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514 3 Avenue

352Records
17City systems
9Open violations
67Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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352 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 146 311 service requests, 64 HPD complaints, 33 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)QASSIS CORP
BBL1008900045
BIN1018528

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 77% 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 67. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 4 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2017-02-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’24–25
13
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

24 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

$75,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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 (8)
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)QASSIS CORP
Head officerNAEF QASSIS
Managing agentQassis Corp
Last registered2026-01-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,019,200 $1,358,640
2026$3,623,000 $1,630,350
2027$4,348,000 $1,956,600

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
LeslieAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 34 St / 3 Av — M34-SBS M34A-SBS QM10 QM12 +1 more · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeLexington Ave & E 36 St · 550 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

514 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

24 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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: $1,943,129 on 2018-01-29 (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
2018-08-06AL&R $4,600,000 — from QASSIS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,600,000
2018-02-16Agreement $4,600,000 — from QASSIS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,600,000
2018-01-29Mortgage $1,943,129 — from QASSIS CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,943,129
2007-09-12Mortgage $1,040,641 — from QASSIS CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $1,040,641
2007-09-12Agreement $2,858,000 — from QASSIS CORP. to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK $2,858,000
2007-08-21AL&R $1,900,000 — from QASSIS CORP. to BLX CAPITAL, LLC $1,900,000
2007-08-21Agreement $1,900,000 — from QASSIS CORP. to BLX CAPITAL, LLC $1,900,000
2007-08-21Mortgage $239,672 — from QASSIS CORP. to BLX CAPITAL, LLC $239,672
2002-02-28Mortgage $1,360,000 — from QASSIS CORP. to BUSINESS LOAN CENTER, INC. $1,360,000
2002-02-28Mortgage $400,000 — from QASSIS CORP. to 514 THIRD AVE. CORP. $400,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700190120
201824135226
201900200020
202000150318
202100140216
202203100215
202367100326
2024204017
202501350238
202600130013
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The full timeline

Construction 35Enforcement 23Housing & tenants 248Ownership & money 26Health & systems 20

Every one of the 352 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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