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521 3 Avenue

122Records
14City systems
2Open violations
5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10016 · Neighborhood: Murray Hill-Kips Bay
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122 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 311 service requests, 21 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 17 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units4
ClassS4
Owner (PLUTO)521 ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL1009150062
BIN1020174

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 81% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2022-12-10.

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

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (3) · Food Poisoning (2) · Real Time Enforcement (1) · Dirty Condition (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$10,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)521 ASSOCIATES LLC
Head officerCHRIS MESKOURIS
Managing agent521 ASSOCIATES
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$2,420,000 $1,089,000
2026$2,904,000 $1,306,800
2027$3,485,000 $1,568,250

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Jackson HoleHamburgersGrade Pending—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick) · 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 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.4 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

521 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

8 311 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: $13,088 on 1993-03-26 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1993-03-26Mortgage $13,088 — from 521 ASSOCIATES to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $13,088
1987-07-15Mortgage $550,000 — from 521 ASSOCIATES to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK $550,000
1984-10-18Mortgage $100,000 — from M-110 MCDOUGAL ST. CORP. to CHEMICAL BANK $100,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201701124
2018014510
201900314
202000426
202100527
20220011516
2023007310
202401427
2025205310
202600527
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The full timeline

Construction 11Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 54Ownership & money 21Health & systems 31

Every one of the 122 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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