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451 3 Avenue

516Records
15City systems
26Open violations
9.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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516 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 206 311 service requests, 106 HPD complaints, 50 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units13
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)LEHMANN, SUZANNE
BBL1009120001
BIN1020028

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

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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

Open HPD violations26 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1982-09-03.

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

51 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (14) · Noise (6) · Cannabis Retailer (5) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (3) · Sidewalk Condition (3) · Illegal Parking (3).

Filed construction activity

$245,717 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (13)
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)KIPS-BAY JOINT VENTURE
Head officerLEONARD ELMAN
Managing agentWORKING REALTY, LTD.
Last registered2025-10-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,846,000 $1,280,700
2026$3,026,000 $1,361,700
2027$3,269,000 $1,471,050

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BanterAustralianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Milk Not Pasteurized) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway33 St — 6 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 31 St — M101 M102 M103 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 31 St & 3 Ave · 150 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

451 3 Avenue

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

51 311 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 WORKING REALTY, LTD. — 6 buildings, 96 units. Grades across the portfolio: A5 · B1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
87 St Marks Place MN25 A
10 West 93 Street MN24 A
336 East 6 Street MN21 B
451 3 Avenue MN13 A
645 East 11 Street MN9 A
241 East 31 Street MN4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $50,000 on 1986-08-18 (lender: 2143 Seventh Ave Rlty Cp), covering 2 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
2009-10-07RPTT&RET $642,000 — from ROBERTS, ETHAN to WEISS, ELIZABETH FAYE $642,000
2006-06-15RPTT&RET $288,990 — from CHASE HOME FINANCE to WEIDERPASS, MATI $288,990
1986-08-18Mortgage $50,000 — from NYC DESIGNS INC to 2143 SEVENTH AVE RLTY CP $50,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017028111
2018007310
20190510116
20200620228
20210010111
20220423128
20238121232
20242617126
20250110516
20260025328
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The full timeline

Construction 39Enforcement 92Housing & tenants 349Ownership & money 12Health & systems 24

Every one of the 516 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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