721 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 206 311 service requests, 109 DOB permits, 79 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 54% 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 4.5. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 7 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2025-12-02. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
29 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 23 · winter 2026–27: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
71 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (16) · HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · Noise (12) · GENERAL (3) · Street Condition (2) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (2).
$989,800 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (37 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2021) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (108) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 299 3RD DEVELOPMENT, LLC |
| Head officer | SAMY MAHFAR |
| Managing agent | DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-07-16 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23,117,000 | $10,402,650 |
| 2026 | $24,577,000 | $11,059,650 |
| 2027 | $38,516,000 | $17,332,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 67% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 35YR WITH AFF HOUSING PCT
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabique Cafe | Mediterranean | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: No Permit or License) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
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 | 23 St-Baruch College — 6 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 23 St / 3 Av — M23-SBS BM1 BM2 BM3 +8 more · 50 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Gramercy Park N & Gramercy Park E · 650 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.
397 Third Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
71 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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.
Managed by DOUGLAS ELLIMAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 313 buildings, 53,552 units. Grades across the portfolio: A294 · B9 · C2 · D3. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 313 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $14,721,134 on 2024-01-18 (lender: Jll Real Estate Capital, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-18 | Agreement $70,635,000 — from 299 3RD DEVELOPMENT, LLC to JLL REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC | $70,635,000 | |
| 2024-01-18 | Mortgage $14,721,134 — from 299 3RD DEVELOPMENT, LLC to JLL REAL ESTATE CAPITAL, LLC | $14,721,134 | |
| 2021-07-07 | AL&R $7,790,913 — from 299 3RD DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANK LEUMI USA | $7,790,913 | |
| 2021-07-07 | Agreement $17,000,000 — from 299 3RD DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANK LEUMI USA | $17,000,000 | |
| 2021-07-07 | AL&R $17,000,000 — from 299 3RD DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANK LEUMI USA | $17,000,000 | |
| 2021-07-07 | Mortgage $31,209,087 — from 299 3RD DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANK LEUMI USA | $31,209,087 | |
| 2021-07-07 | AL&R $31,209,087 — from 299 3RD DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANK LEUMI USA | $31,209,087 | |
| 2021-07-07 | Mortgage $7,790,913 — from 299 3RD DEVELOPMENT, LLC to BANK LEUMI USA | $7,790,913 | |
| 2020-06-09 | Agreement $5,033,485 — from JOSEPH ANICH, ALEX; 295 THIRD 3A LLC; THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF 295 THIRD AVENU; PAK, LORRA to 299 3RD DEVELOPMENT, LLC | $5,033,485 | |
| 2019-05-15 | Mortgage $500,000 — from 299 3RD DEVELOPMENT, LL; 299 THIRD SA, LLC; 299 THIRD SI, LLC; 299 SMNA, L.P. to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $500,000 | |
| 2019-05-15 | Agreement $17,000,000 — from 299 THIRD SI, LLC; 299 THIRD SA, LLC; 299 SMNA, L.P.; 299 3RD DEVELOPMENT, LL to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $17,000,000 | |
| 2019-05-15 | AL&R $17,000,000 — from 299 THIRD SA, LLC; 299 SMNA, L.P.; 299 THIRD SI, LLC; 299 3RD DEVELOPMENT, LLC to SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK | $17,000,000 | |
| 2015-05-04 | AL&R $16,500,000 — from 297-299 THIRD MASTER LESSEE, LLC to THE BANCORP BANK | $16,500,000 | |
| 2015-05-04 | Agreement $16,500,000 — from 299 THIRD SA, LLC; 299 SMNA, L.P.; 299 THIRD SI, LLC to THE BANCORP BANK | $16,500,000 | |
| 2015-05-04 | Mortgage $15,601,187 — from 299 SMNA, L.P.; 299 THIRD SA, LLC; 299 THIRD SI, LLC to THE BANCORP BANK | $15,601,187 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 2019 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 55 |
| 2020 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 74 |
| 2021 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 114 |
| 2022 | 29 | 22 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 91 |
| 2023 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 44 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 45 |
| 2026 | 16 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
Every one of the 721 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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