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216 East 28 Street

430Records
16City systems
0Open violations
8.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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430 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 252 311 service requests, 54 HPD complaints, 35 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC5
Owner (PLUTO)216 EAST 28TH STREET
BBL1009080046
BIN1077025, 1077026

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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 65% 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 8.1. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (10) · Illegal Dumping (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (1) · Street Light Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$298,200 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC
Head officerADAM VICKERS
Managing agentVICKERS REALTY LTD.
Last registered2025-07-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,945,000 $875,250
2026$2,097,000 $943,650
2027$2,320,000 $1,044,000

The city's market estimate has risen 19% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 400 ft
Citi BikeE 26 St & 3 Ave · 500 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

216 East 28 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

15 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by VICKERS REALTY LTD. — 10 buildings, 138 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
347 East 65 Street MN20 A
712 9 Avenue MN18 A
710 9 Avenue MN18 A
293 East Houston Street MN16 A
216 East 28 Street MN16 A
34 Morton Street MN15 A
359 East 19 Street MN11 A
428 East 83 Street MN11 A
159 Avenue C MN7 B
575 2 Avenue MN6 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $3,191,981 on 2022-03-04 (lender: Signature Bank), covering 6 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
2022-03-04AL&R $13,000,000 — from 347 EAST 65TH STREET LLC; 428 EAST 83RD STREET LLC; 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC; 359 EAST 19 to SIGNATURE BANK $13,000,000
2022-03-04Mortgage $3,191,981 — from 428 EAST 83RD STREET LLC; UPPER BROADWAY LLC; 347 EAST 65TH STREET LLC; 216 EAST 28TH STRE to SIGNATURE BANK $3,191,981
2022-03-04Agreement $13,000,000 — from 428 EAST 83RD STREET LLC; 347 EAST 65TH STREET LLC; UPPER BROADWAY LLC; 216 EAST 28TH STRE to SIGNATURE BANK $13,000,000
2012-11-02Mortgage $558,504 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $558,504
2012-11-02Agreement $1,500,000 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $1,500,000
2012-11-02AL&R $1,500,000 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $1,500,000
2010-07-27AL&R $972,000 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $972,000
2010-07-27Agreement $972,000 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $972,000
2010-07-27Mortgage $115,958 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $115,958
2003-10-10Mortgage $145,703 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREET LLC to AMALGAMATED BANK $145,703
2001-09-18Mortgage $825,000 — from 216 EAST 28TH STREETLLC. to AMALGAMATED BANK $825,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176160215
2018001034
20194090114
202040910196
202121630167
20220087116
202300120113
20240064111
2025006039
20260080210
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The full timeline

Construction 26Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 335Ownership & money 35Health & systems 23

Every one of the 430 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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