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135 3 Avenue

1,392Records
18City systems
0Open violations
2.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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1,392 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 907 311 service requests, 99 HPD complaints, 82 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1962
Floors17
Res. units213
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)KENWOOD ESTATES,
BBL1008960048
BIN1019522

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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 55% 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 2.7. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

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

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
2
’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$7,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

397 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (101) · Dirty Condition (97) · Homeless Person Assistance (50) · Illegal Parking (31) · Noise (26) · Blocked Driveway (19).

Filed construction activity

$2,882,052 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 (1962)
YesSix or more residential units (213)
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)KENWOOD ESTATES LLC
Head officerRICHARD GOLDBERG
Managing agentWOODS MANAGEMENT CO
Last registered2025-06-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$33,147,000 $14,916,150
2026$37,032,000 $16,664,400
2027$40,187,000 $18,084,150

The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 57/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO6FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway3 Av — L · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 14 St — M101 M102 M103 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 15 St & 3 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)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

135 3 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

397 311 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 WOODS MANAGEMENT CO — 3 buildings, 410 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
135 3 Avenue MN213 A
4580 Broadway MN113 B
3640 Johnson Avenue BX84 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $20,000,000 on 2015-12-10 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-12-04Agreement $25,000,000 — from KENWOOD ESTATES, LLC to APPLE BANK; APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $25,000,000
2015-12-10Agreement $35,000,000 — from KENWOOD ESTATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $35,000,000
2015-12-10AL&R $35,000,000 — from KENWOOD ESTATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $35,000,000
2015-12-10Mortgage $20,000,000 — from KENWOOD ESTATES, LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $20,000,000
2010-11-24Agreement $15,000,000 — from KENWOOD ESTATES, LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $15,000,000
2010-11-24Mortgage $1,752,929 — from KENWOOD ESTATES, LLC to BEECH STREET CAPITAL, LLC $1,752,929
2004-07-04Agreement $15,000,000 — from KENWOOD ESTATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $15,000,000
2004-07-04Mortgage $7,542,543 — from KENWOOD ESTATES, LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $7,542,543
2004-07-04AL&R $15,000,000 — from NORTH FORK BANK to KENWOOD ESTATES, LLC $15,000,000
1998-10-22Mortgage $2,020,338 — from KENWOOD ESTATES, LLC to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANKFSB $2,020,338
1998-07-16Mortgage $1,129,958 — from KENWOOD ESTATES, LLC to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANKFSB $1,129,958
1995-02-16Mortgage $1,000,000 — from KENWOOD ESTATES to NORTH FORK BANK $1,000,000
1987-02-10Mortgage $1,976,580 — from GERVER, RUTH to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,976,580

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201772370551
201802310639
201933210431
202010250228
202110440247
202243870599
2023181316003194
202411139704125
202588102115134
20267517002184
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The full timeline

Construction 124Enforcement 139Housing & tenants 1,025Ownership & money 48Health & systems 56

Every one of the 1,392 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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