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162 3 Avenue

391Records
17City systems
1Open violations
7.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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391 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 165 311 service requests, 64 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 29 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units15
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)THIRD AVENUE 162, LLC
BBL1008710047
BIN1017805

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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 66% 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 7.6. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-05-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

$1,870 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (9) · Noise (6) · Consumer Complaint (4) · Dirty Condition (3) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · Lead (2).

Filed construction activity

$173,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (15 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 (15)
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)THIRD AVENUE 162, LLC
Head officerDAVID SHEMEL
Managing agentDAVID ZEBLI
Last registered2025-09-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,240,000 $1,458,000
2026$3,399,000 $1,529,550
2027$4,226,000 $1,901,700

The city's market estimate has risen 30% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La Citta PizzeriaPizzaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 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 Worker Activity) · 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

Subway3 Av — L · 500 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 17 St — M101 M102 M103 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 15 St & 3 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
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

162 3 Avenue

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

38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $72,078 on 2026-04-06 (lender: Augustar Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-06Agreement $4,750,000 — from THIRD AVENUE 162, LLC to AUGUSTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $4,750,000
2026-04-06Mortgage $72,078 — from THIRD AVENUE 162, LLC to AUGUSTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $72,078
2026-04-06AL&R $4,750,000 — from THIRD AVENUE 162, LLC to AUGUSTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $4,750,000
2018-10-09Mortgage $3,768,195 — from THIRD AVENUE 162 LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $3,768,195
2018-10-09Agreement $5,200,000 — from THIRD AVENUE 162 LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $5,200,000
2018-10-09AL&R $5,200,000 — from THIRD AVENUE 162 LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $5,200,000
2018-10-09Deed $9,100,000 — from LDAB ASSOCIATES, LLC to THIRD AVENUE 162, LLC $9,100,000
2018-10-03Sold for $9,100,000 $9,100,000 $606,667
2015-10-06Mortgage $672,569 — from LDAB ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $672,569
2015-10-06AL&R $1,700,000 — from LDAB ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,700,000
2015-10-06Agreement $1,700,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to LDAB ASSOCIATES, LLC $1,700,000
2012-10-16RPTT&RET $318,000 — from RUSSO, BENEDETTO to RUSSO, ANGELO; RUSSO, LEONARDO $318,000
2005-02-22Mortgage $700,000 — from LDAB ASSOCIATES, LLC $700,000
2003-04-29Mortgage $426,951 — from LDAB ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $426,951
2003-04-29Mortgage $426,951 — from LDAB ASSOCIATES, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $426,951

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700301821
20181017413
20195091116
202050140120
20211090111
202230320237
2023114220138
202404240129
202506130322
20261195117
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The full timeline

Construction 54Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 189Ownership & money 65Health & systems 38

Every one of the 391 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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