A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 97.5. In ZIP 10029, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and
12% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-04-27.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$105,090 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
Filed construction activity
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.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1910)
No
Six or more residential units (4)
Yes
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)
104 East Harlem HDFC
Head officer
Akinwumi O Oladimeji
Managing agent
HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered
2026-06-04
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$800,800
$360,360
2026
$747,000
$336,150
2027
$896,000
$403,200
The city's market estimate has risen
12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
Flood exposure
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood
maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 3 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
Subway
103 St — 6 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 106 St — M98 M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft
Citi Bike
E 106 St & Lexington Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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.
2 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $927,574 on
2016-02-17 (lender: U.S. Deptartment Of Housing And Urban Development). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid
down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded
document.
Date
Record
Amount
Per res. unit
2016-02-17
Mortgage $927,574 — from 104 EAST HARLEM HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to U.S. DEPTARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DE
$927,574
2007-07-06
AL&R $5,009,352 — from THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN to UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO
$5,009,352
2007-07-06
Mortgage $5,009,352 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
$5,009,352
2007-07-06
SMIS $5,009,352 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN
$5,009,352
1999-11-04
Mortgage $393,600 — from HOMES FOR FAMILIES,INC. to MORTGAGE LENDING OFAMERICA, INC.
$393,600
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
12
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Enforcement
Housing & tenants
Health & systems
Total
2017
0
2
2
4
2018
0
8
4
12
2019
1
4
2
7
2020
0
0
1
1
2021
0
5
2
7
2022
0
3
1
4
2023
0
2
2
4
2024
0
2
2
4
2025
4
4
2
10
2026
4
2
2
8
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ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR AS PER BC 1018.1
2026-06-26
ECB CLASS - 1 violation: BC 907.2.8. FAILURE TO PROVIDE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR UNIT 3 SECOND FLOOR TRANSIENT USE. PREVIOUS VIOLATION 35719517H 9/24/2025. RE
2026-06-26
ECB CLASS - 1 violation: PERMANENT DWELLING USED/CONVERTED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENTIALPURPOSES DEPT OF BUILDING RECORD INDICATES BUILDING TO BE A
2026-06-26
DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-29
HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-01-14
Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-29
311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-29
Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
The full timeline
2026
2026-08-10Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-07-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-06-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. LACK OF REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR AS PER BC 1018.1$6,280
2026-06-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: BC 907.2.8. FAILURE TO PROVIDE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR UNIT 3 SECOND FLOOR TRANSIENT USE. PREVIOUS VIOLATION 35719517H 9/24/2025. RE$6,280
2026-06-26ECB CLASS - 1 violation: PERMANENT DWELLING USED/CONVERTED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT RESIDENTIALPURPOSES DEPT OF BUILDING RECORD INDICATES BUILDING TO BE A $57,530
2026-06-26DOB complaint, category ?
2026-04-29HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-01-14Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-11-29311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-29Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-09-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-09-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE COMPLIANT MANNER.FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS FOR EVERY FLOOR $12,500
2025-09-24ECB CLASS - 1 violation: BC 907.2.8. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN A CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER. FAILURE TO PROVIDE CLASS 'J' FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR TRANSIENT $12,500
2025-09-24DOB complaint, category ?
2025-09-24ECB CLASS - 2 violation: PERMANENT DWELLING CONVERTED/USED FOR OTHER THAN PERMANENT-RESIDENTIALPURPOSES. DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RECORDS INDICATE BUILDING $10,000
2018-03-08Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2018-01-25311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2017
2017-07-29HPD class B: § 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FROM SUNS
2013-07-24Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2013-05-07311: Indoor Air Quality — Chemical Vapors/Gases/Odors
2013-04-28Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2013-04-28HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2013-04-27HPD class B: SECTION 27-2040 ADM CODE PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT OR NEAR THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT ENTRANCEWAY OF THE BUILDING AND KEEP SAME BURNING FRO
2010-10-18ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAIL TO MAINTAIN BLDG WALLS OR APPURTENANCES. DEFECT NOTED: AT TIME OFINSPECTION WINDOW SCREEN AT SECOND STORY WINDOW IS HANGING O$250
2010-09-21311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2007-07-06Deed — from THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL to UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO
2007-07-06AL&R $5,009,352 — from THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN to UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO$5,009,352
2007-07-06Mortgage $5,009,352 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF$5,009,352
2007-07-06SMIS $5,009,352 — from UHAB HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATIO to THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN$5,009,352
2007-06-21Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-03-26Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2007-03-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-03-11Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2007-03-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-03-11Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-01-19Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2007-01-19DOB violation LL6291:
2007-01-18Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006
2006-08-16City emergency repair (OMO): install new 50 gallon hot water heater and restore hot water to entire (s.r.o.) building. note: contractor must contact $795
2006-07-01Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-04-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2006-04-27Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2005
2005-06-21Tenant complaint: CONSTRUCTION — ROOF
2005-06-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — DOORS
2005-06-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — STAIRS
2005-06-21Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2005-06-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MOLD
2005-06-21Tenant complaint: APPLIANCE — ELECTRIC/GAS RANGE
2005-06-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2005-06-21Tenant complaint: NONCONST — VERMIN
2005-06-08Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY
2005-05-31Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2005-01-31DOB violation LL6291:
2004
2004-12-06Job filed: MECHANICAL, SPRINKLER & PLUMBING WORK AS SOCIATED WITH RENOVATION TO ENT RE BUILDING AS PER PLANS FILED HEREWITH.
2004-12-06Job filed: COMPLETE REHABILITATION/RENOVATION OF EX ISTING BUILDING. WORK TO INCLUD INTERIOR DEMOLITION, GENERAL CONSTRUCTIO N AND STRUCTURAL MODIFICATION AS PER$326,350
2004-12-06Job filed: COMPLETE REHABILITATION/RENOVATION OF EX ISTING BUILDING. WORK TO INCLUD INTERIOR DEMOLITION, GENERAL CONSTRUCTIO N AND STRUCTURAL MODIFICATION AS PER$326,350