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438 3 Avenue

252Records
14City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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252 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 127 311 service requests, 62 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 16 bedbug filings.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)R&B PROPERTY LLC
BBL1008860046
BIN1018323

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

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.

Patterns

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

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

What 311 hears from this address

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Food Poisoning (1) · Outdoor Dining (1) · Street Condition (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$171,900 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)R & B PROPERTY LLC
Head officerANGELO BONDI
Managing agentR & B PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2025-07-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,072,000 $932,400
2026$2,486,000 $1,118,700
2027$2,838,000 $1,277,100

The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
NormaItalianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

Subway33 St — 6 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 31 St — M101 M102 M103 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 31 St & 3 Ave · 200 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

438 3 Avenue

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

18 311 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: $561,591 on 2015-09-03 (lender: The Dime Savings Bank Of Williamsburgh). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-09-03AL&R $700,000 — from R&B PROPERTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $700,000
2015-09-03Mortgage $561,591 — from R&B PROPERTY LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $561,591
2015-09-03Agreement $700,000 — from THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH to R&B PROPERTY LLC $700,000
2012-10-16RPTT&RET $133,000 — from RUSSO, BENEDETTO to RUSSO, ANGELO; RUSSO, LEONARDO $133,000
2003-05-20Mortgage $170,224 — from R & B PROPERTY, LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $170,224
1999-12-07Mortgage $231,602 — from R&B PROPERTY LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $231,602
1998-01-23Mortgage $21,248 — from LIN, YIANG JUN to EASTBANK $21,248
1995-07-06Mortgage $42,974 — from LIN, YIANG JUN to GREENPOINT BANK $42,974
1993-07-02Mortgage $60,000 — from BEACON CORP to EASTBANK, N.A. $60,000
1991-07-03Mortgage $150,000 — from BOSBY LTD; BEACON CORP to EASTBANK N.A. $150,000
1988-02-26Mortgage $480,000 — from BEACON CORP to EASTBANK N.A. $480,000
1985-10-22Mortgage $316,765 — from GRAMERCY CONSTRUCTNETC. to ENSIGN BANK FSB $316,765
1985-10-22Mortgage $8,883,235 — from GRAMERCY CONSTRUCTNETC. to ENSIGN BANK FSB $8,883,235
1985-10-22Mortgage $150,000 — from GRAMERCY CONSTRUCTNETC. to ENSIGN BANK FSB $150,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20172427134
20182012216
201901607
20200025025
20210014014
20220011011
20230222125
20240013114
202500224
202600718
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 147Ownership & money 62Health & systems 12

Every one of the 252 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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