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195 3 Avenue

1,490Records
17City systems
11Open violations
1.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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1,490 recorded events, 1910–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 388 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 313 311 service requests, 191 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1973
Floors32
Res. units270
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)PARK TOWERS TENANTS CORP
BBL1008980001
BIN1019551

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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 67% 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 1.5. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations11 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2017-09-21.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

101 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (20) · Homeless Person Assistance (20) · Noise (17) · PAINT/PLASTER (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · GENERAL (3).

Filed construction activity

$4,858,693 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (32 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 (1973)
YesSix or more residential units (270)
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)PARK TOWERS TENANTS CORP
Head officerSAMUEL HAUPT
Managing agentFirstService Residential
Last registered2025-08-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$72,803,000 $32,761,350
2026$81,280,000 $36,576,000
2027$87,346,000 $39,305,700

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $12,921,361 a year ($51.64 per sq ft), operating expenses $4,421,387 ($17.67 per sq ft), net operating income $8,499,973. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 44/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

6 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2010 (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 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 17 St — M101 M102 M103 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 19 St & 3 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 040 Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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

195 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

101 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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 FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL — 556 buildings, 66,420 units. Grades across the portfolio: A464 · B61 · C14 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1 Fordham Hill Oval BX1116 B
80 La Salle Street MN982 A
1 Tudor City Place MN799 A
85 Jay Street BK727 A
81-26 150 Street QN675 A
420 Kent Avenue BK605 A
1 Wall Street MN566 A
685 First Avenue MN556 A
150-10 71 Avenue QN536 B
185 Clinton Avenue BK520 B
401 1 Avenue MN510 B
160 West End Avenue MN508 A
26-10 Union Street QN504 A
425 East 63 Street MN495 A
11 Wharf Way BK487 A
99-32 66 Road QN483 B
11 Hoyt Street BK480 A
5600 Netherland Avenue BX462 A
13 Rector Street MN452 A
185 West End Avenue MN432 A
1524 3 Avenue MN430 A
345 Clinton Avenue BK424 B
360 Furman Street BK424 A
555 Kappock Street BX412 A
110-17 Queens Boulevard QN405 A
165 West End Avenue MN403 A
60 East 8 Street MN390 A
2039 Broadway MN387 A
26-21 Union Street QN384 A
3131 Brighton 13 Street BK383 A
16 Dupont Street BK381 A
141 Amsterdam Avenue MN378 A
125-10 Queens Boulevard QN377 A
384 Bridge Street BK371 A
772 Broadway MN360 A
402 Park Avenue South MN350 A
35-11 85 Street QN348 A
75 Wall Street MN346 A
267 Bond Street BK344 A
381 2 Avenue MN339 A
555 West 23 Street MN336 A
2 Tudor City Place MN334 A
1168 1 Avenue MN328 A
92-27 160 Street QN315 A
500 West 43 Street MN311 A
70th Street QN295 A
415 East 64 Street MN290 A
137-47 45 Avenue QN289 A
225 Rector Place MN285 A
20 West Street MN283 A
61 West 62 Street MN276 A
330 West 56 Street MN275 B
5 West 65 Street MN274 A
1992 Broadway MN271 A
195 3 Avenue MN270 A
11-12 30 Drive QN266 A
382 2 Avenue MN262 A
1659 2 Avenue MN258 A
800 Grand Concourse BX254 B
9201 Shore Road BK254 B

showing 60 of 556 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,500,000 on 2019-11-26 (lender: TD Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-29Sold for $999,000 $999,000 $3,700
2026-09-02RPTT&RET $1,192,000 — from REPOLA, ALESSANDRO to MARANO, LOUIS; MARANO, MATTHEW $1,192,000
2026-08-25RPTT&RET $1,526,830 — from DONOHUE, KEVIN; DONOHUE, VICTORIA to BRANNAN, RACHEL $1,526,830
2026-08-24Sold for $1,192,000 $1,192,000 $4,415
2026-08-17Sold for $1,526,830 $1,526,830 $5,655
2026-08-05RPTT&RET $855,000 — from LOPIENSKI, KAREN to ALTMAN, ADAM; WEISS, JAMIE $855,000
2026-07-29Sold for $855,000 $855,000 $3,167
2026-06-04RPTT&RET $900,000 — from REPOLA, ALESSANDRO to CHATTRA, JAMES $900,000
2026-05-26Sold for $900,000 $900,000 $3,333
2026-05-14RPTT&RET $850,000 — from WACHSMAN, KAREN to D'AGOSTINO, JESSICA; RALLO, JACK $850,000
2026-05-04Sold for $850,000 $850,000 $3,148
2026-03-09RPTT&RET $1,212,500 — from ROSENWASSER, ARNOLD R to BEHAR, JORDAN; BEHAR, KARA $1,212,500
2026-03-05Sold for $1,212,500 $1,212,500 $4,491
2026-03-05RPTT&RET $915,000 — from MCNAMARA, ALBERT N to HERBERT, JANICE; HERBERT, WILLIAM P $915,000
2026-02-26Sold for $915,000 $915,000 $3,389

Ten-year activity

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2023
2024
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017472024257
2018642216250
20191052228065
20204131420152
2021401948273
2022422342172
20231184534199
20241052520060
2025180475110126
2026622919056
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The full timeline

Construction 308Enforcement 118Housing & tenants 499Ownership & money 539Health & systems 26

Every one of the 1,490 recorded events, 1910–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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