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219 East 23 Street

988Records
18City systems
21Open violations
128.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10010 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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988 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 290 311 service requests, 261 HPD complaints, 135 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units20
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)M & E 23RD STREET REALTY
BBL1009040012
BIN1019773

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 86% 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 128.5. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations21 total — 9 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2019-02-15.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

33 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 11 · winter 2025–26: 22). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

11
’24–25
22
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

63 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · Noise (9) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · APPLIANCE (3).

Filed construction activity

$92,050 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)M&E 23RD STREET REALTY LLC
Head officerSTEVEN R CROMAN
Managing agentCENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY
Last registered2025-10-11

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,115,000 $2,301,750
2026$5,456,000 $2,455,200
2027$5,408,000 $2,433,600

The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Thai TimeThaiAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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.

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.

Getting around

Subway23 St-Baruch College — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 23 St / 2 Av — M23-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 22 St & 2 Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
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

219 East 23 Street

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

63 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 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 CENTENNIAL PROPERTIES NY — 115 buildings, 1,870 units. Grades across the portfolio: A23 · B43 · C28 · D17 · F3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
246 Mott Street MN80 A
195 Stanton Street MN61 A
358 West 51 Street MN56 B
51 Leroy Street MN40 A
432 East 13 Street MN38 B
340 East 58 Street MN37 A
410 East 13 Street MN35 B
2100 2 Avenue MN35 C
416 East 13 Street MN35 B
560 Hudson Street MN32 A
99 3 Avenue MN32 B
330 East 35 Street MN31 B
234 West 14 Street MN30 A
95 Perry Street MN30 A
314 East 106 Street MN28 C
343 East 5 Street MN28 A
232 Elizabeth Street MN28 B
1590 Lexington Avenue MN25 B
1345 Amsterdam Avenue MN25 D
336 East 18 Street MN25 A
340 East 18 Street MN24 C
346 East 18 Street MN24 D
212 East 105 Street MN24 D
60 Avenue B MN22 B
231 East 4 Street MN22 D
325 East 5 Street MN21 C
52 Barrow Street MN20 B
219 East 28 Street MN20 C
159 Stanton Street MN20 C
3 West 103 Street MN20 B
219 East 23 Street MN20 C
7 East 75 Street MN20 C
382 East 10 Street MN20 A
15 West 103 Street MN20 C
234 Mott Street MN20 B
145 East 26 Street MN19 B
115 Mulberry Street MN18 C
221 East 23 Street MN18 B
380 East 10 Street MN18 B
424 East 9 Street MN18 B
521 East 5 Street MN18 B
354 Lenox Avenue MN18 F
2154 2 Avenue MN17 C
228 East 32 Street MN16 C
697 10 Avenue MN16 A
44 Avenue B MN16 B
279 East 10 Street MN16 B
213 East 26 Street MN16 D
134 Orchard Street MN16 C
72 West 108 Street MN15 D
529 East 6 Street MN14 B
124 Ridge Street MN14 B
345 West 53 Street MN14 D
438 West 52 Street MN14 B
218 Avenue A MN14 A
2172 Amsterdam Avenue MN13 D
171 East 102 Street MN13 C
147 Avenue A MN13 B
16 East 116 Street MN12 C
200 Stanton Street MN12 A

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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,190,592 on 2015-12-18 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-12-18Agreement $15,250,000 — from M&E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $15,250,000
2015-12-18Mortgage $4,190,593 — from M&E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,190,593
2013-09-17Agreement $11,179,106 — from M&E 23RD STREET REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,179,106
2013-02-28AL&R $650,000 — from M&E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC to GHA HOLDINGS, LLC $650,000
2013-02-28Agreement $650,000 — from M&E 234 LLC; M&E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC; 628 WEST END, LLC to GHA HOLDINGS, LLC $650,000
2010-02-03Agreement $11,265,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to M&E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC, $11,265,000
2010-02-03Mortgage $3,869,157 — from M&E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC, to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,869,157
2007-02-26Agreement $3,400,000 — from 215 AVENUE B REALTY LLC; M & E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,400,000
2007-02-26Mortgage $1,915,000 — from M & E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC; 215 AVENUE B REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,915,000
2007-02-14Agreement $1,485,000 — from M&E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC; 215 AVENUE B REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,485,000
2007-02-14Mortgage $91,723 — from M&E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC; 215 AVENUE B REALTY LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $91,723
2005-02-14Mortgage $1,330,000 — from M&E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC to LAGRASSA, JACK; THE LAGRASSA FAMILY TRUST $1,330,000
2005-02-14AL&R $8,067,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to M&E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC $8,067,500
2005-02-14Mortgage $1,322,369 — from M&E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,322,369
2005-02-14Agreement $8,067,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to M&E 23RD STREET REALTY, LLC $8,067,500

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20175311322
20181228334
2019511741181
20200010111
20210027128
20222115119
20230236139
20240127331
20250253560
20260468072
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The full timeline

Construction 106Enforcement 48Housing & tenants 706Ownership & money 101Health & systems 27

Every one of the 988 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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