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129 East 15 Street

144Records
9City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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144 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 92 311 service requests, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 9 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1901
Floors3
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)129 E. 15 HOLDING CORP.
BBL1008710028
BIN1017798

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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 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1901)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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$4,695,000 $281,700
2026$4,700,000 $282,000
2027$4,972,000 $298,320

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hidden LaneAmericanBMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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: Toxic Chemical/Material) · 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

Subway14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: E 14 St / 3 Av — M14A-SBS M14D-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 15 St & 3 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)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

129 East 15 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

7 311 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

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $490,000 on 2003-08-11 (lender: Valley National Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2003-08-11Mortgage $490,000 — from 129 E, 15 HOLDING CORP. to VALLEY NATIONAL BANK $490,000
1984-11-07Mortgage $259,125 — from 129 E.15 HOLDING CORP. to BARCLAYS BANK OF NY,N.A. $259,125
1984-05-21Mortgage assigned $155,000 — from LEIMAR FUNDING CO.; GARLAND, JEROME; CAPLETON, SAM to HOCHHAUSER, NORMAN; HARLOW HOLDING CORP. $155,000
1983-02-07Mortgage $40,000 — from SCHLESINGER, MEL to CLINTON CAPITAL CORP. $40,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704015
2018560213
20194120016
20200270027
20210160016
202204004
202303003
202402002
202504127
202600011
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The full timeline

Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 94Ownership & money 21Health & systems 11

Every one of the 144 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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