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1200 Broadway

1,113Records
18City systems
0Open violations
3.3Penalty rate

1,113 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 442 311 service requests, 260 DOB permits, 129 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1871
Floors8
Res. units40
ClassD0
Owner (PLUTO)GILSEY HOUSE
BBL1008310020
BIN1015759

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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 79% 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 3.3. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

4
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

83 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (16) · Homeless Person Assistance (11) · Encampment (10) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (9) · Noise (5) · Vendor Enforcement (5).

Filed construction activity

$7,177,345 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (55 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 (1871)
YesSix or more residential units (40)
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)GILSEY HOUSE INC
Head officerKATHY CHAN
Managing agentARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC
Last registered2025-07-23

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$22,878,000 $10,295,100
2026$23,611,000 $10,624,950
2027$27,132,000 $12,209,400

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $4,457,154 a year ($43.78 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,717,501 ($16.87 per sq ft), net operating income $2,739,653. 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 52/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jung LeeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 — R W · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
34 St-Herald Sq — B D F M N Q R W · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 31 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 500 ft
Citi BikeBroadway & W 29 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
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

1200 Broadway

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

83 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 ARGO REAL ESTATE, LLC — 140 buildings, 9,601 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B14. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1522 2 Avenue MN537 A
300 Cathedral Parkway MN342 A
67-07 Yellowstone Blvd QN276 B
301 Cathedral Parkway MN256 A
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

showing 60 of 140 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,517,010 on 2021-10-08 (lender: Investors Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-08-21RPTT&RET $4,585,000 — from WHITE, JEREMY N to COHEN, AURELIEN GABRIEL; SANDBERG, ENGLA CAROLINE $4,585,000
2024-08-19Sold for $4,585,000 $4,585,000 $114,625
2022-12-06RPTT&RET $2,000,000 — from ESTATE OF LAWRENCE GLICKMAN; MYRNA BINDER, AS PRELIMINARY EXECUTOR; CAROL PETERSON, AS PRE to JOHN, THOMAS $2,000,000
2022-11-21Sold for $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $50,000
2022-03-01RPTT&RET $2,353,879 — from JOHN, THOMAS H to BRADLEY, JAMES $2,353,879
2022-02-28RPTT&RET $2,095,000 — from CRANE, JASON PAUL to SMALL, TRICIA $2,095,000
2022-02-16Sold for $2,095,000 $2,095,000 $52,375
2022-02-14Sold for $2,353,879 $2,353,879 $58,847
2021-10-08Mortgage $1,517,011 — from GILSEY HOUSE, INC. to INVESTORS BANK $1,517,011
2021-10-08Agreement $4,500,000 — from GILSEY HOUSE, INC. to INVESTORS BANK $4,500,000
2021-10-08AL&R $4,500,000 — from GILSEY HOUSE, INC. to INVESTORS BANK $4,500,000
2021-05-13RPTT&RET $2,425,000 — from REYNAUD, JACQUES to RIZZO, JOHN-ROSS; PETERS, SHIRIN $2,425,000
2021-04-30Sold for $2,425,000 $2,425,000 $60,625
2019-10-31RPTT&RET $1,875,000 — from SHEINGORN, PAMELA; SHEINGORN, MARK to MAKKI, SANNY; MAKKI, ANNA $1,875,000
2019-10-25Sold for $1,875,000 $1,875,000 $46,875

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017231202248
2018283157154
20194010372291
2020202230752
2021103466166
202214413463161
202335801493
202468342454
202563172230
202693125332
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The full timeline

Construction 385Enforcement 90Housing & tenants 458Ownership & money 143Health & systems 37

Every one of the 1,113 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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