Building Biography

The MapLandlordsNeighborhoodsZIP CodesGradesThe Mice MapAboutWhat's new

431 West 37 Street

832Records
19City systems
7Open violations
2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10018 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
Open in the map

832 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 377 311 service requests, 87 DOB permits, 56 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10018
Built2009
Floors12
Res. units98
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)EQR-MANTENA, LLC
BBL1007350017
BIN1088593, 1088683

Full record, year by year   Support this site

GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 83% 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 2. In ZIP 10018, 62% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations7 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2022-09-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$11,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

170 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (77) · Encampment (33) · Noise (24) · Missed Collection (5) · Dirty Condition (4) · Sidewalk Condition (3).

Filed construction activity

$480,524 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2009)
YesSix or more residential units (98)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. 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)EQR MANTENA LLC
Head officerWAYNE NGAI
Managing agentEQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-25

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$32,349,000 $14,557,050
2026$36,430,000 $16,393,500
2027$34,758,000 $15,641,100

The city's market estimate has risen 7% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 10 YR NO CAP

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 39/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 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.

Getting around

Subway34 St-Hudson Yards — 7 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 10 Av / W 37 St — M11 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 37 St & 10 Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe
Middle: M.S. 297. 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

431 West 37 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

170 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT, LLC — 24 buildings, 4,949 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B6. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
180 Riverside Boulevard MN516 A
111 Lawrence Street BK492 B
240 East 27 Street MN325 A
777 Avenue of the Americas MN294 A
831 8 Avenue MN293 A
747 2 Avenue MN269 A
303 East 83 Street MN261 A
400 West 37 Street MN259 A
71 Broadway MN237 B
170 Amsterdam Avenue MN236 A
750 Columbus Avenue MN207 B
180 Montague Street BK193 A
228 West 71 Street MN169 A
41 West 86 Street MN166 A
815 10 Avenue MN164 A
720 Columbus Avenue MN163 B
50 West 77 Street MN137 B
600 Washington Street MN136 A
53 North 3 Street BK113 A
500 West 23 Street MN111 A
431 West 37 Street MN98 A
508 West 55 Street MN58 A
261 North 9 Street BK42 A
238 West 71 Street MN10 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $18,910,374 on 2011-04-11 (lender: Bank Leumi USA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-22RPTT $2,126,354,644 — from EQUITY RESIDENTIAL (OBO PUBLIC SHAREHOLD to AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (OBO PUBLIC $2,126,354,644
2012-10-02Deed $84,000,000 — from WEST 37TH YYY LLC to EQR-MANTENA, LLC $84,000,000
2011-04-11Mortgage $4,089,626 — from WEST 37TH YYY LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $4,089,626
2011-04-11AL&R $4,089,626 — from WEST 37TH YYY LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $4,089,626
2011-04-11AL&R $18,910,374 — from WEST 37TH YYY LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $18,910,374
2011-04-11Agreement $13,000,000 — from WEST 37TH YYY LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $13,000,000
2011-04-11Mortgage $18,910,374 — from WEST 37TH YYY LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $18,910,374
2011-04-11AL&R $17,500,000 — from WEST 37TH YYY LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $17,500,000
2011-01-06AL&R $13,000,000 — from WEST 37TH YYY LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $13,000,000
2011-01-06Agreement $13,000,000 — from WEST 37TH YYY LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $13,000,000
2011-01-06Deed $18,700,000 — from EG WEST 37TH LLC to WEST 37TH YYY LLC $18,700,000
2008-01-28Deed $7,250,000 — from SAXON REALTY CORPORATION to EG WEST 37TH, LLC $7,250,000
2008-01-28Mortgage $17,500,000 — from EG WEST 37TH, LLC to CITIZENS BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA $17,500,000
2008-01-10AL&R $17,500,000 — from EG WEST 37TH, LLC to CITIZENS BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA $17,500,000
1996-03-06Mortgage $487,000 — from SAXON REALTY CORP to NATWEST BANK N.A. $487,000

Ten-year activity

2001000
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
111
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
Show as table
YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017111602644
2018062101239
201915180933
202034150426
2021171501235
202208500967
20230113201356
2024148370766
2025669801111
202668371860
This record is free. Keeping it free costs money.
Servers, data pipelines, weekends. Pay what you want — a dollar helps.
Chip in

The full timeline

Construction 166Enforcement 128Housing & tenants 403Ownership & money 26Health & systems 109

Every one of the 832 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

Explore: ZIP 10018 · Landlord rankings · How grades work · The map · The Mice Map