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64 East 34 Street

628Records
19City systems
20Open violations
55.5Penalty rate

628 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 192 311 service requests, 69 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 65 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units13
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)JEMSTONE 34TH STREET LLC
BBL1008630048
BIN1078716, 1078717, 1078718

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 55.5. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations20 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1989-05-04.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

10
’24–25
6
’25–26

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

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (6) · PLUMBING (3) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Noise (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2).

Filed construction activity

$653,925 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (13)
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)Jemstone 34th Street LLC
Head officerJoseph I Jemal
Managing agentThe Jemstone Group LLC
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,693,000 $2,561,850
2026$5,265,000 $2,369,250
2027$5,987,000 $2,694,150

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chelsea Bagel & PizzeriaAmericanA—
Masala KingIndianAMice evidence
Pio BagelBagels/PretzelsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 1 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: Food Contaminated), shared by 3 restaurants · 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

Subway33 St — 6 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 34 St / Park Av — M34-SBS M34A-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 33 St & Park Ave · 200 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

64 East 34 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

26 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 6 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 THE JEMSTONE GROUP LLC — 5 buildings, 24 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · D2 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
64 East 34 Street MN13 B
12 Wilson Avenue BK5 D
514 86 Street BK2 F
526 86 Street BK2 D
768 East 31 Street BK2 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $272,374 on 2022-05-03 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-05-03Agreement $7,000,000 — from JEMSTONE 34TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,000,000
2022-05-03Mortgage $272,375 — from JEMSTONE 34TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $272,375
2022-05-03AL&R $7,000,000 — from JEMSTONE 34TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,000,000
2013-11-07Agreement $7,900,000 — from C/O JEMSTONE 34TH STREET LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $7,900,000
2013-11-07Mortgage $429,330 — from JEMSTONE 34TH STREET LLC to PEOPLE'S UNITED BANK $429,330
2012-07-13Deed $13,000,000 — from EMPIRE 34TH ST. LLC to JEMSTONE 34TH STREET LLC $13,000,000
2012-07-13Agreement $7,500,000 — from JEMSTONE 34TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,500,000
2012-07-13AL&R $7,500,000 — from JEMSTONE 34TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,500,000
2007-12-11Mortgage $8,237,587 — from EMPIRE 34TH ST. LLC to STERLING REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY, IN $8,237,587
2007-12-11Deed $13,500,000 — from PIRENO, ALEXANDER to EMPIRE 34TH ST. LLC $13,500,000
2007-12-11AL&R $9,450,000 — from EMPIRE 34TH ST. LLC to STERLING REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY, IN $9,450,000
2007-12-11Agreement $9,450,000 — from EMPIRE 34TH ST. LLC to STERLING REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY, IN $9,450,000
2004-01-06M&CON $1,500,000 — from PIRENO, ALEXANDER to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $1,500,000
2004-01-06AL&R $1,500,000 — from ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI to PIRENO, ALEXANDER $1,500,000
1998-07-30Mortgage $58,588 — from PIRENO, ALEXANDER to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $58,588

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017301140045
2018017008
201946180432
20207180420
202170330242
202206404353
2023034230461
20240396523
202503212430
202603190426
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The full timeline

Construction 115Enforcement 127Housing & tenants 283Ownership & money 69Health & systems 34

Every one of the 628 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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