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23 East 3 Street

381Records
15City systems
0Open violations
2.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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381 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 153 311 service requests, 93 HPD complaints, 44 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1891
Floors5
Res. units17
ClassC6
Owner (PLUTO)COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOC
BBL1004590038
BIN1077973

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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 82% 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 2.4. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · New Tree Request (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Illegal Parking (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

YesBuilt before 1974 (1891)
YesSix or more residential units (17)
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)COOPER SQUARE MHA HDFC II
Head officerDAVID POWELL
Managing agentLegacies of Cooper Square Unido
Last registered2025-11-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,864,000 $1,288,800
2026$3,045,000 $1,370,250
2027$3,169,000 $1,426,050

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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.

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

Subway2 Av — F · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Bleecker St — 6 B D F M · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 3 St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 4 St & 2 Ave · 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.

Report a problem to 311

23 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

9 311 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 LEGACIES OF COOPER SQUARE UNIDO — 23 buildings, 386 units. Grades across the portfolio: A19 · B3 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
357 1 Avenue MN30 B
16 2 Avenue MN22 A
60 East 4 Street MN22 A
69 East 4 Street MN21 A
75 East 4 Street MN20 A
25 East 3 Street MN19 A
73 East 4 Street MN18 A
278 East 3 Street MN18 B
230 East 4 Street MN18 A
67 East 4 Street MN18 A
23 East 3 Street MN17 A
57 East 4 Street MN17 A
63 East 4 Street MN17 B
21 East 3 Street MN16 A
58 East 4 Street MN16 A
89 East 3 Street MN15 A
77 East 4 Street MN15 A
65 East 4 Street MN14 A
71 East 4 Street MN13 A
27 East 3 Street MN13 A
9 East 3 Street MN13 A
13 Stanton Street MN10 A
83 2 Avenue MN4 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $490,000 on 1999-02-08 (lender: NYC Hpd), covering 10 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
2024-02-14RPTT&RET $1,800 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to MAY, ANTHONY $1,800
2024-02-07Sold for $1,800 $1,800 $106
2017-07-13RPTT&RET $1,800 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to COOK, CATHERINE $1,800
2017-03-07RPTT&RET $1,800 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to GERLAND, JURGEN M $1,800
2015-07-01RPTT&RET $1,800 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to FENG, CAN HONG $1,800
2003-12-23Agreement $12,492,529 — from COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND; COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION to THE CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPT OF HPD $12,492,529
2003-12-23Agreement $7,278,212 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION; COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to THE CITY OF NEW YORK - DEPT OF HPD $7,278,212
1999-02-08Mortgage $490,000 — from COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND C; COOPER SQUARE MUTUALHOUSING ASSOCIATION to NYC HPD $490,000
1996-08-08Mortgage $7,278,212 — from COOPER SQUARE MUTUALHOUSING ASSOCIATION ; COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND E to NYC HPD $7,278,212
1996-08-08Mortgage $12,492,529 — from COOPER SQUARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND E; COOPER SQUARE MUTUALHOUSING ASSOCIATION to NYC HPD $12,492,529

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201722318
2018070310
20190170320
20200315238
20210122216
20220101314
20230341338
2024062412
202503036
202602035
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 7Housing & tenants 280Ownership & money 46Health & systems 41

Every one of the 381 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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