1,217 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 384 311 service requests, 296 HPD complaints, 283 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 53% 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 18.7. In ZIP 10002, 64% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 22 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2015-01-08. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 6).
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Illegal Parking (13) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (2) · Animal (1).
$2,609,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (12 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 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| 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) | 259 East Broadway Owners LLC |
| Head officer | JARED MINC |
| Managing agent | BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-02-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,790,000 | $1,705,500 |
| 2026 | $4,082,000 | $1,836,900 |
| 2027 | $3,796,000 | $1,708,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 0% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernesto's | Spanish | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
15 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (0 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.
| Subway | East Broadway — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison St / Montgomery St — M22 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Madison St & Montgomery St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. 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.
259 East Broadway
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
41 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 BUILDING EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC — 103 buildings, 1,953 units. Grades across the portfolio: A71 · B18 · C7 · D5 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 103 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $420,716 on 2026-02-18 (lender: Greystone Servicing Company LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | Deed $7,750,000 — from 259 EAST BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to 259 EAST BROADWAY OWNER LLC | $7,750,000 | |
| 2026-02-18 | Mortgage $420,717 — from 259 EAST BROADWAY OWNER LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $420,717 | |
| 2026-02-18 | Agreement $4,752,000 — from 259 EAST BROADWAY OWNER LLC to GREYSTONE SERVICING COMPANY LLC | $4,752,000 | |
| 2026-02-09 | Sold for $7,750,000 | $7,750,000 | $516,667 |
| 2023-03-28 | Agreement $4,505,000 — from 259 EAST BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,505,000 | |
| 2023-03-28 | Mortgage $237,372 — from 259 EAST BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $237,372 | |
| 2016-03-28 | M&CON $5,000,000 — from 259 EAST BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2016-03-28 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from 259 EAST BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2013-12-11 | Agreement $3,468,750 — from RRM BROOME STRET ASSOCIATES LLC; 259 EAST BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC; BROOME STRET ASSOCIATES to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK | $3,468,750 | |
| 2013-07-05 | Deed $3,500,000 — from SHIH EQUITIES LLC to 259 EAST BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC | $3,500,000 | |
| 2013-07-05 | AL&R $2,718,750 — from 259 EAST BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK | $2,718,750 | |
| 2013-07-05 | M&CON $2,718,750 — from 259 EAST BROADWAY ASSOCIATES LLC to THE BRIDGEHAMPTON NATIONAL BANK | $2,718,750 | |
| 2007-07-03 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from SHIH EQUITIES LLC to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A) N.A. | $1,000,000 | |
| 2007-07-03 | Deed $1,650,000 — from CHIH MEI SHIH, AS TRUSTEE OF; THE CHIEN YUAN SHIH FAMILY TRUST DATED 2 to SHIH EQUITIES LLC | $1,650,000 | |
| 2007-07-03 | AL&R $1,000,000 — from SHIH EQUITIES LLC to THE BANK OF EAST ASIA (U.S.A) N.A. | $1,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 1 | 160 |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 183 | 0 | 3 | 198 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 55 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 44 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 32 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
Every one of the 1,217 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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