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36 West 28 Street

493Records
15City systems
6Open violations
1.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10001 · Neighborhood: Chelsea-Hudson Yards
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493 recorded events, 2001–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 334 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 76 311 service requests, 22 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built2002
Floors8
Res. units17
ClassR4
Owner (PLUTO)ANDREWS BUILDING CORP
BBL1007517501
BIN—

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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 1.2. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2004-10-04.

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

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Mosquitoes (2) · Encampment (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Lead (1) · Standing Water (1).

Filed construction activity

$31,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (2002)
YesSix or more residential units (17)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)EMPIRE VIEW CONDOMINIUM
Head officerMICHAEL SACHS
Managing agentMARSHA@SANDBERGMGMT.COM
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$403,492 $181,572
2026$428,997 $193,049
2027$354,396 $159,478

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $830,502 a year ($53.65 per sq ft), operating expenses $229,878 ($14.85 per sq ft), net operating income $600,624. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (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

Subway23 St — C E · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 9 Av / W 28 St — M11 · 250 ft
Citi BikeW 29 St & 9 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep
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

36 West 28 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

12 311 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 MICHAEL@SANDBERGMGMT.COM — 2 buildings, 23 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
36 West 28 Street MN17 A
124 West 18 Street MN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-11-16Deed $800,000 — from BOCCIERI, JOHN; BOCCIERI, EWELINA to VADER, GRETEL; BENSON, KENNETH $800,000
2022-11-16Mortgage $415,000 — from BENSON, KENNETH; VADER, GRETEL to A&D MORTGAGE LLC; MERS $415,000
2022-11-01Sold for $800,000 $800,000 $47,059
2022-10-07M&CON $387,241 — from CHAMAN, CHIRAG to FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $387,241
2022-02-16Mortgage $451,000 — from DEHGAN, NADINE ELISABETH to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $451,000
2022-02-08Mortgage $7,531 — from PRZYBYLSKI, JOANNE; PRZYBYLSKI, GREGORY to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $7,531
2022-02-08Agreement $726,000 — from PRZYBYLSKI, JOANNE; PRZYBYLSKI, GREGORY to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $726,000
2021-08-23Mortgage $416,000 — from NGUYEN, HOANG-AN DUONG to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. $416,000
2021-08-23Deed $520,000 — from SUREKA-SHAH, DEEPA; SHAH, TEJASH to NGUYEN, HOANG-AN DUONG $520,000
2021-08-09Sold for $520,000 $520,000 $30,588
2021-05-26Mortgage $421,500 — from MCDONALD, WILLIAM D to CALIBER HOME LOANS, INC; MERS $421,500
2021-03-23Deed $515,000 — from CHELSEA INVESTMENT INC. to HALL, AIDEN RAEL $515,000
2021-03-23Mortgage $315,000 — from HALL, AIDEN RAEL to MERS $315,000
2021-03-11Sold for $515,000 $515,000 $30,294
2020-10-17Agreement $443,000 — from PANT, GUARAV; RAJARAM, SWAITKA to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $443,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170146112
201810210215
2019013127
20200174113
2021002712140
20220029213
202300151117
2024002125
20252080010
2026002103
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The full timeline

Construction 16Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 112Ownership & money 341Health & systems 16

Every one of the 493 recorded events, 2001–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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