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10 East 28 Street

6,448Records
22City systems
167Open violations
41.6Penalty rate

6,448 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 22 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 3,087 311 service requests, 1,755 HPD complaints, 836 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1912
Floors13
Res. units416
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING DEVEL OPMENT
BBL1008570066
BIN1016894

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 41.6. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations167 total — 52 class C (immediately hazardous), 82 class B, 33 class A. Oldest open since 2018-09-10.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

284 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 41 · winter 2024–25: 40 · winter 2025–26: 135 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

41
’23–24
40
’24–25
135
’25–26
2
’26–27

10 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$14,085 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

1,215 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (338) · HEAT/HOT WATER (139) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (130) · Indoor Air Quality (103) · PLUMBING (92) · DOOR/WINDOW (89).

Filed construction activity

$7,665,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (18 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 (416)
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)PRINCE GEORGE ASSOC LP
Head officerBRENDA ROSEN
Managing agentBREAKING GROUND MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-08-26

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$35,614,000 $16,026,300
2026$37,863,000 $17,038,350
2027$39,499,000 $17,774,550

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 1/100, 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.

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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
28 St — R W · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 28 St — M1 M2 M3 · 300 ft
Citi BikeMadison Ave & E 26 St · 500 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

10 East 28 Street

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

1,215 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 139 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 BREAKING GROUND MANAGEMENT — 15 buildings, 2,625 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B6 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
680 8 Avenue MN652 B
10 East 28 Street MN416 C
133 Pitt Street MN263 B
455 East 148 Street BX190 C
160 Schermerhorn Street BK190 B
202 West 24 Street MN180 C
626 Bergen Avenue BX161 B
39 Hegeman Avenue BK161 B
455 East 142nd Street BX152 A
7 Livonia Avenue BK126 B
1505 St Marks Avenue BK72 A
1115 East 165th Street BX62 A
197 Bowery MN0 —
106 West 83 Street MN0 —
108 West 83 Street MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $10,000,000 on 2016-08-29 (lender: Low Income Investment Fund). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-23RPTT&RET $330,000 — from MAPLE 3P KRL 175 PEARL OWNER, LLC to 113-119 EAST 55 OWNER LLC $330,000
2019-02-01RPTT&RET $2,450,000 — from MAPLE 3P KRL 175 PEARL OWNER, LLC to PROFILE ENTERPRISES 3 LLC $2,450,000
2018-09-11RPTT&RET $28,340,400 — from BREAKING GROUND II HOUSING DEVELOPMENT F to 90 SANDS OWNER LLC $28,340,400
2016-08-29Mortgage $10,000,000 — from PRINCE GEORGE ASSOCIATES, L.P.; COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING DEVEL to LOW INCOME INVESTMENT FUND $10,000,000
1999-12-08Mortgage $1,500,000 — from PRINCE GEORGE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NYC HPD $1,500,000
1998-08-14Mortgage $8,476,936 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING ETAL to NYC HPD $8,476,936
1998-07-16Mortgage $4,000,000 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING DVPMN to NEW YORK STATE HOMELESS HOUSING & ASSIST $4,000,000
1996-09-20Mortgage $8,100,000 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING ETC. to NYC HPD $8,100,000
1996-09-20Mortgage $740,380 — from COMMON GROUND COMMUNITY II HOUSING ETC. to NYC HPD $740,380
1993-04-28Mortgage $499,000 — from ORIENT HOTEL INVESTETC to PRINCE GEORGE COMPANY $499,000
1985-08-02Mortgage $310,677 — from PRINCE GEORGE COMPANY to COLONIAL SVG&LN ASSN $310,677

Ten-year activity

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2025
772
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017121318205212
2018314270217306
20194724812262
202011940318432
202141563405658
202251959808630
2023136467013517
202402061016637
202531972009751
2026318740011772
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The full timeline

Construction 158Enforcement 345Housing & tenants 5,734Ownership & money 116Health & systems 95

Every one of the 6,448 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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