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233 3 Avenue

544Records
19City systems
6Open violations
1.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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544 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 243 311 service requests, 80 DOB permits, 53 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1959
Floors16
Res. units189
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)MISSIONARY SISTERS ETAL
BBL1009000001
BIN1019602

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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 69% 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 1.3. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

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

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 1984-09-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$1,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

72 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (14) · Noise (12) · Elevator (10) · Homeless Person Assistance (7) · Illegal Parking (3) · Water System (3).

Filed construction activity

$4,948,986 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (21 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 (1959)
YesSix or more residential units (189)
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)MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE SACARED HEART
Head officerSenada Palaj
Managing agentHALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO.
Last registered2025-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$40,069,000 $18,031,050
2026$41,363,000 $18,613,350
2027$36,444,000 $16,399,800

The city's market estimate has fallen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: HOSPITAL STAFF HSG

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

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.

1 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

Subway23 St-Baruch College — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
3 Av — L · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 20 St — M101 M102 M103 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 19 St & 3 Ave · 100 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

233 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

72 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 HALSTEAD MANAGEMENT CO. — 190 buildings, 17,333 units. Grades across the portfolio: A172 · B10 · C4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
350 West 50 Street MN654 A
322 West 57 Street MN583 A
70-25 Yellowstone Blvd QN563 A
18 Pine Street MN408 A
1 West End Avenue MN361 B
205 3 Avenue MN326 A
200 Central Park South MN309 A
135 Ocean Parkway BK286 B
50 Riverside Boulevard MN274 A
2 Northside Piers BK267 A
80 Riverside Boulevard MN267 A
161 West 61 Street MN219 B
360 West 22 Street MN217 A
310 West 52 Street MN215 A
505 East 79 Street MN209 A
301 East 48 Street MN198 A
401 East 89 Street MN197 A
233 3 Avenue MN189 A
333 West 57 Street MN188 A
1250 3 Avenue MN183 A
1 North Pier BK181 A
1 Hanson Place BK179 A
230 East 15 Street MN175 A
345 East 56 Street MN174 A
232 East 47 Street MN173 A
325 East 45 Street MN165 A
200 West End Avenue MN165 A
400 5 Avenue MN163 A
27 West 72 Street MN158 A
437 East 86 Street MN153 A
402 Columbus Avenue MN148 A
35 Park Avenue MN145 A
165 East 32 Street MN134 A
505 West 43rd Street MN131 A
1180 2 Avenue MN130 A
1076 1 Avenue MN127 A
317 East 48 Street MN125 A
254 Park Avenue South MN121 B
80 Metropolitan Avenue BK121 A
339 East 28 Street MN120 A
1280 3 Avenue MN120 A
345 East 52 Street MN116 A
600 Amsterdam Avenue MN115 A
273 Lexington Avenue MN115 A
120 Central Park South MN115 A
2162 Broadway MN113 A
200 Amsterdam Avenue MN112 A
38 East 10 Street MN111 A
300 East 62 Street MN110 A
505 West 47 Street MN108 A
55 Wall Street MN107 A
440 Riverside Drive MN106 A
214 Riverside Drive MN106 A
222 East 19 Street MN102 A
210 East 36 Street MN102 A
246 West End Avenue MN102 A
133 West 22 Street MN99 A
509 Avenue of the Americas MN98 A
313 West 86 Street MN95 A
39 East 12 Street MN95 A

showing 60 of 190 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,078,980 on 2005-01-21 (lender: Northmarq Capital, INC.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-01-21Agreement $19,200,000 — from MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEART to NORTHMARQ CAPITAL, INC. $19,200,000
2005-01-21Mortgage $6,078,980 — from MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEART to NORTHMARQ CAPITAL, INC. $6,078,980
2001-10-16Mortgage $13,500,000 — from MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEART to DORAL MONEY, INC. $13,500,000

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
2022
74
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173350213
201813280436
201902190324
202000180422
202100130215
202203140320
20232215302574
2024114330351
202515210330
202692220437
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The full timeline

Construction 133Enforcement 67Housing & tenants 279Ownership & money 23Health & systems 42

Every one of the 544 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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