1,621 recorded events, 1987–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,125 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 170 311 service requests, 70 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% 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 0. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2017-02-10. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · Noise (4) · Consumer Complaint (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Missed Collection (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1).
$1,767,750 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (27 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (1987) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (52) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | THE BENTLEY CONDOMINIUM |
| Head officer | ANDREW H GARAY |
| Managing agent | GRAMERCY CONSTRUCTION & MGMT. CORP. |
| Last registered | 2026-07-09 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $244,529 | $110,038 |
| 2026 | $255,079 | $114,785 |
| 2027 | $216,350 | $97,358 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $2,759,564 a year ($49.53 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,048,556 ($18.82 per sq ft), net operating income $1,711,008. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Coffee | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
| Van Leeuwen Ice Cream | Frozen Desserts | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | 33 St — 6 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 31 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 31 St & 3 Ave · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
159 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
24 311 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-19 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from DESAI, PAYAL; DESAI, NEAL to CITIZENS BANK NA | $1,000,000 | |
| 2025-05-19 | Mortgage $1,000,000 — from DESAI, PAYAL; DESAI, NEAL to CITIZENS BANK NA | $1,000,000 | |
| 2024-02-27 | Mortgage $600,000 — from KARKANTZOS, VASILEIOS MARIOS to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $600,000 | |
| 2024-02-27 | Deed $800,000 — from LEE, CAROLINE; BUTLER, CAROLINE to KARKANTZOS, VASILEIOS MARIOS | $800,000 | |
| 2024-02-09 | Sold for $800,000 | $800,000 | $15,385 |
| 2023-07-12 | Deed $2,185,000 — from LEEDS, RICHARD; LEEDS, MARCIA to RED OAK 716 LLC | $2,185,000 | |
| 2023-06-29 | Sold for $2,185,000 | $2,185,000 | $42,019 |
| 2021-11-15 | Agreement $330,000 — from KOHLI, AROHAN to CITIBANK, N.A | $330,000 | |
| 2021-11-10 | Mortgage $800,000 — from ZILKHA, TAMAR; RONCORONI, SETH to CITIZENS BANK, N.A. | $800,000 | |
| 2021-11-10 | Deed $850,000 — from BHATTACHARYA, BHARATI; BHATTACHARYA, JAHAR to ZILKHA, TAMAR; RONCORONI, SETH | $850,000 | |
| 2021-10-28 | Sold for $850,000 | $850,000 | $16,346 |
| 2021-10-22 | Mortgage $565,000 — from ALI, FATIMA to MILLENIUM HOME MORTGAGE LLC | $565,000 | |
| 2021-10-22 | Deed $750,000 — from YUK TAK REALTY CORP. to ALI, FATIMA | $750,000 | |
| 2021-10-21 | Deed $560,000 — from DEWANI, MANOJ to SHIVDASANI, NAVIN; SHIVDASANI, BINITA | $560,000 | |
| 2021-10-06 | Deed $1,222,000 — from AARE1 LLC to MING CHU, BRYAN CHUN; YI LEE, MARGARET MANG; MING CHU, NICOLE SIN | $1,222,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 60 |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 60 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 47 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 55 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 55 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 43 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
Every one of the 1,621 recorded events, 1987–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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