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283 3 Avenue

1,885Records
19City systems
37Open violations
499.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10010 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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1,885 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 926 311 service requests, 447 HPD complaints, 155 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1910
Floors4
Res. units10
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)TIFFANY PROPERTIES LLC
BBL1009030001
BIN1082130, 1082131, 1082132

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 499.3. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations37 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 1991-03-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

189 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 23 · winter 2024–25: 80 · winter 2025–26: 76 · winter 2026–27: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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

$7,400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

463 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (109) · HEAT/HOT WATER (89) · Food Establishment (41) · Noise (28) · Dirty Condition (26) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (24).

Filed construction activity

$141,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (10)
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)TIFFANY PROPERTIES LLC
Head officerSTEVEN J KAPETANOS
Managing agentKAPCO REALTY GROUP CORP
Last registered2025-09-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,252,000 $1,463,400
2026$3,713,000 $1,670,850
2027$3,911,000 $1,759,950

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Diner 24AmericanA—
New ChinaChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
41 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Letter Grading, Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Kitchen/Food Prep Area), shared by 2 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

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 2014 (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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 23 St / 3 Av — M23-SBS BM1 BM2 BM3 +8 more · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeGramercy Park N & Gramercy Park E · 500 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

283 3 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

463 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 89 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 KAPCO REALTY GROUP CORP — 10 buildings, 210 units. Grades across the portfolio: A8 · B1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2474 Valentine Avenue BX54 B
2482 Valentine Avenue BX26 A
1153 Boynton Avenue BX25 A
2486 Valentine Avenue BX25 A
39-55 64 Street QN16 A
39-11 62 Street QN16 A
39-15 62 Street QN16 A
39-19 62 Street QN16 A
283 3 Avenue MN10 D
287 3 Avenue MN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $495,000 on 2025-07-14 (lender: Ponce Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-04-03Deed $2,475,000 — from RKP TIFFANY LLC; TIFFANY PROPERTIES LLC to TIFFANY PROPERTIES LLC $2,475,000
2026-03-26Sold for $2,475,000 $2,475,000 $247,500
2025-07-14AL&R $2,995,000 — from RKP TIFFANY LLC; TIFFANY PROPERTIES LLC to PONCE BANK $2,995,000
2025-07-14Agreement $2,995,000 — from RKP TIFFANY LLC; TIFFANY PROPERTIES LLC to PONCE BANK $2,995,000
2025-07-14Mortgage $495,001 — from TIFFANY PROPERTIES LLC; RKP TIFFANY LLC to PONCE BANK $495,001
2018-07-31Agreement $2,500,000 — from TIFFANY PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $2,500,000
2018-07-31Agreement $1,750,000 — from TIFFANY PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,750,000
2018-07-31Mortgage $19,531 — from TIFFANY PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $19,531
2017-11-22RPTT&RET $1,100,000 — from LINTNER, NANCY T; LINTNER, MICHAEL to HERSHFIELD, ELIZABETH A $1,100,000
2017-04-21AL&R $2,500,000 — from TIFFANY PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $2,500,000
2017-04-21Mortgage $2,500,000 — from TIFFANY PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $2,500,000
2008-08-12Mortgage $2,142,036 — from TIFFANY PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK SUCCESSOR IN IN $2,142,036
2008-08-12Agreement $3,900,000 — from TIFFANY PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK SUCCESSOR IN IN $3,900,000
2008-08-12AL&R $3,900,000 — from TIFFANY PROPERTIES LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK SUCCESSOR IN IN $3,900,000
2003-07-10Mortgage $1,491,280 — from TIFFANY PROPERTIES LLC; SANTE PROPERTIES LLC to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK $1,491,280

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201702433149
201806803392
2019110540166
202031130118
2021013350149
202205550161
202343310001138
202431320406226
20250628194300
20261716024174
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The full timeline

Construction 56Enforcement 192Housing & tenants 1,560Ownership & money 48Health & systems 29

Every one of the 1,885 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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