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240 East 28 Street

594Records
16City systems
3Open violations
3.8Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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594 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 340 311 service requests, 82 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 39 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units28
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MARC GRAMMERCY 240 LLC
BBL1009080035
BIN1019883

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 77% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 3.8. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations3 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1985-11-06.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

87 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (63) · Drinking (3) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (3) · Illegal Parking (3) · Dirty Condition (3) · PLUMBING (3).

Filed construction activity

$198,300 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (28)
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)Marc Gramercy 240 LLC
Head officerDarren Lachar
Managing agentMarc Gramercy 240 LLC
Last registered2025-07-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,988,000 $2,694,600
2026$6,886,000 $3,098,700
2027$6,557,000 $2,950,650

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Green MandalaJuice, Smoothies, Fruit SaladsA—

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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 28 St — M15-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 29 St · 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.

Report a problem to 311

240 East 28 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

87 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,508,185 on 2017-08-01 (lender: Astoria Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-05-05Deed $12,000,000 — from JGJ REALTY HOLDINGS, LLC to MARC GRAMMERCY 240 LLC $12,000,000
2023-05-05ASPM $9,200,000 — from MARC GRAMMERCY 240 LLC to WEBSTER BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $9,200,000
2023-05-01Sold for $12,000,000 $12,000,000 $428,571
2017-08-01Agreement $9,200,000 — from JGJ REALTY HOLDINGS, LLC to ASTORIA BANK $9,200,000
2017-08-01Deed $19,000,000 — from ADD REALTY COMPANY LLC; 240 DANIELS FAMILY LLC to JGJ REALTY HOLDINGS, LLC $19,000,000
2017-08-01Mortgage $1,508,186 — from JGJ REALTY HOLDINGS, LLC to ASTORIA BANK $1,508,186
2017-07-27Sold for $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $678,571
2014-11-19Mortgage $3,659,378 — from 240 DANIELS FAMILY, LLC; ADD REALTY COMPANY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $3,659,378
2014-11-19Agreement $7,800,000 — from ADD REALTY COMPANY, LLC; 240 DANIELS FAMILY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $7,800,000
2014-11-19Deed $13,000,000 — from LUKIE LUKE REALTY, LLC; JENNIEGARY, LLC to 240 DANIELS FAMILY, LLC, AS TO A 11.74% ; ADD REALTY COMPANY, LLC, AS TO A 88.26% $13,000,000
2014-11-19AL&R $7,800,000 — from ADD REALTY COMPANY, LLC; 240 DANIELS FAMILY, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $7,800,000
2008-07-22AL&R $4,570,000 — from 240 EAST 28 LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $4,570,000
2008-07-22Agreement $4,570,000 — from SOVEREIGN BANK to 240 EAST 28 LLC $4,570,000
2008-07-22Mortgage $2,697,673 — from 240 EAST 28 LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK $2,697,673
2003-07-16Agreement $2,025,000 — from 240 EAST 28 LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $2,025,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20177016115
2018012036
2019008019
202001280130
202100520153
2022549201102
202300603366
202401440449
202520180222
20261080211
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 34Housing & tenants 413Ownership & money 84Health & systems 27

Every one of the 594 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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