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206 East 26 Street

518Records
16City systems
35Open violations
54.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10010 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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518 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 137 311 service requests, 134 HPD complaints, 55 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units18
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)BERNIC ENTERPRISES LL
BBL1009060050
BIN1083064, 1083065

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 73% 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 54.2. In ZIP 10010, 74% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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 violations35 total — 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 10 class A. Oldest open since 2010-05-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

24 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 22). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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22
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (26) · HEAT/HOT WATER (12) · PAINT/PLASTER (4) · Water System (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (18)
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)BERNIC ENTERPRISES LLC
Head officerSLAVKO BERNIC
Managing agentBERNIC MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-10-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,775,000 $1,248,750
2026$3,418,000 $1,538,100
2027$3,520,000 $1,584,000

The city's market estimate has risen 27% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2022 (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

Subway28 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 26 St — M101 M102 M103 · 300 ft
Citi BikeE 26 St & 3 Ave · 150 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

206 East 26 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

47 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 12 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 BERNIC MANAGEMENT LLC — 9 buildings, 251 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3 · B5 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
115 East 12 Street MN69 A
133 Charles Street MN50 B
221 East 21 Street MN29 A
229 East 13 Street MN28 A
1369 1 Avenue MN20 B
206 East 26 Street MN18 B
122 East 13 Street MN16 C
1315 1 Avenue MN12 B
210 East 26 Street MN9 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $366,884 on 2018-12-27 (lender: Capital One, National Association), 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
2018-12-27AL&R $5,300,000 — from BERNIC ENTERPRISES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,300,000
2018-12-27Agreement $5,300,000 — from BERNIC ENTERPRISES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,300,000
2018-12-27Mortgage $366,884 — from BERNIC ENTERPRISES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $366,884
2013-11-26AL&R $5,500,000 — from BERNIC ENTERPRISES, INC. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,500,000
2013-11-26Agreement $5,500,000 — from BERNIC ENTERPRISES, INC. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $5,500,000
2013-11-26Mortgage $2,462,979 — from BERNIC ENTERPRISES, INC. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,462,979
2010-07-26Mortgage $329,002 — from BERNIC ENTERPRISES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $329,002
2010-07-26Agreement $3,200,000 — from BERNIC ENTERPRISES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $3,200,000
2010-07-26AL&R $3,200,000 — from BERNIC ENTERPRISES LLC to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. $3,200,000
2006-02-08Mortgage $1,492,692 — from BERNIC ENTERPRSES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $1,492,692
2006-02-08Agreement $3,200,000 — from BERNIC ENTERPRSES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $3,200,000
2002-11-13Mortgage $975,001 — from BERNIC ENTERPRISES LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $975,001
1997-01-22Mortgage $111,645 — from KIPS QUAD ASSOCIATES to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK $111,645
1990-01-23Mortgage $300,100 — from KIPS QUAD ASSOCIATES to CITY & SUBURBAN F/SBANK $300,100
1984-12-04Mortgage $499,900 — from KIPS QUAD ASSOCIATES to DANA ASSOCIATES CORP. $499,900

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017090110
201821328
20191110012
202005027
20210155222
20220330134
20232800183
20240223126
20250180220
20260410041
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The full timeline

Construction 60Enforcement 51Housing & tenants 341Ownership & money 49Health & systems 17

Every one of the 518 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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