,300 |
| 2026 | $973,000 | $437,850 |
| 2027 | $1,168,000 | $525,600 |
The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | Knickerbocker Av — M · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none DeKalb Av — L · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Myrtle Av / Knickerbocker Av — B54 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | Irving Ave & Harman St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 086 The Irvington Middle: J.H.S. 162 The Willoughby. 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.
303 Harman 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 |
9 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Managed by CHOICE NY MANAGEMENT — 237 buildings, 6,810 units. Grades across the portfolio: A151 · B39 · C30 · D12 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 237 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,534,394 on 2018-12-28 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 4 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-31 | Agreement $6,906,848 — from 253 STANHOPE STREET, LLC; 400 STANHOPE, LLC; 1501 DEKALB AVENUE LLC; 303 HARMAN STREET, LL to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,906,848 | |
| 2018-12-28 | Mortgage $7,534,394 — from 253 STANHOPE ST. LLC; 303 HARMAN STREET, LLC; 1501 DEKALB AVENUE LLC; 400 STANHOPE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,534,394 | |
| 2018-12-28 | AL&R $7,534,394 — from 303 HARMAN STREET, LLC; 1501 DEKALB AVENUE LLC; 253 STANHOPE ST. LLC; 400 STANHOPE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,534,394 | |
| 2015-08-20 | Mortgage $8,000,000 — from 303 HARMAN STREET, LLC; 253 STANHOPE ST. LLC; 1501 DEKALB AVENUE LLC; 400 STANHOPE, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $8,000,000 | |
| 2015-08-20 | AL&R $8,000,000 — from 253 STANHOPE ST. LLC; 400 STANHOPE, LLC; 303 HARMAN STREET, LLC; 1501 DEKALB AVENUE LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $8,000,000 | |
| 2015-06-15 | Deed $1,775,000 — from INK E&M LLC; INK BK LLC; 303 ASSETS LLC; HARMAN MJS LLC to 303 HARMAN STREET LLC | $1,775,000 | |
| 2013-07-02 | Deed $750,000 — from KWONG, STEVEN; KWONG, ROBERT; FONG, HILDA to HARMAN ASSETS, LLC | $750,000 | |
| 2006-08-10 | Deed $495,000 — from YAM, KAREN; YAM, PETER to KWONG, ROBERT; FONG, HILDA; KWONG, STEVEN | $495,000 | |
| 2006-08-10 | Mortgage $304,000 — from KWONG, ROBERT; KWONG, STEVEN; FONG, HILDA to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, A FEDERAL ASSOCI | $304,000 | |
| 2003-09-26 | Deed $285,000 — from TAGANOVIC, VESELJ to YAM, KAREN; YAM, PETER | $285,000 | |
| 2003-09-26 | Mortgage $200,000 — from YAM, PETER; YAM, KAREN to GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. | $200,000 | |
| 2002-07-19 | Mortgage $126,000 — from TAGANOVIC, VESELJ to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK FSB | $126,000 | |
| 2002-07-03 | Mortgage $35,000 — from TAGANOVIC, VESELJ to FROMMANN, MARGA | $35,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 6 | 58 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 30 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 29 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
Every one of the 663 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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