809 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 271 HPD complaints, 268 311 service requests, 53 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 30.4. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 8 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2007-09-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 18). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
53 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · DOOR/WINDOW (4) · SAFETY (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2).
$888,150 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 (1963) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (45) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | EAST 17TH LLC |
| Head officer | MARK SCHARFMAN |
| Managing agent | EAST 17TH LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,974,000 | $4,038,300 |
| 2026 | $7,658,000 | $3,446,100 |
| 2027 | $7,413,000 | $3,335,850 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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 | 3 Av — L · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 17 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 16 St & Irving Pl · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 040 Augustus Saint-Gaudens 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.
135 East 17 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
53 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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.
Managed by EAST 17TH LLC — 2 buildings, 60 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 135 East 17 Street | MN | 45 | A |
| 188 3 Avenue | MN | 15 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,500,000 on 2006-05-11 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-29 | AL&R $9,119,116 — from EAST 17TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $9,119,116 | |
| 2019-07-29 | Agreement $9,119,116 — from EAST 17TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $9,119,116 | |
| 2014-02-04 | Agreement $10,279,153 — from EAST 17TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $10,279,153 | |
| 2011-05-04 | Agreement $10,614,690 — from EAST 17TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $10,614,690 | |
| 2006-05-11 | Mortgage $3,500,000 — from EAST 17TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,500,000 | |
| 2006-05-11 | Mortgage $8,435,000 — from EAST 17TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,435,000 | |
| 2006-05-11 | Deed $8,350,000 — from KAVON, LTD.; RENMART/FETNER FAMILY LLC; LINDA M. BRILLIANT RECOVABLE TRUST; BARRY BRILLIAN to EAST 17TH LLC | $8,350,000 | |
| 2006-05-11 | AL&R $8,435,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to EAST 17TH LLC | $8,435,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 0 | 3 | 94 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 31 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 36 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 59 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
Every one of the 809 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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