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104 3 Avenue

444Records
14City systems
9Open violations
1.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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444 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 136 311 service requests, 64 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 56 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)JCA LLC 3
BBL1005580028
BIN1009018

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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 87% 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 1.3. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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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 violations9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2019-01-14.

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

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · Dirty Condition (4) · Lost Property (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Encampment (2).

Filed construction activity

$755,626 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)JCA LLC 3
Head officerJerry Atkins
Managing agentSafeguard Realty Management LLC
Last registered2025-10-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,055,200 $2,724,840
2026$6,459,000 $2,906,550
2027$6,810,000 $3,064,500

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Taco BellTex-MexAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway3 Av — L · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 14 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 12 St & 3 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
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

104 3 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

34 311 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 SAFEGUARD REALTY MANAGEMENT — 57 buildings, 439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B13 · C11 · D6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1127 Flatbush Avenue BK28 A
135 West 115 Street MN21 A
227 East 89 Street MN20 A
511 East 75 Street MN20 A
136 2 Avenue MN18 B
2997 Marion Avenue BX18 A
14 Avenue A MN16 A
112 West 116 Street MN16 B
218 Scholes Street BK16 B
23 Catherine Street MN15 C
21 Catherine Street MN15 B
72 Morningside Avenue MN14 A
517 East 75 Street MN12 A
515 East 75 Street MN11 A
513 East 75 Street MN11 A
390 Manhattan Avenue MN9 B
137 East 37 Street MN9 A
26-20 Jackson Avenue QN9 A
118 Huron Street BK8 A
354 Pleasant Avenue MN8 B
422 West 49th Street MN8 A
195 Van Duzer Street SI8 A
104 3 Avenue MN8 A
424 West 49 Street MN8 A
178 Driggs Avenue BK7 B
45-40 48 Street QN6 A
888 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
13 Newel Street BK6 A
340 Pleasant Avenue MN6 B
291 Graham Avenue BK6 B
1356 Willoughby Avenue BK6 C
67 Diamond Street BK6 A
77 Driggs Avenue BK5 D
224 Broadway BK5 B
26 Park Place BK4 D
328 Pleasant Avenue MN4 D
178 Nassau Avenue BK4 B
414 West 51 Street MN4 C
1207 Nostrand Avenue BK4 D
349 22 Street BK4 B
522A Mac Donough Street BK3 C
1525 Greene Avenue BK3 C
31 East 93 Street MN3 C
1201 Nostrand Avenue BK2 D
1204 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
104 Jerome Road SI2 A
609 New York Avenue BK2 C
290 Brighton Street SI2 A
1202 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
2256 3 Avenue MN2 D
1206 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
1537 Nostrand Avenue BK2 B
1200 Nostrand Avenue BK2 C
50 Ashley Lane SI1 A
150 East 124 Street MN0 —
1416 York Avenue MN0 —
701 Esplanade Gdns Plaza MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,500,000 on 2022-12-16 (lender: 219 Realty Co., L.P.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-04-04AL&R $2,300,000 — from JCA LLC 3 to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. $2,300,000
2024-04-04Agreement $2,300,000 — from JCA LLC 3 to FLAGSTAR BANK, N.A. $2,300,000
2022-12-16AL&R $2,500,000 — from JCA LLC 3 to 219 REALTY CO., L.P. $2,500,000
2022-12-16Mortgage $2,500,000 — from JCA LLC 3 to 219 REALTY CO., L.P. $2,500,000
2022-11-02Deed $2,295,000 — from L & S PROPERTIES 3 LLC to JCA LLC 3 $2,295,000
2022-08-24Sold for $2,295,000 $2,295,000 $286,875
2017-08-17AL&R $2,999,900 — from 219 REALTY CO., L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $2,999,900
2017-08-17Mortgage $1,999,900 — from 219 REALTY CO., L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $1,999,900
2017-08-17Agreement $2,999,900 — from 219 REALTY CO., L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $2,999,900
2012-06-11Agreement $772,443 — from 219 REALTY CO., L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $772,443
2009-05-28AL&R $1,800,000 — from 219 REALTY CO., L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $1,800,000
2009-05-28Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 219 REALTY CO., L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $1,000,000
2009-05-13Agreement $800,000 — from 219 REALTY CO., L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $800,000
2009-05-13Mortgage $56,562 — from 219 REALTY CO., L.P. to SIGNATURE BANK $56,562
2003-05-28Mortgage $85,353 — from 219 REALTY CO., L.P. to NORTH FORK BANK $85,353

Ten-year activity

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2021
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ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017523313
201801023
20190200222
20200230124
2021770115
20228109229
20230190221
2024096318
20250210425
202606039
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The full timeline

Construction 70Enforcement 20Housing & tenants 257Ownership & money 65Health & systems 32

Every one of the 444 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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