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299 East 3 Street

258Records
13City systems
7Open violations
19.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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258 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 109 311 service requests, 43 rodent inspections, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built2003
Floors6
Res. units38
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)EAST THIRD STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU ND CO. INC
BBL1003730051
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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 54% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 19.5. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-08-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

11 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 4 · winter 2025–26: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (5) · Air Quality (2) · Missed Collection (1) · Panhandling (1) · Encampment (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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2003)
YesSix or more residential units (38)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)LESPMHA II L P
Head officerRONA CLEMENTE
Managing agentLESPMHA INC
Last registered2025-08-20

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,172,000 $3,677,400
2026$8,362,000 $3,762,900
2027$9,465,000 $4,259,250

The city's market estimate has risen 16% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)A — ENERGY STAR score 91/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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

SubwayDelancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue D / E 4 St — M14D-SBS · 350 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeAve D & E 3 St · 400 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.

Report a problem to 311

299 East 3 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 5 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by LESPMHA INC — 29 buildings, 443 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B15 · C1 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
535 East 11 Street MN40 B
299 East 3 Street MN38 A
535 East 5 Street MN30 B
167 Suffolk Street MN26 B
166 East 2 Street MN25 A
160 East 2 Street MN24 B
242 East 2 Street MN24 B
134 Avenue C MN22 B
228 East 3 Street MN22 B
13 Clinton Street MN19 A
8 Avenue B MN18 A
539 East 11 Street MN15 B
291 East 4 Street MN14 B
229 East 3 Street MN12 B
30 Clinton Street MN10 A
168 Attorney Street MN10 A
209 Henry Street MN10 B
171 Avenue B MN9 A
45 Clinton Street MN9 A
173 Avenue B MN9 B
169 Avenue B MN9 B
203 Avenue A MN8 B
532 East 6 Street MN8 A
189 East 2 Street MN8 A
229 East 4 Street MN6 A
37 Avenue B MN6 B
218 East 7 Street MN5 C
295 East 10 Street MN5 D
17 Avenue D MN2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,290,909 on 2008-09-08 (lender: Housing Trust Fund Corporation), covering 7 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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-08-10RPTT&RET $2,558,448 — from FREDDIE MAC EQUITY PLUS I-ESIC LIMITED P; J.P. MORGAN CHASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUN; ENTERP to EAST THIRD STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU $2,558,448
2008-09-08Agreement $1,290,909 — from LESPMHA II LP; EAST THIRD STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION $1,290,909
2008-09-08Mortgage $1,290,909 — from LESPMHA II LP; EAST THIRD STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION $1,290,909
2008-09-08Mortgage $1,675,000 — from LESPMHA II LP; EAST THIRD STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $1,675,000
2004-08-26Mortgage $3,500,000 — from EAST THIRD STREET HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FU to THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION CORPORATION $3,500,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017080210
20180160420
2019060511
202007018
2021290112
20220201223
20230480250
2024190212
20250160319
20260100212
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The full timeline

Construction 5Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 171Ownership & money 31Health & systems 45

Every one of the 258 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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