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167 East 33 Street

724Records
17City systems
11Open violations
168.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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724 recorded events, 1978–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 252 HPD complaints, 235 311 service requests, 104 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units9
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)167 E 33RD CORP
BBL1008890036
BIN1018501

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 168.9. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2004-03-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

21 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 13 · winter 2024–25: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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6
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No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

$9,237 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

57 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · ELECTRIC (12) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Encampment (3) · Electrical (2).

Filed construction activity

$652,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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)
YesSix or more residential units (9)
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)167 EAST 33RD CORP
Head officerRUVANE VILINSKY
Managing agentDAVID BENZAKARYA
Last registered2025-09-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,894,400 $1,302,480
2026$3,237,000 $1,456,650
2027$3,884,000 $1,747,800

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CaskNew AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 33 St — M101 · 200 ft
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

167 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

57 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,635,586 on 2018-04-27 (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
2018-04-27Mortgage $1,635,587 — from 167 E. 33RD CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,635,587
2018-04-27Agreement $4,207,000 — from 167 E. 33RD CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,207,000
2014-12-05Mortgage $760,982 — from 167 E. 33RD CORP. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $760,982
2014-12-05Agreement $2,750,000 — from 167 E. 33RD CORP. to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $2,750,000
2011-04-22Mortgage $578,673 — from 167 E. 33RD CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK $578,673
2011-04-22Agreement $2,100,000 — from 167 E. 33RD CORP. to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,100,000
2006-02-16Mortgage $879,755 — from 167 EAST 33RD CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $879,755
2006-02-16Agreement $1,650,000 — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK to 167 E. 33RD CORP $1,650,000
2002-08-05Mortgage $743,071 — from 167 E. 33RD CORP. to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $743,071
1994-02-03Mortgage $300,000 — from 167 EAST 33RD CORP. to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK $300,000
1985-11-13Mortgage $325,461 — from EAST 39 EAST 40 CORP to TONDON CORP $325,461
1985-04-18Mortgage $50,000 — from TONDON CORP to ADESS, LIBBY $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700280129
201800413347
201900140317
202001190121
202100150116
202201450147
202301331439
202404900195
20254740318
202612140320
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The full timeline

Construction 24Enforcement 45Housing & tenants 601Ownership & money 29Health & systems 25

Every one of the 724 recorded events, 1978–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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