577 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 199 311 service requests, 128 HPD complaints, 60 HPD housing violations.
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 50% 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 16.5. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-06-11. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (9) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · PLUMBING (3) · WATER LEAK (3) · Rodent (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1).
$75,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (22) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 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) | 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | MARK SCHARFMAN |
| Managing agent | 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,680,000 | $1,656,000 |
| 2026 | $3,695,000 | $1,662,750 |
| 2027 | $3,555,000 | $1,599,750 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NO4FUEL |
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 a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 25 St — M15 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 25 St & 2 Ave · 400 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.
226 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 |
32 311 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 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC — 2 buildings, 44 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 226 East 26 Street | MN | 22 | A |
| 228 East 26 Street | MN | 22 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,425,000 on 2018-08-08 (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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-08 | AL&R $6,425,000 — from 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $6,425,000 | |
| 2018-08-08 | Agreement $6,425,000 — from 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $6,425,000 | |
| 2018-08-08 | Mortgage $6,425,000 — from 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,425,000 | |
| 2018-08-01 | Agreement $21,477,000 — from 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC; 256 EAST 10TH STREET NY LLC; 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC; 5 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $21,477,000 | |
| 2018-08-01 | Agreement $23,542,800 — from 256 EAST 10TH STREET NY LLC; 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC; 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC; 5 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $23,542,800 | |
| 2011-03-07 | Agreement $24,400,000 — from 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC; 256 EAST 10TH STREET NY LLC; 506 EAST 88TH STREET LLC; 226-2 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $24,400,000 | |
| 2007-10-05 | AL&R $26,050,000 — from 256 EAST 10TH STREET NY LLC; 506 EAST 88TH STREET LLC; 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC; 447-4 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $26,050,000 | |
| 2007-10-05 | Mortgage $6,550,000 — from 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC; 447-449 EAST 78TH STREET LLC; 256 EAST 10TH STREET NY LLC; 5 to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,550,000 | |
| 2007-10-05 | Agreement $26,050,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 506 EAST 88TH STREET LLC; 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC; 256 EAST 10TH STREET NY LLC; 447-4 | $26,050,000 | |
| 2007-09-13 | Deed $11,665,221 — from 226 EAST 26TH LLC to 226-228 EAST 26TH STREET LLC | $11,665,221 | |
| 2005-12-01 | AL&R $19,500,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 226 EAST 26TH LLC; 447 EAST 78TH LLC; 256 EAST 10TH LLC; 506 EAST 88TH LLC | $19,500,000 | |
| 2005-12-01 | Mortgage $15,597,683 — from 447 EAST 78TH LLC; 256 EAST 10TH LLC; 226 EAST 26TH LLC; 506 EAST 88TH LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $15,597,683 | |
| 2005-09-01 | Deed $7,327,344 — from ISRAELOFF, ROBERT; EAST 26TH STREET ASSOCIATES to 226 EAST 26TH LLC | $7,327,344 | |
| 1994-12-15 | Mortgage $77,944 — from EAST 26TH STREET ASSOCIATES to NORTH FORK BANK | $77,944 | |
| 1990-06-08 | Mortgage $875,309 — from EAST 26TH STREET ASSOC to DIME SVGS BK WILMSBURGH | $875,309 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 60 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 40 |
Every one of the 577 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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