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523 3 Avenue

168Records
12City systems
0Open violations
6.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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168 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 57 311 service requests, 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 21 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)TRIUMPH REALTY MANAGEMENT LLC
BBL1009150061
BIN1020173

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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 69% 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 6.7. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 46,798 6-24-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

15 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · Sidewalk Condition (2) · Street Condition (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Food Establishment (1).

Filed construction activity

$235,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (6)
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)TRIUMPH REALTY MGMT LLC
Head officerANDREAS PAPADOPOULOS
Managing agentTRIUMPH REALTY MGMT LLC
Last registered2025-07-14

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,560,000 $1,602,000
2026$4,272,000 $1,922,400
2027$4,489,000 $2,020,050

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ted's Corner TavernGreekA—

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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 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 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 34 St / 3 Av — M34-SBS M34A-SBS BM5 · 250 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeLexington Ave & E 36 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

523 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

15 311 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: $597,352 on 2013-03-14 (lender: New York Commercial Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2013-03-14Agreement $1,885,000 — from TRIUMPH REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $1,885,000
2013-03-14Mortgage $597,352 — from TRIUMPH REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC to NEW YORK COMMERCIAL BANK $597,352
2006-02-13Mortgage $1,500,000 — from TRIUMPH REALTY MGMT.,LLC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $1,500,000
2006-02-13Deed $3,500,000 — from HELLER, MELVIN S to TRIUMPH REALTY MANAGEMENT,LLC. $3,500,000
2004-01-31Mortgage $448,882 — from HELLER, MELVIN to ATLANTIC BANK OF NEW YORK $448,882
2000-04-24Mortgage $2,325,000 — from HELLER, MELVIN to NORTH FORK BANK $2,325,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201721216
2018733114
201901708
2020008311
2021018211
202210629
202303227
2024018110
202502237
202600819
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The full timeline

Construction 34Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 64Ownership & money 27Health & systems 22

Every one of the 168 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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