253 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 68 311 service requests, 47 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 25 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 29.6. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 | 14 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 10 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 2000-10-12. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · GENERAL (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (2) · Noise (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1).
$133,024 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1936) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | 215 East 29th Street Corporation |
| Head officer | Matthew Maggipinto |
| Managing agent | Empire State Property Management |
| Last registered | 2025-12-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,993,000 | $1,346,850 |
| 2026 | $3,047,000 | $1,371,150 |
| 2027 | $3,351,000 | $1,507,950 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $510,307 a year ($54.99 per sq ft), operating expenses $171,030 ($18.43 per sq ft), net operating income $339,277. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| 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 29 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | 2 Ave & E 29 St · 450 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.
215 East 29 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 |
17 311 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 EMPIRE STATE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 20 buildings, 323 units. Grades across the portfolio: A12 · B6 · C1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4200 Herkimer Place | BX | 45 | A |
| 127 Putnam Avenue | BK | 36 | A |
| 411 2 Avenue | MN | 36 | A |
| 15 7 Avenue South | MN | 36 | B |
| 315 East 95 Street | MN | 30 | C |
| 464 West 152 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 215 East 29 Street | MN | 20 | B |
| 59 4 Avenue | MN | 14 | A |
| 402 West 153 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 229 East 81 Street | MN | 11 | A |
| 237 East 12 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 764 Metropolitan Avenue | BK | 10 | A |
| 155 West 80 Street | MN | 10 | A |
| 1296 Park Place | BK | 8 | A |
| 22 Pierrepont Street | BK | 6 | A |
| 102 Avenue B | MN | 5 | B |
| 129 West 80 Street | MN | 5 | B |
| 431 East 6 Street | MN | 4 | F |
| 494 Chauncey Street | BK | 3 | B |
| 2 Bleecker Street | MN | 3 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $301,185 on 2021-09-09 (lender: New York Community 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | RPTT&RET $352,000 — from WU, TERRINA; WU, MAXINE to SANTORO, WHITNEY; SANTORO, MARK; SANTORO, LUKE | $352,000 | |
| 2026-09-17 | Sold for $352,000 | $352,000 | $17,600 |
| 2026-02-26 | RPTT&RET $343,000 — from CAPLIN, JEREMY to GEE, MATTHEW | $343,000 | |
| 2026-02-20 | Sold for $343,000 | $343,000 | $17,150 |
| 2024-04-16 | Sold for $356,000 | $356,000 | $17,800 |
| 2024-04-16 | RPTT&RET $356,000 — from PICCOLI, ROSEMARY to DEVINE, JULIA R | $356,000 | |
| 2022-05-10 | RPTT&RET $325,000 — from FENAMORE, ELIZABETH to SMITH TUCKER, ANNE; TUCKER, KENNETH J; TUCKER, LAURA N | $325,000 | |
| 2022-05-02 | Sold for $325,000 | $325,000 | $16,250 |
| 2021-11-18 | RPTT&RET $125,000 — from CONRAD, EMILY to GALUSHA, JEFFREY | $125,000 | |
| 2021-10-29 | Sold for $125,000 | $125,000 | $6,250 |
| 2021-09-09 | Agreement $880,000 — from 215 EAST 29TH ST. CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $880,000 | |
| 2021-09-09 | Mortgage $301,186 — from 215 EAST 29TH ST. CORP. to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $301,186 | |
| 2021-08-12 | RPTT&RET $325,000 — from ELMLUND, THOMAS to SCHWEIGER, MICHAEL | $325,000 | |
| 2021-08-09 | Sold for $325,000 | $325,000 | $16,250 |
| 2018-08-23 | RPTT&RET $385,000 — from SMITH, ALEKSANDRA to WU, TERRINA H; WU, MAXINE | $385,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 25 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 54 |
Every one of the 253 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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