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221 East 33 Street

406Records
15City systems
20Open violations
2Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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406 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 167 311 service requests, 57 HPD complaints, 36 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1900
Floors6
Res. units45
ClassD1
Owner (PLUTO)221-227 EAST 33RD STREET LLC
BBL1009140011
BIN1020111

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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 84% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 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 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations20 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 8 class A. Oldest open since 1981-12-30.

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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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (4) · Rodent (4) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Noise (2) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

$333,214 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (45)
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)221-227 EAST 33RD STREET LLC
Head officerLILI KALIMIAN
Managing agentBLACK DIAMOND EQUITY MANAGEMENT INC
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$8,919,000 $4,013,550
2026$8,919,000 $4,013,550
2027$9,675,000 $4,353,750

The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

In the city's stormwater flood map only under the extreme-storm scenario (3.66 in/hr cloudburst with 2080 sea levels) — an Ida-scale event.

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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 34 St / 2 Av — M34-SBS M34A-SBS · 300 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi Bike2 Ave & E 31 St · 650 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

221 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

20 311 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 BLACK DIAMOND EQUITY MANAGEMENT INC. — 14 buildings, 356 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · C2 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
117 West 58 Street MN99 A
207 East 30 Street MN79 A
221 East 33 Street MN45 A
97 5 Avenue MN28 A
220 East 25 Street MN24 A
416 East 81 Street MN20 A
235 East 53 Street MN15 A
231 East 53 Street MN13 A
70 West 11 Street MN10 A
517 East 81 Street MN10 A
319 Avenue of the Americas MN5 F
315 Avenue of the Americas MN4 C
317 Avenue of the Americas MN2 D
321 Avenue of the Americas MN2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $258,253 on 1987-05-26 (lender: Emigrant Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1987-05-26Mortgage $258,253 — from KALIMIAN, ATAOLLAH to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK $258,253
1984-01-17Mortgage $2,300,000 — from KALIMIAN, ATAOLLAH to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK $2,300,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
2017008210
20180117321
20190110314
20200028533
20210015217
20224629241
202322419
2024128516
2025009211
2026209314
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 50Housing & tenants 273Ownership & money 26Health & systems 37

Every one of the 406 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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