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15 Park Avenue

895Records
17City systems
6Open violations
2.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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895 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 343 311 service requests, 98 DOB violations, 87 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1924
Floors16
Res. units100
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)15-17 PARK AVENUE DELAWARE LLC
BBL1008900005
BIN1018516, 1018548

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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 58% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.4. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1996-04-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (17) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Sidewalk Condition (5) · Encampment (4) · FLOORING/STAIRS (4) · Litter Basket Request (3).

Filed construction activity

$3,602,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 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 (1924)
YesSix or more residential units (100)
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)15-17 PARK AVENUE DELAWARE LLC
Head officerBRIAN MCCARTHY
Managing agentSAMSON MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2026-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$23,932,000 $10,769,400
2026$26,284,000 $11,827,800
2027$26,985,000 $12,143,250

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 25/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO4FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 34 St / Park Av — M34-SBS M34A-SBS BM5 · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeLexington Ave & E 36 St · 500 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

15 Park Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

63 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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 SAMSON MANAGEMENT LLC — 20 buildings, 1,422 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B7 · C2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
700 Victory Boulevard SI228 C
144-67 41 Avenue QN208 B
15 Park Avenue MN100 A
51-15 Van Kleeck Street QN88 B
610 Victory Boulevard SI72 A
299 St Marks Place SI70 C
94-01 64 Road QN66 A
156 Front Street MN63 B
101-01 Booth Street QN62 A
650 Victory Boulevard SI61 B
630 Victory Boulevard SI60 B
47-50 41 Street QN60 A
220 West 93 Street MN58 A
3555 Oxford Avenue BX57 A
45-54 41 Street QN49 A
499 Ft Washington Avenue MN47 B
203 West 94 Street MN24 A
317 West 89 Street MN24 B
120 Liberty Street MN21 A
54 Pine Street MN4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,000,000 on 2021-09-14 (lender: Societe Generale Financial Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-09-14Agreement $31,000,000 — from 15-17 PARK AVENUE DELAWARE LLC to SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION $31,000,000
2021-09-14AL&R $31,000,000 — from 15-17 PARK AVENUE DELAWARE LLC to SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION $31,000,000
2021-09-14Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 15-17 PARK AVENUE DELAWARE LLC to SOCIETE GENERALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION $1,000,000
2015-08-14Agreement $30,000,000 — from 15-17 PARK AVENUE DELAWARE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $30,000,000
2015-08-14Mortgage $5,127,869 — from 15-17 PARK AVENUE DELAWARE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $5,127,869
2012-07-03Mortgage $499,000 — from 15-17 PARK AVENUE DELAWARE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $499,000
2012-07-03Agreement $26,499,000 — from 15-17 PARK AVENUE DELAWARE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $26,499,000
2007-10-22TERL $1,500,000 — from 15-17 PARK AVENUE DELAWARE LLC to GENSABEL INVESTMENT, INC. $1,500,000
2007-05-29AL&R $26,000,000 — from 15-17 PARK AVENUE DELAWARE LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. $26,000,000
2007-05-29Agreement $26,000,000 — from 15-17 PARK AVENUE DELAWARE LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. $26,000,000
2007-05-29Mortgage $6,000,000 — from 15-17 PARK AVENUE DELAWARE LLC to UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC. $6,000,000
2002-12-23Mortgage $11,650,000 — from 20 EAST 67TH STREETASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; 15-17 PARK AVENUE LLC; 145 EAST 49TH STREETL.L.C. to FLEET NATIONAL BANK $11,650,000
2002-10-02Mortgage $11,300,000 — from 15-17 PARK AVENUE LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $11,300,000
2002-10-02Mortgage $8,700,000 — from 15-17 PARK AVENUE LLC to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $8,700,000
1998-02-24Mortgage $15,200,000 — from 15-17 PARK AVENUE LLC; DEMOSH ASSOCIATES L.L.C.; 145 EAST 49TH STREET, L.L.C. to FLEET BANK $15,200,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20179760123
20182110120649
20191420460686
202042530564
202102857498
202201420447
202304310136
202422190124
202512230228
202651350041
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The full timeline

Construction 134Enforcement 186Housing & tenants 465Ownership & money 69Health & systems 41

Every one of the 895 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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