235 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 141 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 29 311 service requests, 19 HPD housing violations.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 261.3. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
1 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).
$291,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1856) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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).
| Registered owner(s) | 11 GRAMERCY PARK LLC |
| Head officer | CAROLYN BENITEZ |
| Managing agent | CAROLYN BENITEZ |
| Last registered | 2025-08-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $21,016,000 | $1,260,960 |
| 2026 | $24,351,000 | $1,461,060 |
| 2027 | $23,552,000 | $1,413,120 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | 23 St-Baruch College — 6 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Park Av South / E 21 St — M1 M2 M3 · 450 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 20 St & Park Ave · 200 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.
11 Gramercy Park South
| 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 |
1 311 service request 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $8,191 on 2014-08-05 (lender: Emigrant Mortgage Company, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-06 | Agreement $6,650,000 — from 11 GRAMERCY PARK, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,650,000 | |
| 2014-08-05 | AL&R $702,000 — from BENITEZ, CAROLYN to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. | $702,000 | |
| 2014-08-05 | Agreement $702,000 — from BENITEZ, CAROLYN to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. | $702,000 | |
| 2014-08-05 | Mortgage $8,191 — from BENITEZ, CAROLYN to EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. | $8,191 | |
| 2013-08-12 | Mortgage $7,000,000 — from BENITEZ, CAROLYN to SIGNATURE BANK | $7,000,000 | |
| 2013-08-12 | Deed $5,912,819 — from BENITEZ, JOHN to BENITEZ, CAROLYN | $5,912,819 | |
| 2004-09-03 | Mortgage $11,294 — from BENITEZ, JOHN; BENITEZ, CAROLYN to CITIMORTGAGE, INC | $11,294 | |
| 2004-09-03 | Agreement $1,100,000 — from BENITEZ, CAROLYN; BENITEZ, JOHN to CITIMORTGAGE, INC | $1,100,000 | |
| 2004-07-07 | Mortgage $2,500,000 — from BENITEZ, JOHN; BENITEZ, CAROLYN to CITIBANK, N.A. | $2,500,000 | |
| 2003-12-19 | Mortgage $46,805 — from BENITEZ, CAROLYN; BENITEZ, JOHN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | $46,805 | |
| 2003-12-19 | Agreement $1,100,000 — from BENITEZ, CAROLYN; BENITEZ, JOHN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK | $1,100,000 | |
| 2002-12-03 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from BENITEZ, JOHN; BENITEZ, CAROLYN to CITIBANK, NA | $1,000,000 | |
| 1999-02-10 | Mortgage $62,522 — from BENITEZ, JOHN; BENITEZ, CAROLYN to NORTH FORK BANK | $62,522 | |
| 1996-09-05 | Mortgage $150,000 — from BENITEZ, JOHN to MERRILL LYNCH CREDITCORPORATION | $150,000 | |
| 1996-04-08 | Mortgage $450,000 — from BENITEZ, JOHN to MERRILL LYNCH CREDITCORPORATION | $450,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Every one of the 235 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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