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497 3 Avenue

503Records
19City systems
5Open violations
63.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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503 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 177 311 service requests, 77 HPD complaints, 72 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1930
Floors5
Res. units12
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)497 THIRD REALTY LLC
BBL1009140061
BIN1020139

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 76% 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 63.3. 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 violations5 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2026-08-26.

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

43 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (8) · FLOORING/STAIRS (6) · APPLIANCE (5) · Outdoor Dining (4) · ELECTRIC (4) · DOOR/WINDOW (3).

Filed construction activity

$724,170 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (11 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 (1930)
YesSix or more residential units (12)
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)497 THIRD REALTY LLC
Head officerAHRON FREIDUS
Managing agentAHRON FREIDUS
Last registered2026-07-27

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,714,000 $1,221,300
2026$2,740,000 $1,233,000
2027$2,641,000 $1,188,450

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The Flying CockIrishAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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: Food Spoiled) · 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 4 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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 33 St — M101 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 31 St & 3 Ave · 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

497 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

43 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $100,000 on 2016-11-15 (lender: Signature Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-11-15Deed $7,200,000 — from 497 MM ASSOCIATES LLC to 497 THIRD REALTY LLC $7,200,000
2016-11-15Agreement $4,375,000 — from 497 THIRD REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,375,000
2016-11-15AL&R $4,375,000 — from 497 THIRD REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,375,000
2016-11-15Mortgage $100,000 — from 497 THIRD REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $100,000
2016-11-02Sold for $7,200,000 $7,200,000 $600,000
2016-03-29AL&R $3,500,000 — from EXRP THIRD LLC; 497 MM ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,500,000
2016-03-29Deed $11,250,000 — from 497 REALTY CORP. to 497 MM ASSOCIATES LLC $11,250,000
2016-03-29Mortgage $4,275,000 — from 497 MM ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,275,000
2016-03-29AL&R $4,275,000 — from 497 MM ASSOCIATES LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $4,275,000
2016-03-29Mortgage $3,500,000 — from 497 MM ASSOCIATES LLC; EXRP THIRD LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $3,500,000
2016-03-15Sold for $11,250,000 $11,250,000 $937,500
2002-07-31Mortgage $336,724 — from 497 REALTY CORP to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $336,724
1998-08-06Mortgage $99,090 — from 497 REALTY CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $99,090
1996-03-18Mortgage $35,090 — from 497 REALTY CORP. to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH $35,090
1991-06-12Mortgage $103,359 — from 467 REALTY CORP to GOVERNOR & CO BK IRELAND $103,359

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173044112
201822210328
201932310137
202070200128
2021017420160
20221182517
202386470465
20243132110
202500520355
202600330235
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The full timeline

Construction 53Enforcement 35Housing & tenants 339Ownership & money 50Health & systems 26

Every one of the 503 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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