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163 East 36 Street

603Records
17City systems
3Open violations
15.9Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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603 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 178 HPD complaints, 170 311 service requests, 57 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1910
Floors6
Res. units19
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)36 AND 37 REALTY LLC
BBL1008920037
BIN1077034, 1077036, 1078770, 1078771

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 50% 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 15.9. 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 violations3 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2005-07-22.

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: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
4
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · Noise (6) · WATER LEAK (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Rodent (2) · ELECTRIC (1).

Filed construction activity

$317,360 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (19)
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)36 & 37 REALTY LLC
Head officerMARK SCHARFMAN
Managing agent36 & 37 REALTY LLC
Last registered2025-09-15

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,382,000 $1,971,900
2026$5,577,000 $2,509,650
2027$4,940,000 $2,223,000

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 37 St — M101 M102 M103 · 400 ft
Citi BikeLexington Ave & E 36 St · 350 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

163 East 36 Street

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

31 311 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 36 AND 37 REALTY LLC — 2 buildings, 52 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
307 East 37 Street MN33 B
163 East 36 Street MN19 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $93,317 on 2011-02-23 (lender: New York Commerical Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-04-24Agreement $2,773,497 — from 36 AND 37 REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $2,773,497
2018-04-24AL&R $2,773,000 — from 36 AND 37 REALTY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,773,000
2018-04-24Agreement $2,773,000 — from 36 AND 37 REALTY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $2,773,000
2011-02-23Mortgage $93,317 — from 36 AND 37 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK $93,317
2011-02-23Agreement $1,760,000 — from 36 AND 37 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK $1,760,000
2011-02-23AL&R $1,760,000 — from 36 AND 37 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMERICAL BANK $1,760,000
2005-08-23Agreement $2,215,426 — from 36 AND 37 REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,215,426
2004-04-22Agreement $35,535,000 — from 554 EUO LLC; 554 EUO LLC to CIBC INC; CIBC INC. $35,535,000
2004-04-22AL&R $35,535,000 — from CIBC INC.; CIBC INC to 554 EUO LLC; 554 EUO LLC $35,535,000
2004-04-22AL&R $35,535,000 — from CIBC INC.; CIBC INC to 554 EUO LLC; 554 EUO LLC $35,535,000
2004-04-22Mortgage $1,965,000 — from 554 FWR LLC; 554 OWNER LLC; 554 R&D LLC; 554 FWR LLC; 554 R&D LLC; 554 OWNER LLC to CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, NEW ; CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, NEW $1,965,000
2004-04-22Mortgage $1,965,000 — from 554 FWR LLC; 554 OWNER LLC; 554 R&D LLC; 554 FWR LLC; 554 R&D LLC; 554 OWNER LLC to CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, NEW ; CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, NEW $1,965,000
2004-04-22SMIS $32,345,008 — from 554 FWR LLC; 554 OWNER LLC; 554 OWNER LLC; 554 R&D LLC; 554 R&D LLC; 554 FWR LLC to CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, NEW ; CIBC INC.; CIBC INC; CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF C $32,345,008
2004-04-22SMIS $32,345,008 — from 554 FWR LLC; 554 OWNER LLC; 554 OWNER LLC; 554 R&D LLC; 554 R&D LLC; 554 FWR LLC to CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, NEW ; CIBC INC.; CIBC INC; CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF C $32,345,008
2004-04-22Agreement $35,535,000 — from 554 EUO LLC; 554 EUO LLC to CIBC INC; CIBC INC. $35,535,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20178150115
2018714116240
20195050111
202041150323
202130200225
202200220123
202301160118
202400242127
2025011101224
202600110718
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The full timeline

Construction 64Enforcement 53Housing & tenants 395Ownership & money 57Health & systems 34

Every one of the 603 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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