453 recorded events, 1977–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 172 311 service requests, 87 HPD complaints, 47 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 71% 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 47.3. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2015-05-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
16 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 10). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (8) · Graffiti (5) · Dirty Condition (5) · PLUMBING (4) · Noise (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2).
$111,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1890) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (15) |
| 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 | 2025-09-04 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,803,000 | $1,711,350 |
| 2026 | $4,302,000 | $1,935,900 |
| 2027 | $4,653,000 | $2,093,850 |
The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corbet & Conley Caterers | American | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (2 in the last three years).
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 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 17 St — M101 M102 M103 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 19 St & 3 Ave · 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.
188 3 Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 8 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 | Deed $4,450,000 — from FETNER, SA-ARD; 188 THIRD/FETNER FAMILY LLC; KAVON, LTD.; LINDA M. BRILLIANT; BARRY BRILLI to EAST 17TH LLC | $4,450,000 | |
| 2006-05-11 | Mortgage $8,435,000 — from EAST 17TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $8,435,000 | |
| 2006-05-11 | AL&R $8,435,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to EAST 17TH LLC | $8,435,000 | |
| 2006-05-11 | Mortgage $3,500,000 — from EAST 17TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,500,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 31 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
Every one of the 453 recorded events, 1977–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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