260 recorded events, 1992–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 311 service requests, 53 HPD housing violations, 29 HPD complaints.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 232.2. 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 | 21 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2025-07-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,750 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: FLOORING/STAIRS (9) · Noise (7) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · Construction Lead Dust (4) · SAFETY (4) · Real Time Enforcement (3).
$335,400 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (1920) |
| 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) | CHAFIA V, LLC |
| Head officer | JIM KWON |
| Managing agent | TIME EQUITIES, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-15 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,571,000 | $1,156,950 |
| 2026 | $2,742,000 | $1,233,900 |
| 2027 | $2,891,000 | $1,300,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 | Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 37 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Lexington Ave & E 36 St · 450 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.
155 East 37 Street
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
46 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Managed by TIME EQUITIES INC — 27 buildings, 801 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B1 · C2 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 West Street | MN | 186 | A |
| 519 Hudson Street | MN | 90 | A |
| 2552 Broadway | MN | 49 | A |
| 170 Spring Street | MN | 42 | A |
| 223 West 10 Street | MN | 40 | A |
| 48 Beaver Street | MN | 39 | A |
| 323 East 19 Street | BK | 38 | A |
| 346 East 20 Street | MN | 37 | A |
| 76 West 3 Street | MN | 35 | A |
| 431 Avenue P | BK | 32 | A |
| 230 Thompson Street | MN | 32 | A |
| 502 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 22 | A |
| 9 Dutch Street | MN | 18 | A |
| 494 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 16 | A |
| 240 East 15 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 169 Avenue A | MN | 16 | A |
| 344 East 50 Street | MN | 15 | A |
| 38 Stuyvesant Street | MN | 12 | B |
| 80 Nassau Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 655 5 Avenue | BK | 10 | A |
| 107 Waverly Place | MN | 10 | A |
| 155 East 37 Street | MN | 9 | C |
| 251 19 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 32 Prince Street | MN | 7 | A |
| 7 Dutch Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 41 John Street | MN | 4 | A |
| 853 Crotona Avenue | BX | 2 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,000,000 on 2021-12-01 (lender: Connectone Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-01 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from 838 BROADWAY LLC; CHAFIA V, LLC; KWON, RITA; KWON A/K/A JIM KWON, YOUNG JIN to CONNECTONE BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2021-12-01 | Mortgage $2,000,000 — from KWON A/K/A JIM KWON, YOUNG JIN; KWON, RITA; CHAFIA V, LLC; 838 BROADWAY LLC to CONNECTONE BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2021-12-01 | Deed $3,850,000 — from 153 EAST 37 FG LLC to KWON, YOUNG JIN; CHAFIA V, LLC; KWON, RITA GULATI; 838 BROADWAY LLC | $3,850,000 | |
| 2021-11-05 | Sold for $3,850,000 | $3,850,000 | $427,778 |
| 2020-12-03 | Mortgage $224,060 — from 153 EAST 37 FG LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $224,060 | |
| 2020-12-03 | AL&R $3,140,000 — from 153 EAST 37 FG LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $3,140,000 | |
| 2020-12-03 | Agreement $3,140,000 — from 153 EAST 37 FG LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $3,140,000 | |
| 2015-06-29 | Mortgage $1,032,558 — from 153 EAST 37 FG LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $1,032,558 | |
| 2015-06-29 | AL&R $3,300,000 — from 153 EAST 37 FG LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $3,300,000 | |
| 2015-06-29 | Agreement $3,300,000 — from 153 EAST 37 FG LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK | $3,300,000 | |
| 2011-03-02 | AL&R $2,350,000 — from CLINTON HILL EQUITIES LLC; CH EQUITIES CORP.; 306 W. 97TH STREET EQUITIES LLC; 153 EAST 37 to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $2,350,000 | |
| 2011-03-02 | Mortgage $2,350,000 — from 306 W. 97TH STREET EQUITIES LLC; WEST WAVERLY EQUITIES GROUP; CLINTON HILL EQUITIES LLC; C to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $2,350,000 | |
| 2010-12-30 | Deed $3,650,000 — from 153-155 EAST 37TH STREET, LLC to CLINTON HILL EQUITIES LLC; CH EQUITIES CORP.; WEST WAVERLY EQUITIES GROUP; 306 W. 97TH STR | $3,650,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2025 | 5 | 12 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 99 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Every one of the 260 recorded events, 1992–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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