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153 East 33 Street

209Records
14City systems
4Open violations
33.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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209 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 57 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 52 311 service requests, 20 DOB violations.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)153 EAST 33RD ST FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERS HIP
BBL1008890029
BIN1018497, 1086758

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 93% 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 33.3. 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

Open HPD violations4 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2009-02-26.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Consumer Complaint (1) · Damaged Tree (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$2,000 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)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)153 EAST 33RD ST FLP
Head officerJOSEPHINE BATTAGLIA
Managing agent153 EAST 33 ST FLP
Last registered2025-08-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,710,000 $769,500
2026$2,052,000 $923,400
2027$2,462,000 $1,107,900

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
One Two ThaiThaiGrade PendingMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 34 St / 3 Av — M34-SBS M34A-SBS QM10 QM12 +1 more · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 31 St & 3 Ave · 600 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

153 East 33 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

3 311 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: $411,604 on 2019-01-23 (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
2019-01-23Mortgage $411,605 — from 153 EAST 33RD ST FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERS to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $411,605
2019-01-23Agreement $2,130,000 — from 153 EAST 33RD ST FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERS to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,130,000
2014-10-17Agreement $1,900,000 — from 153 EAST 33RD ST FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERS to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,900,000
2014-10-17AL&R $1,900,000 — from 153 EAST 33RD ST FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERS to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,900,000
2014-10-17Mortgage $659,768 — from 153 EAST 33RD ST FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERS to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $659,768
2005-11-03AL&R $1,495,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP. to J.B. RESIDENTIAL, LLC $1,495,000
2005-11-03AL&R $1,495,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP. to J.B. RESIDENTIAL, LLC $1,495,000
2005-11-03Deed $1,600,000 — from 153 EAST33 STREET CORP. to J.B. RESIDENTIAL, LLC $1,600,000
2005-11-03Mortgage $1,495,000 — from J.B. RESIDENTIAL, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORP. $1,495,000
2003-09-11Mortgage $329,564 — from 153 EAST 33 STREET CORP to NORTH FORK BANK $329,564
1989-01-10Mortgage $150,000 — from 216 THIRD AVE CORP to CASTAGNELLO, JOHN D $150,000
1989-01-10Mortgage $167,000 — from 216 THIRD AVE CORP to KAYTON REALTY CO $167,000
1986-11-06Mortgage $350,000 — from KAYTON REALTY CO to FOURTH FED S&L ASSNNY $350,000
1985-09-11Mortgage $100,000 — from KAYTON REALTY CO. to PFEIFFER, SAM $100,000
1985-09-11Mortgage $1,850,000 — from NJG REALTY CO; NORTHRIDGE REALTY ASSOC; LE LEE PROPERTY CO; KAYTON REALTY CO; 157 EAST 33 to BRT REALTY TRUST $1,850,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017001012
20180560213
201901014015
2020213017
202106160022
2022005005
20230460010
2024011024
2025012014
2026015028
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The full timeline

Construction 9Enforcement 47Housing & tenants 81Ownership & money 57Health & systems 15

Every one of the 209 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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