600 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 338 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 71 DOB permits, 49 DOB violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 67% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 36.7. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$14,900 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Water Maintenance (1) · Noise (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).
$722,138 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (16 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (6) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | EMPIRE 30 CONDO |
| Head officer | NICK ABRAMOVICH |
| Managing agent | SELF MANAGED - EMPIRE 30 CONDO |
| Last registered | 2025-12-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,143,600 | $514,620 |
| 2026 | $898,476 | $404,314 |
| 2027 | $912,309 | $410,539 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Bang Bang | Korean | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | 33 St — 6 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 30 St — M1 M2 M3 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | 5 Ave & E 30 St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
13 East 30 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
4 311 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-17 | Deed $1,500,000 — from THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE EMPIRE/30 C to LIFRAK, MICHAEL | $1,500,000 | |
| 2025-06-03 | Sold for $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $250,000 |
| 2024-08-22 | Deed $1,200,000 — from MADISON 30 31 OWNER LLC to EMPIRE/30 CONDOMINIUM | $1,200,000 | |
| 2024-08-15 | Sold for $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $200,000 |
| 2023-06-08 | Deed $1,900,000 — from NIKITINA, TATIANA; WILKERSON, CHRIS to LIFRAK, MICHAEL | $1,900,000 | |
| 2023-05-22 | Sold for $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | $316,667 |
| 2023-04-04 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from 13 E. 30TH STREET, LLC to MAIMONIDIES BIBLICAL FOUNDATION, INC. | $1,000,000 | |
| 2021-12-09 | Agreement $720,000 — from NIKITINA, TATIANA; WILKERSON, CHRIS to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $720,000 | |
| 2021-12-09 | Mortgage $6,847 — from WILKERSON, CHRIS; NIKITINA, TATIANA to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $6,847 | |
| 2021-11-29 | AL&R $1,050,000 — from YTCTEN LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK; HAB BANK | $1,050,000 | |
| 2021-11-29 | Agreement $1,050,000 — from YTCTEN LLC to HAB BANK; HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $1,050,000 | |
| 2021-11-29 | Mortgage $83,681 — from YTCTEN LLC to HABIB AMERICAN BANK | $83,681 | |
| 2021-10-26 | Mortgage $5,062 — from ABRAMOVICH, CAREN; ABRAMOVICH, NICK to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $5,062 | |
| 2021-10-26 | Agreement $972,700 — from ABRAMOVICH, NICK; ABRAMOVICH, CAREN to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $972,700 | |
| 2021-10-22 | Agreement $1,206,000 — from RUSSELL, TIMOTHY to WELLS FARGO BANK, NA | $1,206,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 40 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 25 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
Every one of the 600 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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