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 100. In ZIP 11427, 93% of residential buildings hold an A and
1% 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
2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-12-05.
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.
$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
What 311 hears from this address
3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1) · Sewer (1).
Filed construction activity
$6,220,712 in permitted construction work filed since
2016 (13 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
Yes
Built before 1974 (1965)
No
Six or more residential units (1)
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)
517 EAST 118 ST CORP
Head officer
SHARON HAKMON
Managing agent
NEZIR 2 HOSEINOVIC
Last registered
2022-09-18
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
$1,214,000
$72,840
2026
$1,283,000
$76,980
2027
$1,477,000
$88,620
The city's market estimate has risen
22% 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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2021 (1 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.
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.
3 311 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.
Sales, deeds & mortgages
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,360,000 on
2023-06-13 (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
2023-06-13
Mortgage $1,360,000 — from BABEKOV, ERIC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
$1,360,000
2023-06-13
Deed $1,700,000 — from 517 EAST 118TH STREET CORP. to BABEKOV, ERIC
$1,700,000
2023-05-31
Sold for $1,700,000
$1,700,000
$1,700,000
2013-09-16
Deed $832,928 — from COHEN, DAVID M; COHEN, ABBY JOSEPH to 517 EAST 118TH STREET CORP.
$832,929
1991-11-04
Mortgage $190,000 — from COHEN, DAVID M; COHEN, ABBY JOSEPH to CITIBANK NA
$190,000
1986-03-13
Mortgage $50,000 — from COHEN, ABBY JOSEPH; COHEN, DAVID M to CITIBANK NA
$50,000
1986-03-13
Mortgage $50,000 — from COHEN, JOSEPH; COHEN, DAVID M to CITIBANK NA
$50,000
1983-12-27
Mortgage $188,000 — from COHEN, DAVID M.; COHEN, ABBY JOSEPH to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK
Job filed: Plumbing work type in conjuction to alt-co application # Q00890087-i1
2026-05-21
Permit Support of Excavation — Permit Issued
2026-05-20
Permit Foundation — Permit Issued
2026-05-20
Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-05-20
Permit Earth Work — Permit Issued
2026-05-20
Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2026-01-12
Job filed: PROPOSED HORIZONTALENLARGEMENT TO ANEXISTING ONE FAMILYDWELLING ALONG WITHINTERIOR RENOVATION
2026-01-02
Permit Support of Excavation — Permit Issued
2026-01-02
Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2026-01-02
Permit Earth Work — Permit Issued
2026-01-02
Permit Construction Fence — Permit Issued
2026-01-02
Permit Foundation — Permit Issued
2025-11-25
HPD 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
2025-10-31
ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO INSTITUTE/MAINTAIN SAFETY EQUIP MEASURES/TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION "NO HANDRAILS". AS NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT AN A
The full timeline
2026
2026-07-15Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2026-07-15Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2026-07-09Job filed: Plumbing work type in conjuction to alt-co application # Q00890087-i1$15,000
2026-05-21Permit Support of Excavation — Permit Issued
2026-05-20Permit Foundation — Permit Issued
2026-05-20Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2026-05-20Permit Earth Work — Permit Issued
2026-05-20Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2026-01-12Job filed: PROPOSED HORIZONTALENLARGEMENT TO ANEXISTING ONE FAMILYDWELLING ALONG WITHINTERIOR RENOVATION$1,504,928
2026-01-02Permit Support of Excavation — Permit Issued
2026-01-02Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2026-01-02Permit Earth Work — Permit Issued
2026-01-02Permit Construction Fence — Permit Issued
2026-01-02Permit Foundation — Permit Issued
2025
2025-11-25HPD 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
2025-10-31ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO INSTITUTE/MAINTAIN SAFETY EQUIP MEASURES/TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION "NO HANDRAILS". AS NOTED: AT TIME OF INSPECTION AT AN A$2,500
2025-09-04Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2025-09-04Permit Foundation — Permit Issued
2025-09-04Permit Earth Work — Permit Issued
2025-09-04Permit Construction Fence — Permit Issued
2025-09-04Permit Support of Excavation — Permit Issued
2025-06-06Permit Earth Work — Permit Issued
