887 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 243 311 service requests, 218 HPD complaints, 201 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 828.8. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 41 total — 15 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 1986-03-31. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
171 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 146 · winter 2024–25: 18 · winter 2025–26: 3). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$133,875 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
161 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (76) · APPLIANCE (16) · PLUMBING (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (7) · Boilers (7) · GENERAL (6).
$127,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (10) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 221 EAST 35TH ST ASS. LLC |
| Head officer | ERIC BORKOWSKI |
| Managing agent | CITI URBAN MGMT CORP |
| Last registered | 2025-09-13 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,587,600 | $2,064,420 |
| 2026 | $5,505,000 | $2,477,250 |
| 2027 | $6,606,000 | $2,972,700 |
The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
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.
| Subway | 33 St — 6 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-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 |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: E 34 St / 2 Av — M34-SBS M34A-SBS · 400 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | Lexington Ave & E 36 St · 850 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.
221 East 35 Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
161 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 76 of them about heat or hot water.
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.
Managed by CITI URBAN MGMT CORP — 24 buildings, 529 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B12 · D5 · F2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 175 Thompson Street | MN | 85 | A |
| 2631 Schurz Avenue | BX | 79 | B |
| 131 Avenue A | MN | 30 | B |
| 121 St Marks Place | MN | 30 | B |
| 221 East 85 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 223 East 85 Street | MN | 28 | A |
| 179 Waverly Place | MN | 28 | B |
| 320 East 34 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 318 East 34 Street | MN | 24 | B |
| 119 St Marks Place | MN | 22 | B |
| 115 St Marks Place | MN | 22 | B |
| 40 Grove Street | MN | 19 | B |
| 164 Elizabeth Street | MN | 15 | B |
| 700 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 14 | F |
| 698 Amsterdam Avenue | MN | 13 | F |
| 172 Waverly Place | MN | 12 | B |
| 811 Grand Street | BK | 12 | D |
| 221 East 35 Street | MN | 10 | D |
| 201 North 6 Street | BK | 8 | A |
| 317 4 Avenue | BK | 8 | D |
| 108 West Houston Street | MN | 7 | B |
| 315 4 Avenue | BK | 6 | D |
| 169 Thompson Street | MN | 5 | D |
| 50 3 Avenue | MN | 0 | — |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $236,977 on 2024-08-07 (lender: Rwc Lending LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-07 | Agreement $2,425,000 — from 221 EAST 35TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to RWC LENDING LLC | $2,425,000 | |
| 2024-08-07 | Mortgage $236,978 — from 221 EAST 35TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to RWC LENDING LLC | $236,978 | |
| 2022-09-23 | EASE $35,000 — from 221 EAST 35TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to EIP HOLDINGS II, LLC | $35,000 | |
| 2017-07-24 | Agreement $2,850,000 — from 221 EAST 35TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $2,850,000 | |
| 2017-07-24 | Mortgage $159,173 — from 221 EAST 35TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $159,173 | |
| 2017-07-24 | AL&R $2,850,000 — from 221 EAST 35TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK | $2,850,000 | |
| 2012-09-19 | Agreement $3,000,000 — from 221 EAST 35TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,000,000 | |
| 2012-09-19 | Mortgage $591,184 — from 221 EAST 35TH STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $591,184 | |
| 2005-03-22 | Mortgage $1,396,097 — from 221 EAST 35TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $1,396,097 | |
| 2005-03-22 | Agreement $2,640,500 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to 221 EAST 35TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC | $2,640,500 | |
| 2003-08-14 | Mortgage $122,291 — from 221 EAST 35TH STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $122,291 | |
| 2002-08-27 | Mortgage $644,549 — from 221 EAST 35TH STREETASSOCIATES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $644,549 | |
| 1997-02-19 | Mortgage $56,190 — from 221 EAST 35TH STREETASSOCIATES, LLC to QUEENS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK | $56,190 | |
| 1987-05-22 | Mortgage $218,909 — from 223 EAST 35 ST ASSOCS to DIME SVGS BK/WLLMSBGH | $218,909 | |
| 1985-07-31 | Mortgage $132,726 — from 223 E 35TH ST ASSOC to FOURTH FEDL SV&LN ASNNY | $132,726 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 4 | 69 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 0 | 7 | 113 |
| 2024 | 0 | 17 | 273 | 7 | 2 | 299 |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| 2026 | 0 | 11 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
Every one of the 887 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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