275 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 56 311 service requests, 54 HPD complaints, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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 51% 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 15.6. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-05-03. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
12 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 12).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · Noise (5) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).
$206,360 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1915) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (11) |
| 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) | THE SHELLY AND DONALD RUBIN CULTURAL TRUST |
| Head officer | JERRY EDELMAN |
| Managing agent | J & M REALTY SERVICES CORP. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,007,000 | $1,353,150 |
| 2026 | $3,347,000 | $1,506,150 |
| 2027 | $3,650,000 | $1,642,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: MUSEUM
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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.
| Subway | 18 St — 1 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 17 St — M7 M20 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 17 St & 7 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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.
142 West 17 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
15 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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.
Managed by J & M REALTY SERVICES CORP — 31 buildings, 595 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B9 · C4 · D2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 210 East 58 Street | MN | 105 | A |
| 474 West 158 Street | MN | 72 | A |
| 452 Ft Washington Avenue | MN | 57 | B |
| 155 East 55 Street | MN | 56 | A |
| 803 West 180 Street | MN | 36 | B |
| 113 West 17 Street | MN | 35 | A |
| 217 East 27 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 434 East 83 Street | MN | 21 | A |
| 146 West 17 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 131 Perry Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 144 West 17 Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 135 West 17 Street | MN | 14 | A |
| 705 9 Avenue | MN | 14 | B |
| 148 West 17 Street | MN | 13 | A |
| 481 Columbus Avenue | MN | 11 | B |
| 142 West 17 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 420 West 49 Street | MN | 9 | C |
| 68 Perry Street | MN | 9 | A |
| 57 Halsey Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 114 West 76 Street | MN | 8 | A |
| 1727 Harman Street | QN | 6 | A |
| 1829 Madison Street | QN | 6 | B |
| 401 Himrod Street | BK | 6 | B |
| 1680 Woodbine Street | QN | 6 | B |
| 308 West 78 Street | MN | 5 | B |
| 505 Throop Avenue | BK | 4 | C |
| 224 East 14 Street | MN | 4 | C |
| 178 Spring Street | MN | 4 | C |
| 1022 Lexington Avenue | MN | 4 | D |
| 237 East 31 Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 104 Franklin Street | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $11,050,200 on 1987-04-28 (lender: Aetna Life Ins Co), covering 9 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-04-28 | Mortgage $11,050,201 — from PREEN REALTY INC; CHOLDERTON REALTY CORP; AMJON REALTY INC to AETNA LIFE INS CO | $11,050,201 | |
| 1986-09-03 | Mortgage $10,250,000 — from AMJON REALTY, INC.; CHOLDERTON REALTY CORP.; PREEN REALTY, INC. to CITIBANK, N.A. | $10,250,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Every one of the 275 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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