205 recorded events, 1996–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 80 311 service requests, 54 HPD housing violations, 36 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 200.7. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 21 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-27. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · Illegal Parking (1) · Rodent (1) · Sanitation Worker or Vehicle Complaint (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · PLUMBING (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | EMGE-INC |
| Head officer | Baldev K VADEHRA |
| Managing agent | EMGE INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-10 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,940,000 | $873,000 |
| 2026 | $2,328,000 | $1,047,600 |
| 2027 | $2,794,000 | $1,257,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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 | 28 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 25 St — M15 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 25 St & 2 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
244 East 26 Street
| 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 |
| Anything else | Anything else |
17 311 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.
Managed by EMGE INC — 3 buildings, 25 units. Grades across the portfolio: A2 · D1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 221 East 26 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 177 Waverly Place | MN | 10 | A |
| 244 East 26 Street | MN | 4 | D |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $447,000 on 1996-09-05 (lender: Mishpuka Associates), 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-09-05 | Mortgage $447,000 — from JAL/JEP LLC to MISHPUKA ASSOCIATES | $447,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 56 |
| 2019 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 42 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 51 |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Every one of the 205 recorded events, 1996–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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