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252 East 33 Street

187Records
13City systems
10Open violations
27.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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187 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 64 HPD housing violations, 43 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 14 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1920
Floors3
Res. units8
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)BIZLAND INC
BBL1009130037
BIN1020096

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More 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 27.5. 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 violations10 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 1986-01-18.

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.

$10,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (6) · Dirty Condition (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 (8)
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)BIZLAND INC
Head officerJERRY LEUNG
Managing agentBEYOND PROPERTY GROUP INC
Last registered2025-08-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,331,600 $1,049,220
2026$2,798,000 $1,259,100
2027$2,864,000 $1,288,800

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 150 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 31 St · 400 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

252 East 33 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

7 311 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 BEYOND PROPERTY GROUP INC — 4 buildings, 17 units. Grades across the portfolio: B2 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
252 East 33 Street MN8 B
12-07 Jackson Avenue QN5 D
12-09 Jackson Avenue QN2 B
237 Madison Street BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $396,936 on 2018-04-18 (lender: Arbor Agency Lending, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-04-18Mortgage $396,936 — from BIZLAND INC. to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $396,936
2018-04-18Agreement $2,000,000 — from BIZLAND INC. to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC $2,000,000
2014-01-23Mortgage $1,750,000 — from BIZLAND INC to INVESTORS BANK $1,750,000
2014-01-23AL&R $1,750,000 — from BIZLAND INC to INVESTORS BANK $1,750,000
2014-01-23Deed $3,200,000 — from JMT GROUP LLC to BIZLAND INC. $3,200,000
2005-05-11Mortgage $1,240,000 — from TSE, MATHILDA; TSE, JAMES K to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $1,240,000
2005-05-11Deed $1,800,000 — from DANCYGER, RENATA; FLAM, DINA to TSE, MATHILDA; TSE, JAMES K $1,800,000
1994-09-06Mortgage $265,000 — from GROUP MANAGEMENT CORP to MOSALLEM, MICHEL $265,000
1984-06-01Mortgage $655,633 — from 252-6 E.33RD ASSOCIATES to EASTERN FDL SVGS&LNETC. $655,633

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201711013
2018116311
201900011
202002013
202102013
202204015
202303014
202403003
202508019
202650005
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 94Ownership & money 43Health & systems 14

Every one of the 187 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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