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239 East 28 Street

675Records
18City systems
6Open violations
9.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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675 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 300 311 service requests, 117 HPD complaints, 96 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1920
Floors5.5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)RICHMOND ASSOCIATES
BBL1009090020
BIN1019897

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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 62% 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 9.3. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations6 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1993-09-14.

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

25 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (18) · Missed Collection (2) · Rodent (1) · Air Quality (1) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)RICHMOND ASSOCIATES
Head officerNICHOLAS T DONOVAN
Managing agentKRIEGER REAL ESTATE LLC
Last registered2025-10-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,091,000 $940,950
2026$2,407,000 $1,083,150
2027$2,521,000 $1,134,450

The city's market estimate has risen 21% 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 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Downtown only)
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 28 St — M9 M15 M34-SBS M34A-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 29 St · 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.

Report a problem to 311

239 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

25 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by KRIEGER REAL ESTATE LLC — 10 buildings, 157 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7 · B3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
146 Sullivan Street MN22 A
17 Downing Street MN20 A
239 East 28 Street MN20 A
52 Mac Dougal Street MN20 A
29 Jones Street MN20 A
148 Sullivan Street MN19 A
50 Mac Dougal Street MN17 B
88 West 3 Street MN13 A
590 Pacific Street BK4 B
84 Central Avenue BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,515,940 on 2012-11-30 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2012-11-30Mortgage $1,515,941 — from RICHMOND ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,515,941
2012-11-30Agreement $2,900,000 — from RICHMOND ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,900,000
2012-11-30RPTT&RET $1,512,690 — from LILY, LILY CHAN NEE LEE SOK NOY to BENNETT PROPERTIES (NEW YORK) CORPORATIO $1,512,690
2005-03-21Mortgage $636,444 — from RICHMOND ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $636,444
2005-03-21Agreement $1,600,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to RICHMOND ASSOCIATES $1,600,000
2005-03-21AL&R $1,600,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to RICHMOND ASSOCIATES $1,600,000
1998-08-03Mortgage $592,021 — from RICHMOND ASSOCIARES to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK $592,021
1993-11-30Mortgage $600,000 — from RICHMOND ASSOCIATES to OVERSEA-CHINESE ETC. $600,000
1993-01-11Mortgage $650,000 — from 239 EAST 28 ST; KIPS BAY ASSOCIATESLP to GOTHAM BANK OF NEW YORK $650,000
1990-03-16Mortgage $60,000 — from 106-108 WEST 13 ST ETAL; 333-335 EAST 70 ST ETAL; 239 EAST 28 ST RTY CP; 2731 BROADWAY RLT to RABINE, SALLY; RABINE, JOEL H. $60,000
1989-02-28Mortgage $40,000 — from 239 EAST 28 ST RLTYCP to 600 INVESTMENT GRP $40,000
1989-02-28Mortgage $209,019 — from 239 E 28TH RLTY CP to HOME SVGS AMERICA $209,019
1989-02-28Mortgage $250,000 — from 239 EAST 28TH RLTY CP to HOME SVGS AMERICA $250,000
1989-02-28Mortgage $214,971 — from 239 E 28TH RLTY CP; 106-108 W 13TH RLTYCP; 333-35 E 70TH RLTY CP to RABINE, SALLY; RABINE, JOEL H $214,971
1988-10-27Mortgage $214,971 — from 333-335 E 70 ST RLTYCP; 239 E 28TH ST RLTY CP; 106-108 W 13 ST RLTYCP to RABINE, JOEL H; RABINE, SALLY $214,971

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017280111
2018570315
20194210126
20201240227
20210630164
2022010001101
2023020022204
2024090211
20251130216
202601012
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The full timeline

Construction 12Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 526Ownership & money 71Health & systems 22

Every one of the 675 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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