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251 East 32 Street

1,011Records
21City systems
0Open violations
0.2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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1,011 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 21 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 393 311 service requests, 185 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 90 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1964
Floors20
Res. units164
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)RIVERVIEW EAST OWNERS CORP.
BBL1009130028
BIN1020092

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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 94% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.2. 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 4,677 100+-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

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

71 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (15) · Blocked Driveway (11) · Homeless Person Assistance (5) · Illegal Parking (4) · Lead (4) · Litter Basket Request (3).

Filed construction activity

$1,926,920 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (25 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 (1964)
YesSix or more residential units (164)
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)RIVERVIEW EAST OWNERS INC
Head officerLOUISE GRUBER
Managing agentMILFORD MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-10-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$37,474,000 $16,863,300
2026$42,181,000 $18,981,450
2027$43,978,000 $19,790,100

The city's market estimate has risen 17% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · DISABLED HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $7,938,000 a year ($45.36 per sq ft), operating expenses $3,323,250 ($18.99 per sq ft), net operating income $4,614,750. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 7/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Playa BowlsNot yet graded—

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).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

Subway33 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 33 St — M15-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 31 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

251 East 32 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

71 311 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 MILFORD MANAGEMENT CORP — 10 buildings, 2,564 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
30 West 63 Street MN454 A
201 East 87 Street MN410 A
200 East 65 Street MN283 A
1680 3 Avenue MN280 A
200 North End Avenue MN280 A
53 West 14 Street MN239 A
30 Little West Street MN233 A
300 North End Avenue MN191 A
251 East 32 Street MN164 A
336 East 71 Street MN30 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2015-12-07 (lender: National Consumer Cooperative Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-20RPTT&RET $560,000 — from BIRENBAUM, MAIJA to BORER, ALYCIA $560,000
2026-05-11Sold for $560,000 $560,000 $3,415
2026-04-28RPTT&RET $350,000 — from OLSON, BARBARA A to GRAYSON, PAUL $350,000
2026-04-07Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $2,134
2026-02-19RPTT&RET $650,000 — from BRODSKY, MARINA to PARK, JOY KIMBERLY $650,000
2026-02-12Sold for $650,000 $650,000 $3,963
2025-10-06RPTT&RET $705,000 — from BHAVSAR, NORMA to JIANETTE, ANDREW; JIANETTE, PETER $705,000
2025-09-18Sold for $705,000 $705,000 $4,299
2025-07-07RPTT&RET $350,000 — from LIPSKY, ANITA; LIPSKY, DAVID M.; LIPSKY, ROBERT to WHYTE, KIRSTEN; WHYTE, JOHN $350,000
2025-06-30Sold for $350,000 $350,000 $2,134
2025-05-23RPTT&RET $699,000 — from ZIELINSKI, LINDSAY; FONG, CARMEN to KROHN, JONATHAN $699,000
2025-05-09Sold for $699,000 $699,000 $4,262
2025-05-05RPTT&RET $347,500 — from BRODSKY, MARC P; BRODSKY, MARINA to BRODSKY, MARINA $347,500
2025-04-18Sold for $347,500 $347,500 $2,119
2025-04-15RPTT&RET $420,000 — from CANIANO, IRENE; CANIANO, THOMAS to BAN, DOHYUN $420,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201763153936
20181319286773
2019284020373
202010476458
20212125512384
2022224412464
2023145399572
2024133114352
2025403314455
202641116325
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The full timeline

Construction 141Enforcement 132Housing & tenants 440Ownership & money 243Health & systems 55

Every one of the 1,011 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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