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121 East 27 Street

537Records
16City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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537 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 206 311 service requests, 88 DOB permits, 67 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1912
Floors10
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)HARVARD AGENCY CO INC
BBL1008830014
BIN1018164, 1090208

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (12) · Food Establishment (9) · Drinking (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · Illegal Tree Damage (1).

Filed construction activity

$1,324,060 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (33 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$12,023,000 $5,410,350
2026$12,768,000 $5,745,600
2027$12,735,000 $5,730,750

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Corgi CafeCoffee/TeaNot yet gradedMice evidence
Hill Mary Coffee ShopCoffee/TeaC—
J. Bespoke / Irving Farm New YorkAmericanA—
TurnmillAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

4 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

9 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, No Permit or License, Food Worker Hygiene), shared by 4 restaurants · 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 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.

Getting around

Subway28 St — 6 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 28 St — M101 M102 M103 SIM6 +1 more · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 27 St & Park Ave S · 350 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.

Report a problem to 311

121 East 27 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

31 311 service requests 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $16,500,000 on 2018-12-06 (lender: Minnesota Life Insurance Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-12-06AL&R $16,500,000 — from HARVARD AGENCY CO., INC. to MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $16,500,000
2018-12-06Mortgage $16,500,000 — from HARVARD AGENCY CO., INC., to MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $16,500,000
2018-12-06Mortgage $12,974,502 — from HARVARD AGENCY CO., INC., to MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $12,974,502
2011-12-23AL&R $4,000,000 — from HARVARD AGENCY CO., INC. to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $4,000,000
2011-12-23Agreement $4,000,000 — from HARVARD AGENCY CO., INC. to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST; M & T REAL ESTATE, INC. $4,000,000
2011-12-23Mortgage $3,142,346 — from HARVARD AGENCY CO., INC. to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $3,142,346
2000-08-07Mortgage $610,760 — from HARVARD AGENCY CO.,INC. to M&T REAL ESTATE, INC. $610,760
1985-06-21Mortgage $289,072 — from HARVARD AGENCY CO INC to EAST NEW YORK SVGS BANK $289,072

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201792180029
20183145013
201923790342
20208820119
20218580122
20226050213
2023133140131
20244330414
202530140320
202611140521
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The full timeline

Construction 155Enforcement 123Housing & tenants 209Ownership & money 24Health & systems 26

Every one of the 537 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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