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268 Park Avenue South

928Records
21City systems
2Open violations
2.6Penalty rate

928 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 271 311 service requests, 149 HPD complaints, 119 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1927
Floors13
Res. units74
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)270 PARK AVE SOUTH LLC
BBL1008500039
BIN1016252

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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 81% 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 2.6. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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

Open HPD violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2012-12-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

$2,495 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · General Construction/Plumbing (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$31,993,725 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (24 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 (1927)
YesSix or more residential units (74)
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)270 PARK AVE SOUTH, LLC
Head officerGEOFF RINGLER
Managing agentPAN AM EQUITIES INC
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$28,385,000 $12,773,250
2026$29,518,000 $13,283,100
2027$30,197,000 $13,588,650

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 3/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2017 (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.

Getting around

Subway23 St-Baruch College — 6 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
23 St — R W · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Park Av South / E 21 St — M1 M2 M3 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 20 St & Park Ave · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

268 Park Avenue South

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

43 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 PAN AM EQUITIES INC — 24 buildings, 2,210 units. Grades across the portfolio: A21 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
330 East 39 Street MN510 A
145 West 67 Street MN450 A
56 West 23 Street MN431 A
43 West 16 Street MN95 A
132 East 45 Street MN94 A
268 Park Avenue South MN74 A
27 West 16 Street MN63 B
440 East 85 Street MN60 A
6 East 13 Street MN54 A
253 West 14 Street MN46 A
127 4 Avenue MN46 A
103 East 86 Street MN46 A
1435 York Avenue MN44 A
65 4 Avenue MN35 A
1556 York Avenue MN30 A
425 East 74 Street MN30 A
24 East 13 Street MN24 A
457 Park Avenue South MN20 A
114 Thompson Street MN20 A
1433 3 Avenue MN18 A
39 West 16 Street MN10 A
37 West 16 Street MN10 A
145 East 50 Street MN0 —
151 East 50 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,088,157 on 2019-09-18 (lender: People's United Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-09-18AL&R $30,000,000 — from 270 PARK AVE SOUTH LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $30,000,000
2019-09-18Mortgage $10,088,158 — from 270 PARK AVE SOUTH LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $10,088,158
2019-09-18Agreement $30,000,000 — from 270 PARK AVE SOUTH LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATI $30,000,000
2010-04-09CORRM $23,925,000 — from 270 PARK AVENUE SOUTH LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $23,925,000
2009-11-10Mortgage $23,925,000 — from 270 PARK AVE SOUTH LLC to HSBC BANK USA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $23,925,000
2006-05-04SPRD $18,120,253 — from PAMELA EQUITIES CORP.; FARBOD REALTY CORP to FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION $18,120,253
2003-12-31Mortgage $18,608,000 — from PAMELA EQUITIES CORP to HSBC BANK USA $18,608,000
2003-12-31Agreement $18,608,000 — from PAMELA EQUITIES CORP to HSBC BANK USA $18,608,000
1996-12-11Mortgage $26,795,153 — from PAMELA EQUITIES CORP. to REPUBLIC NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $26,795,153
1996-12-11Mortgage $606,662 — from PAMELA EQUITIES CORP. to REPUBLIC NATIONALB ANK OF NEW YORK $606,662
1988-09-23Mortgage $18,991,451 — from PAMELA EQUITIES CORP to CROSSLAND SVGS FSB $18,991,451

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
87
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201713150827
201873210334
2019927444387
202063140427
2021134170539
202282160733
202398150537
202405100217
202526150225
202630200326
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The full timeline

Construction 216Enforcement 159Housing & tenants 442Ownership & money 62Health & systems 49

Every one of the 928 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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