383 recorded events, 1993–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 99 311 service requests, 25 DOB permits.
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 56% 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 12.7. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (4) · Encampment (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · Food Poisoning (1) · Missed Collection (1).
$239,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1899) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 137 EAST 13TH STREET CONDO |
| Head officer | NICOLE RUFF |
| Managing agent | SAFEGUARD REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,008,625 | $453,881 |
| 2026 | $1,056,958 | $475,631 |
| 2027 | $1,227,625 | $552,431 |
The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoko-Cho | Japanese | C | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 3 Av — L · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 14 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 12 St & 3 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Protected 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.
137 East 37 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
15 311 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.
Managed by SAFEGUARD REALTY MANAGEMENT — 57 buildings, 439 units. Grades across the portfolio: A24 · B13 · C11 · D6. See the whole portfolio
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | Mortgage $1,228,000 — from HULSE, ELI to CITIBANK, N.A LENDER | $1,228,000 | |
| 2026-02-13 | Deed $1,535,000 — from RUFF, NICOLE; TIKOO, SAMEER to HULSE, ELI | $1,535,000 | |
| 2026-01-30 | Sold for $1,535,000 | $1,535,000 | $170,556 |
| 2024-10-16 | Mortgage $85,000 — from MULRYAN, PATRICK RUSSELL; GULLO, GIUSEPPE to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $85,000 | |
| 2024-01-05 | Deed $1,665,000 — from SUN, LUCY to KIM, MIJA YOO; KIM, TAE JOON | $1,665,000 | |
| 2024-01-05 | Mortgage $1,165,000 — from KIM, TAE JOON; KIM, MIJA YOO to WOORI AMERICA BANK | $1,165,000 | |
| 2023-10-26 | Sold for $1,665,000 | $1,665,000 | $185,000 |
| 2021-11-01 | Agreement $793,318 — from WU, JESSICA; WANG, DIANA; WU, TERENCE to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $793,318 | |
| 2021-06-15 | Mortgage $1,280,000 — from MULRYAN, PATRICK RUSSELL; GULLO, GIUSEPPE to MERS | $1,280,000 | |
| 2021-06-15 | Deed $1,600,000 — from BOIX, VIRGINIE to MULRYAN, PATRICK RUSSELL; GULLO, GIUSEPPE | $1,600,000 | |
| 2021-06-04 | Sold for $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | $177,778 |
| 2018-08-08 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from WU, TERENCE; WANG, DIANA; WU, JESSICA to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | $1,000,000 | |
| 2016-08-22 | Agreement $875,000 — from TIKOO, SAMEER; RUFF, NICOLE to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $875,000 | |
| 2016-08-22 | Mortgage $2,122 — from RUFF, NICOLE; TIKOO, SAMEER to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $2,122 | |
| 2016-06-03 | Deed $1,700,000 — from SLOANE, KATE to KRISHNAN GOPAL TRUST; INDU GOPAL | $1,700,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 25 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
Every one of the 383 recorded events, 1993–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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