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442 3 Avenue

672Records
17City systems
5Open violations
1.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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672 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 343 311 service requests, 83 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 78 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units33
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)442-44 THIRD AVE. REALTY LLC
BBL1008860048
BIN1018324

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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 86% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.5. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations5 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 5 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1993-08-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

What 311 hears from this address

88 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (43) · Outdoor Dining (11) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Food Poisoning (3) · Dirty Condition (3).

Filed construction activity

$6,290 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (33)
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)442-44 3RD AVE REALTY LLC
Head officerERIC NELSON
Managing agentVINTAGE GROUP, LLC
Last registered2025-09-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,695,000 $3,012,750
2026$7,233,000 $3,254,850
2027$7,248,000 $3,261,600

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hummus KitchenJewish/KosherA—
Ruby's CafeAustralianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Rodents/Insects/Garbage), 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).

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

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (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

Subway33 St — 6 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 31 St — M101 M102 M103 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 31 St & 3 Ave · 150 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

442 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

88 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by VINTAGE GROUP, LLC — 22 buildings, 380 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B6 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
348 East 66 Street MN39 A
442 3 Avenue MN33 A
216 West 16 Street MN30 A
80 Delancey Street MN29 B
53 East Houston Street MN28 A
135 Sullivan Street MN27 A
219 Mulberry Street MN25 B
238 East 14 Street MN21 A
221 East 28 Street MN20 A
87 East 3 Street MN20 A
223 East 28 Street MN20 A
1384 York Avenue MN17 B
65 Sullivan Street MN13 A
63 Sullivan Street MN13 A
309 East 83 Street MN12 B
67 Sullivan Street MN12 A
225 East 28 Street MN10 A
2477 Arthur Avenue BX3 A
2482 Hoffman Street BX2 B
2473 Arthur Avenue BX2 D
2479 Arthur Avenue BX2 D
2475 Arthur Avenue BX2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,625,000 on 2015-12-02 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-11M&CON $8,500,000 — from 442-44 THIRD AVE. REALTY LLC to PEAPACK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST $8,500,000
2026-09-11AL&R $8,500,000 — from 442-44 THIRD AVE. REALTY LLC to PEAPACK PRIVATE BANK & TRUST $8,500,000
2021-07-16M&CON $1,296,568 — from 442-44 THIRD AVE. REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,296,568
2021-07-16AL&R $7,700,000 — from 442-44 THIRD AVE. REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $7,700,000
2015-12-02AL&R $3,625,000 — from 442-44 THIRD AVE. REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,625,000
2015-12-02Mortgage $3,625,000 — from 442-44 THIRD AVE. REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,625,000
2011-05-16Mortgage $259,956 — from 442-44 THIRD AVE.REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $259,956
2011-05-16Agreement $4,350,000 — from 442-44 THIRD AVE.REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,350,000
2011-05-16AL&R $4,350,000 — from 442-44 THIRD AVE.REALTY LLC to CAPITAL ONE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $4,350,000
2005-10-21Mortgage $964,176 — from 442-44 THRID AVE. REALTY LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $964,176
2005-10-21Agreement $4,300,000 — from 442-44 THIRD AVE. REALTY LLC to CITIBANK, N.A. $4,300,000
2005-10-21AL&R $4,300,000 — from CITIBANK, N.A. to 442-44 THIRD AVE. REALTY LLC $4,300,000
2003-04-16Mortgage $1,091,493 — from 442-44 THIRD AVENUE REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,091,493
2003-04-16AL&R $3,500,000 — from 442-44 THIRD AVENUE REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $3,500,000
2003-04-16Agreement $3,500,000 — from 442-44 THIRD AVENUE REALTY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $3,500,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170190120
20180240327
20190210122
20200790180
20210436150
20221110214
20231210325
20240232227
20251480655
20260234229
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The full timeline

Construction 80Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 466Ownership & money 83Health & systems 28

Every one of the 672 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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