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158 East 116 Street · Manhattan · BBL 1016430049 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP4
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0.5
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 86% 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 15. 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 violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2018-07-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (4) · Noise (2) · Rodent (1).

Filed construction activity

$89,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$693,000 $311,850
2026$724,000 $325,800
2027$771,000 $346,950

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Quesadillas Dona MatyMexicanBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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

Subway116 St — 6 · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 116 St / Lexington Av — M102 M116 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 115 St & Lexington Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: James Weldon Johnson. 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

158 East 116 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.

Ten-year activity

50250
2017
29
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701113
20180026329
201900022
202040307
20211201215
202222026
2023052512
202400145
202500257
2026008513
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The last 12 months — 16 records

DateRecord
2026-09-30Restaurant inspection: QUESADILLAS DONA MATY
2026-09-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2026-09-02311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2026-08-24Restaurant inspection: QUESADILLAS DONA MATY — grade B
2026-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-12-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-10Restaurant inspection: QUESADILLAS DONA MATY

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-30Restaurant inspection: QUESADILLAS DONA MATY
2026-09-23Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2026-09-02311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2026-08-24Restaurant inspection: QUESADILLAS DONA MATY — grade B
2026-07-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2026-07-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2026-04-20311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-20Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-04-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2026-01-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2025
2025-12-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-12-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-11-10Restaurant inspection: QUESADILLAS DONA MATY
2025-09-03Restaurant inspection: QUESADILLAS DONA MATY — grade C · mice evidence
2025-08-26Boiler inspection
2025-07-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-01-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2024
2024-12-30Restaurant inspection: QUESADILLAS DONA MATY
2024-12-09311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2024-07-17Rodent inspection: Passed
2024-04-30Boiler inspection — defects found
2024-01-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2023
2023-10-05Restaurant inspection: QUESADILLAS DONA MATY — grade B
2023-10-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-07-17Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2020 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-06-23FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2023-06-23FDNY inspection (RISK)
2023-06-23FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2023-06-04311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-05-24Boiler inspection — defects found
2023-04-23311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2023-01-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2022
2022-06-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-06-03Boiler inspection — defects found
2022-05-31FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2022-05-31FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2022-05-26Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-05-26Permit Structural — Signed-off
2021
2021-08-05311: Consumer Complaint — Vendor
2021-07-30Permit Structural — Signed-off
2021-07-30Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-06-11Job filed: raise height of brick parapet wall to 42" above roof, install new terra cotta coping, repair front facade brick veneer$33,000
2021-06-04Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2021-05-13Permit Supported Scaffold — Permit Issued
2021-05-12Job filed: ALTERATION TYPE 3 - CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT - SCAFFOLDING INSTALLATION OF PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLANS. PIPE SCAFFOLD SHALL COMPLY WITHCHAPTER 33 OF THE $9,000
2021-05-12Job filed: FILING FOR PLUMBING . INSTALL COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR RESTAURANT . NO CHANGE IN USE, ERGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$7,000
2021-05-03Asbestos abatement: Removal — T L D Services Inc
2021-05-03Asbestos abatement: Removal — T L D Services Inc
2021-04-26Job filed: FILING FOR PLUMBING . INSTALL COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR RESTAURANT . NO CHANGE IN USE, ERGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$7,000
2021-03-25Job filed: FILING FOR PLUMBING . INSTALL COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR RESTAURANT . NO CHANGE IN USE, ERGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$7,000
2021-03-17Permit Sidewalk Shed — Permit Issued
2021-03-16Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY WITH CHAPTER # 33 OF THE 20$7,000
2021-02-19Job filed: FILING FOR PLUMBING . INSTALL COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR RESTAURANT . NO CHANGE IN USE, ERGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$7,000
2020
2020-08-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-08-11Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2020-07-28Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2020-07-27Job filed: FILING FOR THE KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEM , HOOD AND DUCT FOR EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. NO CHANGE IN USE , ERGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2020-07-23Job filed: FILING FOR PLUMBING . INSTALL COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR RESTAURANT . NO CHANGE IN USE, ERGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$7,000
2020-03-31311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2020-03-31Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2019
2019-06-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-07Boiler inspection — defects found
2018
2018-12-05311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018-11-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-10-25Eviction executed
2018-07-06HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2018-07-06HPD class A: § 27-2045 ADM CODE POST A PROPER NOTICE OF SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AT OR NEAR THE MAIL BOX ...
2018-07-06HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2018-07-06HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2018-06-29311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-06-29311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-06-29311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-06-29311: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2018-06-29311: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-06-29311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2018-06-29311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2018-06-29311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2018-06-29311: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2018-06-29311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-06-29Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2018-06-29Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — MOLD
2018-06-29Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-06-29Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2018-06-29Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-06-29Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — WIRING
2018-06-29Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-06-29Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2018-06-29Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2018-06-29Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2018-03-07Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-02-12Boiler inspection — defects found
2017
2017-08-11FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-05-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2017-02-11311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-11-08311: Taxi Complaint — Insurance Information Requested
2016-08-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-02-03Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-01-26311: Food Establishment — Food Preparation Location
2016-01-11311: Homeless Person Assistance — Status Call
2015
2015-10-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2014 INSPECTION REPORT
2015-03-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2015-03-03DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2013 INSPECTION REPORT
2013
2013-10-18Rodent inspection: Passed
2013-03-01DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2011 INSPECTION REPORT
2012
2012-04-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-12-13DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2010 INSPECTION REPORT
2011-05-09Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-11-16311: Indoor Air Quality — Other (Explain Below)
2010-04-28Rodent inspection: Passed
2010-03-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-02-22Job filed: MODIFY FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE TO USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$3,000
2010-02-22Job filed: MODIFY FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE TO USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$3,000
2009
2009-07-28Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2009-07-28Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2009-07-28Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2005
2005-07-14Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-05-09Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$2,400
2005-04-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2005-01-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-01-25Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-01-25Job filed: TO REFURBISH EXISTING RESTAURANT ERECT NEW PARTITIONS INSTALL NEW COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES. ALL AS PER PLAN HEREWITH NO CHANGE IN USE $28,000
2005-01-25Job filed: TO REFURBISH EXISTING RESTAURANT ERECT NEW PARTITIONS INSTALL NEW COOKING EQUIPMENTS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES. ALL AS PER PLAN HEREWITH NO CHANGE IN USE $28,000
2000
2000-07-31Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-07-14Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY.$2,000
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-30Permit PL — RE-ISSUED
1993-07-26Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-06-24Permit EW — RE-ISSUED
1993-06-21Permit PL — ISSUED
1993-06-11Permit EQ — ISSUED
1993-06-11Permit EW — ISSUED
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1993-03-18DOB violation LL6291:
1992
1992-09-09Deed — from ESCHEN, FRED J. to H. BELLO 116 CORP
1967
1967-04-26Deed — from 158 E 116TH STREET CORP to ESCHEN, FRED J

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