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131 West 28 Street

415Records
17City systems
3Open violations
0Penalty rate

415 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 108 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 101 311 service requests, 56 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1909
Floors7
Res. units24
ClassD0
Owner (PLUTO)GARDEN LOFTS CORP
BBL1008040018
BIN1015105

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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 100% 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 0. 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 violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1983-03-24.

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

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (9) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Noise (2) · Water Conservation (1) · Water System (1) · Dirty Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$705,395 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1909)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)GARDEN LOFTS CORPORATION
Head officerJOHN DOULAMIS
Managing agentARGO REAL ESTATE LLC
Last registered2025-08-20

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,954,000 $4,479,300
2026$9,629,000 $4,333,050
2027$11,151,000 $5,017,950

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

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $1,914,139 a year ($55.18 per sq ft), operating expenses $555,024 ($16.00 per sq ft), net operating income $1,359,115. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 39/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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

Subway28 St — 1 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
28 St — R W · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 7 Av / W 28 St — M7 M20 · 500 ft
Citi BikeW 27 St & 7 Ave · 550 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

131 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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by ARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC — 140 buildings, 9,601 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
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66-38 Yellowstone Blvd QN245 A
35-38 75 Street QN210 B
62-54 97 Place QN206 A
4705 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX183 A
65-05 Yellowstone Blvd QN180 B
140-21 84 Drive QN169 A
2644 Broadway MN167 A
2209 Knapp Street BK162 A
40 Clinton Street BK153 A
69 5 Avenue MN153 A
196-01 Pompeii Avenue QN152 B
3060 Ocean Avenue BK149 B
65-65 Wetherole Street QN149 B
135 East 54 Street MN145 A
137-01 83 Avenue QN144 B
310 East 70 Street MN135 A
4901 Henry Hudson Pkwy W BX133 B
123-40 83 Avenue QN132 A
82-46 135 Street QN126 B
304 West 75 Street MN120 A
105-07 66 Avenue QN120 B
1280 5 Avenue MN112 A
87-09 Pompeii Avenue QN112 A
35-16 85 Street QN108 A
67-40 Booth Street QN101 A
697 West End Avenue MN99 A
135-09 82 Drive QN96 A
661 Amsterdam Avenue MN91 A
302 Beverley Road BK88 A
360 Central Park West MN88 A
163 Ocean Avenue BK85 A
562 West End Avenue MN84 A
82-41 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
84-02 35 Avenue QN84 A
135-30 82 Drive QN84 B
82-30 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
135-26 Hoover Avenue QN84 A
160 Columbia Heights BK82 A
92-30 56 Avenue QN81 A
203 West 90 Street MN81 A
2721 Broadway MN79 A
135-05 Hoover Avenue QN78 A
26 Gramercy Park South MN78 A
520 Amsterdam Avenue MN76 A
60 Pineapple Street BK74 A
82-08 135 Street QN72 A
82-05 134 Street QN72 A
532 West 218 Street MN69 A
140-18 Burden Crescent QN66 B
605 West 114 Street MN63 A
220 Berkeley Place BK61 A
24 Clinton Street BK60 A
119-45 Union Turnpike QN59 A
402 President Street BK55 A
834 Sterling Place BK54 A
22 Monroe Place BK53 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2021-09-07 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-12RPTT&RET $1,106,000 — from GIBBONS, CHRISTOPHER; WASSERMAN, MICHELE to CAMUTO, ALEXANDER DANTE $1,106,000
2025-12-23Sold for $1,106,000 $1,106,000 $46,083
2025-04-15RPTT&RET $1,100,000 — from MORTHLAND, SARAH to GURNEY, PETER $1,100,000
2025-04-04Sold for $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $45,833
2022-05-10RPTT&RET $1,550,000 — from SHANNON, LINDA; FITZGERALD, JAMES; FITZGERALD, CONOR B to LOUBE, BRIAN; LI, YIBIN $1,550,000
2022-04-28Sold for $1,550,000 $1,550,000 $64,583
2022-01-21RPTT&RET $1,350,000 — from BINNS, GREGORY M to ZOGALA, MICHAEL $1,350,000
2022-01-11Sold for $1,350,000 $1,350,000 $56,250
2021-09-07AL&R $2,500,000 — from GARDEN LOFTS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $2,500,000
2021-09-07Mortgage $2,500,000 — from GARDEN LOFTS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $2,500,000
2021-09-07AL&R $500,000 — from GARDEN LOFTS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $500,000
2021-09-07Mortgage $500,000 — from GARDEN LOFTS CORP. to NATIONAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVE BANK $500,000
2021-05-12RPTT&RET $2,200,000 — from KIM, SUEANNE; KIM, JOHN to TANG, JIANHONG; CHEN, ZHIQUN $2,200,000
2021-01-19Sold for $2,200,000 $2,200,000 $91,667
2019-07-09RPTT&RET $1,760,000 — from MINKOW, ANDREW; MINKOW, DIA to LEVIN, DANIEL; JACOBS, ANDREW $1,760,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201752104122
20183492119
201911164224
20203280215
202164814133
202225106225
20237280219
202400120113
20250056213
2026101114
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The full timeline

Construction 90Enforcement 69Housing & tenants 114Ownership & money 122Health & systems 20

Every one of the 415 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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