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160 East 28 Street

623Records
18City systems
1Open violations
16.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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623 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 377 311 service requests, 86 HPD complaints, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)160 EAST 28TH & 134NINTH
BBL1008830052
BIN1018185

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 16.2. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-07-22.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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.

What 311 hears from this address

237 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (53) · Food Establishment (50) · Non (30) · Dirty Condition (25) · Illegal Parking (25) · Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic (15).

Filed construction activity

$21,500 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)160 EAST 28TH & 134 NINTH LLC
Head officerMARK SCHARFMAN
Managing agent160 EAST 28TH & 134 NINTH LLC
Last registered2025-10-21

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,719,000 $1,223,550
2026$2,793,000 $1,256,850
2027$2,861,000 $1,287,450

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Maguro SushiJapaneseA—
Meem Spicy Grocery and DeliBangladeshiGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
50 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, No Permit or License), shared by 2 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.

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.

Getting around

Subway28 St — 6 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 26 St — M101 M102 M103 · 350 ft
Citi BikeLexington Ave & E 29 St · 450 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

160 East 28 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

237 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by 160 EAST 28TH & 134 NINTH LLC — 2 buildings, 20 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
160 East 28 Street MN12 A
134 9 Avenue MN8 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,355,904 on 2014-08-06 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-02-25RPTT&RET $1,570,000 — from PIKE, JADE; PIKE, WILLIAM to FAN, RONG; BINTZER, WILLIAM L $1,570,000
2025-02-10Sold for $1,570,000 $1,570,000 $130,833
2019-07-24AL&R $2,815,608 — from 160 EAST 28TH & 134 NINTH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,815,608
2019-07-24Agreement $2,815,608 — from 160 EAST 28TH & 134 NINTH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,815,608
2014-08-06AL&R $3,000,000 — from 160 EAST 28TH & 134 NINTH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,000,000
2014-08-06Agreement $3,000,000 — from 160 EAST 28TH & 134 NINTH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,000,000
2014-08-06Mortgage $1,355,905 — from 160 EAST 28TH & 134 NINTH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,355,905
2011-07-14AL&R $1,739,807 — from 160 EAST 28TH & 134 NINTH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,739,807
2011-07-14Agreement $1,739,807 — from 160 EAST 28TH & 134 NINTH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,739,807
2005-01-11Mortgage $1,425,000 — from 160 EAST 28TH & 134 NINTH LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,425,000
2005-01-11Agreement $1,900,000 — from 160 EAST 28TH & 134 NINTH LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $1,900,000
2005-01-11Agreement $2,750,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 160 EAST 28TH & 134 NINTH LLC $2,750,000
2005-01-11Mortgage $475,000 — from 160 EAST 28TH & 134 NINTH LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $475,000
2001-07-12Mortgage $1,973,096 — from 160 EAST 28TH & 134NINTH LLC to HELLER FINANCIAL, INC. $1,973,096
1998-03-13Mortgage $675,000 — from WILLIAM & SONS REALTY OF 28TH STREET, LL to MARYN REALTY, INC. $675,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017013059
20186150315
2019003216
2020003014
202100140115
202200200121
202307460861
2024039705105
20250310429118
202600390342
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The full timeline

Construction 44Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 478Ownership & money 31Health & systems 41

Every one of the 623 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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