834 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 199 311 service requests, 128 HPD housing violations, 120 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 75% 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 61.3. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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 | 5 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2024-03-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
40 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (14) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Noise (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (1).
$2,750,540 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (26 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 (1905) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (14) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 153 E 26TH ST LLC |
| Head officer | JOHN P MCCARTHY |
| Managing agent | HUBB NYC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-12-03 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,491,000 | $2,020,950 |
| 2026 | $4,647,000 | $2,091,150 |
| 2027 | $5,355,000 | $2,409,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2014 estimate: gross income $728,696 a year ($46.12 per sq ft), operating expenses $158,948 ($10.06 per sq ft), net operating income $569,748. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Basil | Thai | A | Mice 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: Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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 | 28 St — 6 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 26 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 26 St & 3 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray 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.
153 East 26 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
40 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 HUBB NYC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 49 buildings, 1,083 units. Grades across the portfolio: A37 · B8 · C1 · D3. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,175,000 on 2019-06-28 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-28 | Mortgage $5,175,000 — from 153 E 26TH ST HUBB NYC LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $5,175,000 | |
| 2016-10-20 | Deed $11,800,000 — from 153 E. 26TH ST., LLC to 153 E 26TH ST HUBB NYC LLC | $11,800,000 | |
| 2016-10-07 | Sold for $11,800,000 | $11,800,000 | $842,857 |
| 2012-08-23 | Mortgage $193,087 — from 153 E. 26TH ST., LLC to MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK, N.A. | $193,087 | |
| 2012-08-23 | Agreement $1,900,000 — from 153 E. 26TH ST., LLC to MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK, N.A. | $1,900,000 | |
| 2012-08-23 | AL&R $1,900,000 — from 153 E. 26TH ST., LLC to MERCANTIL COMMERCEBANK, N.A. | $1,900,000 | |
| 2003-03-27 | Mortgage $140,000 — from 153 E. 26TH ST., LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $140,000 | |
| 2003-03-27 | Mortgage $1,202,374 — from 153 E. 26TH ST., LLC to THE ROSLYN SAVINGS BANK | $1,202,374 | |
| 2003-03-27 | DEEDO $3,000,000 — from GANS, HERMAN to 153 E. 26TH ST., LLC | $3,000,000 | |
| 1999-03-29 | Mortgage $90,000 — from 153 EAST 26, LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $90,000 | |
| 1997-02-10 | Mortgage $650,000 — from 153 EAST 26, LLC to H.R. GANS AGENCY, INC. | $650,000 | |
| 1996-05-21 | Mortgage $8,000,000 — from 153 EAST 26TH STREET, LLC to CHANCERY ENTERPRISES, LTD. | $8,000,000 | |
| 1990-06-05 | Mortgage $126,000 — from 153 EAST 26 ST ASSOC to FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK | $126,000 | |
| 1986-03-07 | Mortgage $499,000 — from 153 EAST 26TH ST ASSOCS to JADE CINEMA INC | $499,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 2018 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2022 | 29 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 69 |
| 2023 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 53 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 42 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 27 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Every one of the 834 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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