572 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 294 311 service requests, 63 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 47 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. Less recorded distress than 51% 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 15.7. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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 | 5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1989-06-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · Graffiti (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Food Establishment (1).
$682,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (16) |
| 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) | NPE3 LLC |
| Head officer | FREDRIC LEOPOLD |
| Managing agent | HUIQI PAN |
| Last registered | 2025-05-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,071,000 | $1,381,950 |
| 2026 | $3,529,000 | $1,588,050 |
| 2027 | $3,431,000 | $1,543,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book Club Bar | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Dishwashing/Utensils) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 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.
| Subway | 2 Av — F · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: East Houston St / Av B — M9 M21 · 550 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 4 St & Ave B · 200 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.
197 East 3 Street
| 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 |
16 311 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: $204,507 on 2019-12-19 (lender: Amalgamated Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-19 | Agreement $4,750,000 — from NPE3 LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $4,750,000 | |
| 2019-12-19 | AL&R $4,750,000 — from NPE3 LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $4,750,000 | |
| 2019-12-19 | Mortgage $204,508 — from NPE3 LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $204,508 | |
| 2016-12-16 | AL&R $4,725,000 — from NPE3 LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $4,725,000 | |
| 2016-12-16 | Agreement $4,725,000 — from NPE3 LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $4,725,000 | |
| 2016-12-16 | Mortgage $2,370,997 — from NPE3 LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $2,370,997 | |
| 2016-08-12 | Agreement $2,354,003 — from NPDB LLC to LEOPOLD INVESTMENTS, LLC | $2,354,003 | |
| 2016-08-12 | Deed $6,300,000 — from 197 EAST 3RD, INC. to NPDB LLC | $6,300,000 | |
| 2016-08-04 | Sold for $6,300,000 | $6,300,000 | $393,750 |
| 2012-03-30 | AL&R $2,550,000 — from 197 EAST 3RD, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,550,000 | |
| 2012-03-30 | Agreement $2,550,000 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $2,550,000 | |
| 2012-03-22 | Mortgage $240,987 — from 197 EAST 3RD, INC. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $240,987 | |
| 2008-01-03 | AL&R $2,450,000 — from 197 EAST 3RD, INC to NORTH FORK BANK | $2,450,000 | |
| 2008-01-03 | Agreement $2,450,000 — from 197 EAST 3RD, INC to NORTH FORK BANK | $2,450,000 | |
| 2008-01-03 | Mortgage $700,000 — from 197 EAST 3RD, INC to NORTH FORK BANK | $700,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 64 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 44 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
Every one of the 572 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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