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15 East 26 Street

3,504Records
21City systems
8Open violations
2.3Penalty rate

3,504 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 2,164 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 382 DOB job filings, 301 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1912
Floors20
Res. units69
ClassR4
Owner (PLUTO)UNAVAILABLE OWNER
BBL1008567503
BIN1016877

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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 82% 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 2.3. 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 violations8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2021-03-21.

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.

$2,812 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

112 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (61) · Illegal Parking (10) · Non (6) · Encampment (6) · Street Condition (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (5).

Filed construction activity

$37,982,082 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (141 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 (1912)
YesSix or more residential units (69)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,103,981 $946,792
2026$0 $0
2027$125,262 $56,368

The city's market estimate has fallen 94% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $10,583,381 a year ($58.76 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,752,111 ($15.28 per sq ft), net operating income $7,831,270. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BlackbarnAmericanA—

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 — 6 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
28 St — R W · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 26 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 350 ft
Citi BikeMadison Ave & E 26 St · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
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

15 East 26 Street

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

112 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-30Sold for $9,075,000 $9,075,000 $131,522
2026-09-08Deed $7,150,000 — from SAGITTARIUS INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED to CHEW, MICHAEL; CHAN, LUCIA $7,150,000
2026-08-19Sold for $7,150,000 $7,150,000 $103,623
2026-06-08Mortgage $4,400,000 — from KIM, SOO JIN; KNIESLY, BRIAN to MERS, INC. $4,400,000
2026-06-08Deed $5,700,000 — from KLEIN, JEFFREY; KLEIN, GAYLE R to KIM, SOO JIN; KNIESLY, BRIAN $5,700,000
2026-05-20Sold for $5,700,000 $5,700,000 $82,609
2025-07-02Deed $5,245,000 — from WIMPFHEIMER, CARLY; WIMPFHEIMER, CHRISTOPHER to SYK MANAGEMENT LLC $5,245,000
2025-06-18Sold for $5,245,000 $5,245,000 $76,014
2025-04-11Agreement $2,750,000 — from STECK, ANTONIA; STECK, DAVID to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,750,000
2025-03-03Deed $4,237,750 — from 15 EAST 26TH STREET 12E, LLC to JORDAN M. MENDAL REVOCABLE TRUST; AIMEE M SKIER, TRUSTEE; JORDAN M. MENDAL, TRUSTEE; AIMEE $4,237,750
2025-03-03Mortgage $1,400,000 — from AIMEE M. SKIER REVOCABLE TRUST; AIMEE M SKIER, TRUSTEE; JORDAN M. MENDAL REVOCABLE TRUST; to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $1,400,000
2025-02-26Sold for $4,237,750 $4,237,750 $61,417
2025-02-04Deed $487,500 — from THE JOSEPH BERLEY 747 TRUST; LESLIE CROFT, TRUSTEE to 15 MADISON SQUARE LLC $487,500
2025-01-30Sold for $487,500 $487,500 $7,065
2024-10-21Deed $1,990,000 — from MURRAY, NADINE; MURRAY, PETER to DERAMO, ANN MARIE $1,990,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171178251768
20183018471197
20194662118899
202023141113566
202127191427390
20221823015671
202375713304129
202450788197171
20253201620775
20263611110563
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The full timeline

Construction 733Enforcement 179Housing & tenants 305Ownership & money 2,207Health & systems 80

Every one of the 3,504 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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