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29 East 37 Street

201Records
15City systems
4Open violations
8.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Midtown-Times Square
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201 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 311 service requests, 33 DOB violations, 28 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1925
Floors4
Res. units11
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)29 EAST 37 STREET REALTY CORP
BBL1008670029
BIN1017204

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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 64% 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 8.6. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations4 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2000-08-25.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Overgrown Tree/Branches (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).

Filed construction activity

$14,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (11)
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)29 EAST 37TH STREET REALTY CORP
Head officerJOSEPH MOTTA
Managing agentRELIABLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-09-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,908,000 $858,600
2026$1,937,000 $871,650
2027$2,102,000 $945,900

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $324,204 a year ($45.16 per sq ft), operating expenses $109,839 ($15.30 per sq ft), net operating income $214,365. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 37 St — M1 M2 Q32 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 35 St & Madison Ave · 650 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

29 East 37 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

3 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 RELIABLE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 11 buildings, 146 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1640 2 Avenue MN22 A
403 East 73 Street MN20 A
321 East 90 Street MN18 B
515 East 83 Street MN17 B
221 East 83 Street MN14 A
1665 1 Avenue MN14 A
29 East 37 Street MN11 A
533 East 87 Street MN10 A
1494 1 Avenue MN9 B
68 East End Avenue MN9 B
1291 Shore Parkway BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $449,410 on 2013-07-23 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-07-23Mortgage $449,411 — from 29 EAST 37TH ST REALTY CORP to FLUSHING BANK $449,411
2013-07-23Agreement $1,000,000 — from 29 EAST 37TH ST REALTY CORP to FLUSHING BANK $1,000,000
2013-07-23AL&R $1,000,000 — from 29 EAST 37TH ST REALTY CORP to FLUSHING BANK $1,000,000
2004-05-14Agreement $1,114,016 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 29 EAST 37TH ST. REALTY CORP. $1,114,016
2002-10-03Mortgage $568,629 — from 29 EAST 37TH ST. REALTY CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $568,629
1996-03-07Mortgage $865,000 — from 29 EAST 37TH ST. REALTY CORP to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $865,000
1990-07-06Mortgage $525,000 — from 29 EAST 37 APARTMENTCRP to 2937 ASSOCITES $525,000
1985-09-19Mortgage $975,000 — from SSD PROPERETIES CORP to CORONET CAPITAL CORP $975,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700011
2018016310
2019019212
202010124
2021425112
2022009110
20230120122
202400213
202530238
202600314
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 84Ownership & money 26Health & systems 21

Every one of the 201 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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