2025-06-06Permit Construction Fence — Permit Issued
2025-06-06Permit Foundation — Permit Issued
2025-06-06Permit Support of Excavation — Permit Issued
2025-06-05Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2025-04-23Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2025-04-23Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2025-04-01Job filed: PROPOSED HORIZONTALENLARGEMENT TO ANEXISTING ONE FAMILYDWELLING ALONG WITHINTERIOR RENOVATION$1,504,928
2025-02-19Job filed: Plumbing work type in conjuction to alt-co application # Q00890087-i1$15,000
2025-01-03Permit Earth Work — Permit Issued
2025-01-03Permit Foundation — Permit Issued
2025-01-03Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2025-01-03Permit Support of Excavation — Permit Issued
2025-01-03Permit Construction Fence — Permit Issued
2025-01-03Permit Curb Cut — Permit Issued
2025-01-03Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024
2024-12-10Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2024-12-10Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2024-12-05HPD 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
2024-12-03Permit Earth Work — Permit Issued
2024-12-03Permit Construction Fence — Permit Issued
2024-12-03Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024-12-03Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2024-12-03Permit Foundation — Permit Issued
2024-12-03Permit Support of Excavation — Permit Issued
2024-11-20Job filed: PROPOSED HORIZONTALENLARGEMENT TO ANEXISTING ONE FAMILYDWELLING ALONG WITHINTERIOR RENOVATION$1,504,928
2024-10-10Permit Construction Fence — Permit Issued
2024-10-09Permit Earth Work — Permit Issued
2024-10-09Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2024-10-09Permit Support of Excavation — Permit Issued
2024-10-09Permit Foundation — Permit Issued
2024-10-08Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2024-08-28ECB CLASS - 2 violation: ECB ISSUED FOR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT (EXPIRED FENCE PERMIT) EXPIRES: 05/19/2024, RENEW PERMIT
2024-08-15Job filed: PROPOSED A 10'-0" CURB CUT INCLUDING (2) 1'-6" SPLAY ON 210th STREET. WORK FILED SUBSEQUENTLY WITH ALT CO APPLICATION Q00890087-I1.$5,000
2024-04-15ECB CLASS - 2 violation: DURING INSPECTION OBSERVED 2 STORY ONE FAMILY ACTIVE SITE WORK IN PRORESS, UPON FURTHER OBSERVED CONSTRUCTION FENCE AT EXP 3 FALL
2024-04-15DOB complaint, category ?
2024-01-16DOB complaint, category ?
2024-01-12DOB complaint, category ?
2024-01-12ECB CLASS - 2 violation: PROPOSED HORIZONTAL ENLARGEMENT TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING. OBSERVED SITE CLOSED NO ONGOING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY UPON INS$1,250
2023
2023-12-22Job filed: THIS APPLICATION INCLUDES STRUCTURE DESIGN PLANS FOR 2-STORY ALT-CO-NEW BUILDING FILED UNDER DOB NOW JOB NO. #Q00890087-S4.$50,000
2023-11-29HPD 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
2023-11-25ECB CLASS - 1 violation: AFTER HOURS STOP WORK ORDER ISSUED DUE TO 2 WORKERS DOING FORM WORK PREPPING FOR A CONCRETE POUR ( 6 TRUCKS) ON SATURDAY 11/25/23.$2,500
2023-11-18311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2023-11-18DOB complaint, category ?
2023-11-08Permit Support of Excavation — Permit Issued
2023-11-08Permit Structural — Permit Issued
2023-11-08Permit Foundation — Permit Issued
2023-11-08Permit Earth Work — Permit Issued
2023-11-04311: General Construction/Plumbing — Cons - Contrary/Beyond Approved Plans/Permits
2023-11-04DOB complaint, category ?
2023-10-13Permit General Construction — Permit Issued
2023-10-12Job filed: THIS APPLICATION INCLUDES SUPPORT OF EXCAVATION DESIGN PLANS FOR 2-STORY NEW BUILDING FILED UNDER DOB NOW JOB NO. #Q00890087-S4.$20,000
2023-10-10Job filed: THIS APPLICATION INCLUDES FOUNDATION/EARTHWORK DESIGN PLANS FOR 2-STORY NEW BUILDING FILED UNDER DOB NOW JOB NO. #Q00890087-S4.$30,000
2023-10-06Permit Construction Fence — Permit Issued
2023-10-05Job filed: THIS APPLICATION INCLUDES STRUCTURE DESIGN PLANS FOR 2-STORY ALT-CO-NEW BUILDING FILED UNDER DOB NOW JOB NO. #Q00890087-S4.$50,000
2023-09-12Job filed: Plumbing work type in conjuction to alt-co application # Q00890087-i1$15,000
2023-08-31Job filed: Filing of temporary construction fence work type in relation to application Q00890087-i1$1,000
2023-08-11Job filed: BUILDERS PAVEMENT PLAN IN CONNECTION WITH ALT-CO APPLICATIION Q00890087-I1.
2023-06-16Job filed: PROPOSED HORIZONTALENLARGEMENT TO ANEXISTING ONE FAMILYDWELLING ALONG WITHINTERIOR RENOVATION$1,504,928
2023-06-13Mortgage $1,360,000 — from BABEKOV, ERIC to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS$1,360,000
2023-06-13Deed $1,700,000 — from 517 EAST 118TH STREET CORP. to BABEKOV, ERIC$1,700,000