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157 East 3 Street

200Records
13City systems
2Open violations
0.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10009 · Neighborhood: East Village
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200 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 69 311 service requests, 41 rodent inspections, 28 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10009
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units18
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)PENTA TWO REALTY
BBL1003990058
BIN1005009

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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 90% 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 0.2. In ZIP 10009, 59% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2015-05-16.

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Curb Condition (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$17,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)PENTA TWO REALTY LLC
Head officerTZVI WERTENTEIL
Managing agentMATEL REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-09-06

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,400,000 $1,080,000
2026$2,515,000 $1,131,750
2027$2,783,000 $1,252,350

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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.

Getting around

Subway2 Av — F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Delancey St-Essex St — F J M Z · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Avenue A / E 5 St — M14A-SBS · 450 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 2 St & Ave A · 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

157 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

12 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MATEL REALTY LLC — 39 buildings, 789 units. Grades across the portfolio: A36 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
313 East 5 Street MN47 A
515 East 6 Street MN39 A
325 East 21 Street MN36 B
306 East 6 Street MN32 A
57 East 7 Street MN28 A
221 East 5 Street MN24 A
153 East 18 Street MN24 A
310 East 6 Street MN24 A
319 East 5 Street MN23 A
19 Stuyvesant Street MN23 A
227 East 5 Street MN22 A
95 1 Avenue MN20 A
319 East 25 Street MN20 B
17 Stuyvesant Street MN20 A
238 West 20 Street MN20 A
339 East 6 Street MN20 A
338 East 5 Street MN20 A
56 East 7 Street MN20 A
65 St Marks Place MN20 A
337 East 6 Street MN20 A
213 East 11 Street MN20 A
19 East 21 Street MN20 A
234 West 4 Street MN20 A
226 East 6 Street MN19 A
52 St Marks Place MN19 A
205 2 Avenue MN19 A
157 East 3 Street MN18 A
341 East 19 Street MN18 A
206 East 6 Street MN18 A
136 East 28 Street MN18 A
342 East 9 Street MN15 A
320 West 20 Street MN14 A
146 1 Avenue MN11 A
307 East 6 Street MN10 A
215 East 5 Street MN10 A
213 East 5 Street MN10 A
51 East 2 Street MN10 B
240 West 20 Street MN10 A
303 East 6 Street MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $23,314 on 1996-10-09 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1996-10-09Mortgage $23,315 — from PENTA TWO REALTY, LLC to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $23,315
1986-09-19Mortgage $395,000 — from PENTA TWO ASSOCIATES to GARDELLA,ROMEO A. EST/OF; GARDELLA, ARTHUR; GARDELLA,DOLORES IND&EXC $395,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
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2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700224
2018502310
20190218424
20200034135
20210015621
2022005813
202300459
2024008311
202500336
202600437
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 114Ownership & money 12Health & systems 51

Every one of the 200 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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