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23 East 17 Street

386Records
15City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

386 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 178 311 service requests, 46 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 41 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1903
Floors6
Res. units0
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)23 EAST SQUARE, LLC
BBL1008460017
BIN1016121

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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

89 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (51) · Residential Disposal Complaint (17) · Noise (14) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,189,465 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (26 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.

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)23 EAST SQUARE, LLC
Head officerDAN FORRESTER
Managing agentTRANSWORLD EQUITIES ASSOCIATES, LLC
Last registered2025-08-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,482,000 $2,016,900
2026$4,570,000 $2,056,500
2027$4,688,000 $2,109,600

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tompkins Square BagelsBakery Products/DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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

Subway14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 17 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 500 ft
Citi BikeE 17 St & Broadway · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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.

Report a problem to 311

23 East 17 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

89 311 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 TRANSWORLD EQUITIES ASSOCIATES, LLC — 18 buildings, 140 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B5 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
40-02 Broadway QN30 A
12 John Street MN15 B
336 Canal Street MN14 B
145 East 82 Street MN13 A
11 West 17 Street MN12 A
11 East 17 Street MN9 A
875 10 Avenue MN8 A
877 10 Avenue MN8 A
35 West 19 Street MN5 A
13 East 17 Street MN5 A
503 West 57 Street MN4 B
687 8 Avenue MN4 B
689 8 Avenue MN4 B
317 Canal Street MN3 C
872 Broadway MN3 C
861 Broadway MN3 A
15 East 17 Street MN0 —
23 East 17 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $7,500,000 on 2024-07-11 (lender: Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China (USA) NA). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-07-11Mortgage $7,500,000 — from 23 EAST SQUARE LLC to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $7,500,000
2024-07-11AL&R $7,500,000 — from 23 EAST SQUARE LLC to INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA $7,500,000
2015-07-30Deed $13,250,000 — from NUMANO PARTNERSHIP, L.P. to 23 EAST SQUARE, LLC $13,250,000
2004-11-22Agreement $1,200,000 — from NUMANO, SHIGERU to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $1,200,000
2004-11-22Mortgage $233,293 — from NUMANO, SHIGERU to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $233,293
2004-11-22AL&R $1,200,000 — from FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK to NUMANO, SHIGERU $1,200,000
2002-06-18Mortgage $307,412 — from NUMANO, SHIGERU to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $307,412
1999-10-04Mortgage $236,824 — from NUMANO, SHIGERU to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $236,824
1997-07-22Mortgage $166,900 — from NUMANO, SHIGERU to FOURTH FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK $166,900
1987-06-16Mortgage $342,684 — from VITARN ESTATES INC to FOURTH FDRL S&L ASSN/NY $342,684

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171620110
201813430121
201911950025
2020201003
2021213006
202262200028
202355490160
202412172123
202500520052
202600120113
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The full timeline

Construction 71Enforcement 56Housing & tenants 204Ownership & money 46Health & systems 9

Every one of the 386 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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