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217 East 26 Street

119Records
14City systems
7Open violations
41.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10010 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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119 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 42 311 service requests, 12 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10010
Built1912
Floors5
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)217 EAST 26TH STREET LLC
BBL1009070012
BIN1077023

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 69% 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 41.7. 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 violations7 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2018-01-29.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1).

Filed construction activity

$4,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1912)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
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)217 EAST 26TH STREET LLC
Head officerCONSTANTINOS KAIMAKLIOTIS
Managing agentGRAMERCY EQUITIES PARTNERS LLC
Last registered2026-07-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,640,000 $1,188,000
2026$3,168,000 $1,425,600
2027$3,802,000 $1,710,900

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Tipsy ScoopFrozen DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

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 · 250 ft
Citi BikeE 26 St & 3 Ave · 250 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

217 East 26 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

2 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,830,000 on 2015-12-08 (lender: Bankunited, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-12-15Agreement $2,500,000 — from 217 EAST 26TH STREET LLC; 217 EAST 26TH STREET NEWCO LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA $2,500,000
2015-12-08AL&R $2,830,000 — from 217 EAST 26TH STREET NEWCO LLC; 217 EAST 26TH STREET LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,830,000
2015-12-08Mortgage $2,830,000 — from 217 EAST 26TH STREET LLC; 217 EAST 26TH STREET NEWCO LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. $2,830,000
2015-12-08Deed $5,675,261 — from FOUNTAINEBLEAU ESTATES INC to 217 EAST 26TH STREET NEWCO LLC; 217 EAST 26TH STREET LLC $5,675,261

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017026019
20180090211
20191280011
2020005319
2021003003
2022003003
2023002002
2024002013
2025001023
2026007018
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 15Housing & tenants 68Ownership & money 12Health & systems 12

Every one of the 119 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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