442 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 185 HPD complaints, 71 311 service requests, 58 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. Less recorded distress than 81% 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 2.7. 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 | 10 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1984-02-06. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 4 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
5 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Illegal Parking (1) · Water System (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) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (11) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | EMGE INC |
| Head officer | Baldev VADEHRA |
| Managing agent | EMGE INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-05 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,504,000 | $676,800 |
| 2026 | $1,691,000 | $760,950 |
| 2027 | $1,874,000 | $843,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | 28 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only) |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 26 St — M101 M102 M103 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 26 St & 3 Ave · 300 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.
221 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 |
5 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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: $717,364 on 2006-08-25 (lender: North Fork Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-08-25 | Agreement $282,636 — from EMGE, INC. to NORTH FORK BANK | $282,636 | |
| 2006-08-25 | Agreement $1,000,000 — from EMGE, INC. to NORTH FORK BANK | $1,000,000 | |
| 2006-08-25 | Mortgage $717,364 — from EMGE, INC. to NORTH FORK BANK | $717,364 | |
| 1996-10-08 | Mortgage $155,841 — from EMGE, INC. to NORTH SIDE SAVINGS BANK | $155,841 | |
| 1988-06-06 | Mortgage $100,000 — from SHELTER BAY RTY ETCNOM to CORBO, PASCAL A. | $100,000 | |
| 1988-06-06 | Mortgage $80,330 — from ZXQ REALTY CORP NOM/; SHELTER BAY RTY ETCNOM to CORBO, PASCAL A. | $80,330 | |
| 1987-12-30 | Mortgage $180,330 — from SHELTER BAY RLTY COLTD to CORBO, PASCHAL A | $180,330 | |
| 1987-06-18 | Mortgage $33,984 — from PIRENO, A ALESSANDRO to LUTHERAN CEMETERY | $33,984 | |
| 1982-03-25 | Mortgage $135,000 — from PIRENO, ALESSANDRO A. to 221 E. 26TH ST. CO. | $135,000 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2019 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Every one of the 442 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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