328 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 123 311 service requests, 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 30 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 240. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 16 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2023-08-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
5 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 5).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
19 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (4) · SAFETY (2) · Indoor Air Quality (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · WATER LEAK (1).
$352,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 36 W 26 OWNER LLC |
| Head officer | JACK ANCONA |
| Managing agent | 36 W 26 OWNER LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,758,400 | $2,591,280 |
| 2026 | $6,142,000 | $2,763,900 |
| 2027 | $6,476,000 | $2,914,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towa | Japanese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 28 St — R W · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 23 St — F M · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 27 St — M7 M55 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | W 25 St & 6 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 011: The Sarah J. Garnet Elementary School 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.
36 West 26 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 |
19 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,916,755 on 2015-08-13 (lender: Oritani Finance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-13 | AL&R $4,900,000 — from 36W26 OWNER LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $4,900,000 | |
| 2015-08-13 | Agreement $4,900,000 — from 36W26 OWNER LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $4,900,000 | |
| 2015-08-13 | Mortgage $1,916,756 — from 36W26 OWNER LLC to ORITANI FINANCE COMPANY | $1,916,756 | |
| 2009-04-10 | AL&R $3,325,000 — from ANCONA, JACK to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $3,325,000 | |
| 2009-04-10 | Agreement $3,325,000 — from ANCONA, JACK to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $3,325,000 | |
| 2009-04-10 | Mortgage $1,778,427 — from ANCONA, JACK to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,778,427 | |
| 2004-07-07 | AL&R $1,687,500 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA to ANCONA, JACK | $1,687,500 | |
| 2004-07-07 | M&CON $1,687,500 — from ANCONA, JACK to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,687,500 | |
| 2002-08-01 | Mortgage $405,450 — from ANCONA, JACK to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $405,450 | |
| 2000-09-22 | Mortgage $240,000 — from ANCONA, JACK to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $240,000 | |
| 1999-05-07 | Mortgage $424,718 — from ACONA, JACK to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK | $424,718 | |
| 1997-06-20 | Mortgage $20,000 — from ANCONA, JACK to MILLER, BRENDA | $20,000 | |
| 1995-04-07 | Mortgage $400,000 — from ANCONA, JACK to GREENPOINT BANK | $400,000 | |
| 1990-02-14 | Mortgage $375,000 — from ANCONA, JACK to 36 W. 26 ST CORP | $375,000 | |
| 1985-05-22 | Mortgage $180,000 — from 36 W.26TH ST. CORP. to CHASEN, SARAH | $180,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 39 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 20 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 35 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
Every one of the 328 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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