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98 3 Avenue

327Records
16City systems
0Open violations
60Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: East Village
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327 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 119 311 service requests, 65 DOB permits, 29 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)98 THIRD AVENUE, LLC
BBL1005580031
BIN1009021

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 96% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 60. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-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.

$6,625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Street Condition (4) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Graffiti (1) · Water System (1) · Indoor Air Quality (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,251,165 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,691,000 $1,660,950
2026$3,372,000 $1,517,400
2027$3,822,000 $1,719,900

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Han DynastyChineseNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 14 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 12 St & 3 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

98 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

17 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on 2009-11-18 (lender: Usameribank), covering 5 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
2009-11-18Mortgage $2,000,000 — from CASPER R. CALLEN TRUST; ROBINSON CALLEN, AS TRUSTEE to USAMERIBANK $2,000,000
2009-11-18AL&R $2,000,000 — from ROBINSON CALLEN, AS TRUSTEE; CASPER R. CALLEN TRUST to USAMERIBANK $2,000,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017007029
201803230228
201900170421
202000290130
2021006028
2022002024
20234130715
202425262237
202533580248
202610320318
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The full timeline

Construction 94Enforcement 46Housing & tenants 138Ownership & money 12Health & systems 37

Every one of the 327 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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