323 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 129 311 service requests, 37 HPD complaints, 27 DOB permits.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 187.9. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
23 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 23).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
73 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (37) · HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (5) · Street Condition (4) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · ELECTRIC (2).
$274,978 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (9) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | KAYWEIN REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | L KAIDEN |
| Managing agent | KAYWEIN REALTY LLC |
| Last registered | 2026-07-28 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,920,000 | $1,314,000 |
| 2026 | $3,504,000 | $1,576,800 |
| 2027 | $4,205,000 | $1,892,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziggle K-Food | Korean | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | 33 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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 37 St — M101 M102 M103 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lexington Ave & E 36 St · 400 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.
542 3 Avenue
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
73 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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.
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 69 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 38 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 37 |
Every one of the 323 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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