A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 40. In ZIP 10027, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and
14% 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
4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1978-04-18.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6).
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 (1901)
No
Six or more residential units (5)
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 with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
59-61 MORNINGSIDE/371 WEST 120TH ST HDFC
Head officer
MIKAIL ABDUSSAMAD
Managing agent
ESRA MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered
2025-07-01
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
$1,831,200
$824,040
2026
$1,465,000
$659,250
2027
$1,637,000
$736,650
The city's market estimate has fallen
11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
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.
Getting around
Subway
125 St — A B C D · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Manhattan Av / W 122 St — M3 · 450 ft
Citi Bike
Morningside Ave & W 123 St · 650 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.
6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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: $111,009 on
2003-04-15 (lender: Department Of Housing Preservation And Development), covering 3 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
2021-06-21
RPTT&RET $585,000 — from CHIADIKA, SIMBO M to DAVIS, MICHELLE RENE; DAVIS, BRIAN E
$585,000
2021-06-04
Sold for $585,000
$585,000
$117,000
2007-05-30
RPTT&RET $240,000 — from 371 WEST 120TH STREET / 59-61 to CHIADIKA, IGNATIUS I; CHIADIKA, SIMBO
$240,000
2003-04-15
Mortgage $111,009 — from 59-61 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE/371 WEST 120TH to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D
$111,009
2002-06-10
Mortgage $648,007 — from 59-61 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE/371 WEST 120TH to NYC HPD
$648,007
1989-06-28
Mortgage $88,000 — from 59-61 MORNINGSIDE ETAL to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
$88,000
Ten-year activity
20100
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
17
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Housing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
Year
Housing & tenants
Ownership & money
Health & systems
Total
2017
1
0
1
2
2018
0
0
1
1
2019
3
0
2
5
2020
9
0
0
9
2021
10
6
0
16
2022
13
0
4
17
2023
12
0
4
16
2024
5
0
7
12
2025
2
0
2
4
2026
4
0
1
5
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2024-09-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-06-04Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2024-04-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-01HPD 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
2024-01-26Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023
2023-12-06Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-11-29Rodent inspection: Passed
2023-11-15HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-10-11311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2023-07-05Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2023-03-15HPD 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
2022
2022-09-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-08-27311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-08-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-08-06311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2022-07-28311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-07-21Rodent inspection: Failed for Other Reason
2022-06-07Rodent inspection: Failed for Rat Activity
2022-05-10Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-03-24311: Street Sign - Damaged — Other/Unknown
2022-03-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022-02-16HPD 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
2021-04-01HPD 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
2019-11-18311: Air Quality — Air: Odor/Fumes, Vehicle Idling (AD3)
2019-10-25HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2019-08-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-01-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2018
2018-03-15Rodent inspection: Passed
2017
2017-11-06HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2017-06-16Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-12-29311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-10-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2016-07-03311: Homeless Person Assistance — N/A
2016-03-13311: Homeless Person Assistance — Status Call
2015
2015-12-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2014
2014-12-30Rodent inspection: Passed
2013
2013-09-19Rodent inspection: Passed
2012
2012-05-25Rodent inspection: Passed
2011
2011-05-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2010
2010-04-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2007
2007-05-30RPTT&RET $240,000 — from 371 WEST 120TH STREET / 59-61 to CHIADIKA, IGNATIUS I; CHIADIKA, SIMBO$240,000
2003
2003-04-15Mortgage $111,009 — from 59-61 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE/371 WEST 120TH to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D$111,009
2003-04-15AL&R — from DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D to 59-61 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE/371 WEST 120TH
2002
2002-06-10Mortgage $648,007 — from 59-61 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE/371 WEST 120TH to NYC HPD$648,007
2002-06-05Mortgage satisfied — from 59-61 MORNINGSIDE AVE/371 W 120 ST HOUSI to NYC HPD
2002-04-18Permit PL — ISSUED
2002-04-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-03-28Job filed: Replace all Hot and Cold water pÝiping with new water piping, Sch L . Also new return water piping for the hot water lines. New overheads, risers, ret$22,000
2001
2001-10-17HPD class B: SECTION 27-2018 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF VERMIN ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT
1989
1989-06-28Mortgage $88,000 — from 59-61 MORNINGSIDE ETAL to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD$88,000
1989-06-28Agreement — from 59/61 MORINGSIDE ETAL to CITY OF NEW YORK HPD
1989-06-28Agreement — from CITY OF NEW YORK HPD to 59-61 MORNINGSIDE ETAL
1989-06-28Deed — from CITY OF NEW YORK HPD to 59-61 MORNINGSIDE ETAL
1979
1979-01-25Deed — from COMMISSIONER FIN CITY NY to CITY OF NEW YORK
1978
1978-04-18HPD class A: D26-12.01 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CLG & WALLS 5 STY APT 5 THRU OUT. LOCATED AT APT 5
1978-04-18HPD class A: SECTION 329, M/D LAW AND DEPT. RULES AND REGS. PROVIDE A COMPLETED CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION VISITS IN A PROPER FRAME AT OR NEAR MAILBOXES,
1978-04-18HPD class A: D26-10.01 ADM CODE ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF FALLEN TV ANTENNA ON ROOF AT FRONT.
1977
1977-06-02Deed — from SCHRIFT, JOSEPH; SCHNEIDER, SHEILA L; SCHRIFT, MOLLIE to SCHRIFT, ALAN R
1977-05-13Mortgage assigned — from DITON, HELEN to SCHRIFT, JOSEPH
1975
1975-05-27Mortgage assigned — from YARMAK, ESTHER to FADER, EVA
1974
1974-05-09Mortgage assigned — from BOBOWICK, ROBERT; BOBOWICK, REGINA to DITON, HELEN
1969
1969-07-15Mortgage assigned — from OBSTGARTEN, SARAH to FADER, EVA