321 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 131 311 service requests, 26 rodent inspections, 25 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 55% 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 18.1. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 15 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 12 class A. Oldest open since 2011-09-29. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Illegal Parking (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · SAFETY (1).
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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2008) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (28) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | VRBNIK REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | SLAVKO BERNIC |
| Managing agent | BERNIC MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-10-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,524,000 | $3,835,800 |
| 2026 | $8,667,000 | $3,900,150 |
| 2027 | $8,893,000 | $4,001,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 68/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 8) |
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.
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 | 3 Av — L · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 14 St / 3 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 250 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | E 13 St & 2 Ave · 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.
229 East 13 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
24 311 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 BERNIC MANAGEMENT LLC — 9 buildings, 251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 115 East 12 Street | MN | 69 | A |
| 133 Charles Street | MN | 50 | B |
| 221 East 21 Street | MN | 29 | A |
| 229 East 13 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 1369 1 Avenue | MN | 20 | B |
| 206 East 26 Street | MN | 18 | B |
| 122 East 13 Street | MN | 16 | C |
| 1315 1 Avenue | MN | 12 | B |
| 210 East 26 Street | MN | 9 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $744,972 on 2020-07-09 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-09 | Mortgage $744,972 — from VRBNIK REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $744,972 | |
| 2020-07-09 | Agreement $8,000,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to VRBNIK REALTY LLC | $8,000,000 | |
| 2016-01-14 | Agreement $8,000,000 — from VRKNIK REALTY INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $8,000,000 | |
| 2016-01-14 | Mortgage $2,250,948 — from VRKNIK REALTY INC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $2,250,948 | |
| 2012-02-16 | Mortgage $6,200,000 — from VRBNIK REALTY LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $6,200,000 | |
| 2000-05-02 | Mortgage $1,300,000 — from VRBNIK REALTY LLC to CITY OF NEW YORK | $1,300,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 2021 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2022 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 2025 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Every one of the 321 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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