138 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 40 311 service requests, 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 58% 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 23.4. In ZIP 10016, 71% 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 | 15 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2017-07-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Air Quality (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (7) |
| 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) | SARAS STUDIOS LLC |
| Head officer | BERNARD ZAGDANSKI |
| Managing agent | BERIK MANAGMENT |
| Last registered | 2017-08-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,045,000 | $920,250 |
| 2026 | $2,299,000 | $1,034,550 |
| 2027 | $2,358,000 | $1,061,100 |
The city's market estimate has risen 15% 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 | 28 St — 6 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 31 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lexington Ave & E 29 St · 300 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.
140 East 30 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
6 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 BERIK MANAGEMENT — 16 buildings, 238 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B7 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3640 Broadway | MN | 35 | C |
| 180 Scholes Street | BK | 34 | B |
| 137 Bayard Street | BK | 27 | A |
| 348 West 118 Street | MN | 25 | A |
| 352 West 118 Street | MN | 19 | B |
| 53 West 8 Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 42 Mulberry Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 137 Greenwich Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 250 West 47 Street | MN | 12 | A |
| 132 East 30 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 947 Columbus Avenue | MN | 9 | B |
| 945 Columbus Avenue | MN | 8 | B |
| 140 East 30 Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 133 West 14 Street | MN | 6 | A |
| 160 Chambers Street | MN | 4 | D |
| 1008850061 | — | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $107,786 on 2013-09-17 (lender: First Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-08 | Deed $6,500,000 — from SARA'S STUDIOS, LLC to MIDTOWN 30 LLC | $6,500,000 | |
| 2013-09-17 | Agreement $3,550,000 — from SARA'S STUDIOS, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $3,550,000 | |
| 2013-09-17 | AL&R $3,550,000 — from SARA'S STUDIOS, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $3,550,000 | |
| 2013-09-17 | Mortgage $107,787 — from SARA'S STUDIOS, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $107,787 | |
| 2013-05-28 | SMIS $22,000 — from SARAS STUDIOS, LLC to TERESHARAN LAND CO. OF MANHATTAN, LLC; 132 EAST 30TH STREET CORPORATION | $22,000 | |
| 2011-02-18 | Agreement $1,302,761 — from SARA'S STUDIO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,302,761 | |
| 2006-02-22 | Deed $2,100,000 — from GRUMPY REAL ESTATE LLC to SARA'S STUDIOS LLC | $2,100,000 | |
| 2006-02-22 | Mortgage $1,400,000 — from SARA'S STUDIOS LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,400,000 | |
| 2003-09-15 | DEEDO $400,798 — from BONNER, JOEL L.; LEVY, ADAM R. to GRUMPY REAL ESTATE LLC | $400,798 | |
| 2003-09-15 | Mortgage $650,000 — from GRUMPY REAL ESTATE LLC to STERLING REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY, IN | $650,000 | |
| 2001-10-24 | Mortgage $250,000 — from BONNER, JOEL L.; LEVY, ADAM R. to CHAMPION MORTGAGE CO., INC. | $250,000 | |
| 1994-07-13 | Mortgage $404,000 — from LEVY, ADAM R.; BONNER, JOEL L. to IBJ SCHRODER BANK &TRUST COMPANY | $404,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Every one of the 138 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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