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305 First Avenue

458Records
14City systems
0Open violations
10.4Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10003 · Neighborhood: Gramercy
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458 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 165 311 service requests, 73 DOB permits, 55 rodent inspections.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built2024
Floors13
Res. units54
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)305 FIRST AVE OWNER LLC
BBL1009230035
BIN1020439

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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 64% 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 10.4. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-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.

$28,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

105 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Encampment (48) · Noise (14) · Homeless Person Assistance (8) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (8) · Illegal Dumping (4) · Street Condition (4).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

NoBuilt before 1974 (2024)
YesSix or more residential units (54)
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)THE 350 EAST 18TH STREET CONDOMINIUm
Head officerSAm WURTZBERGEr
Managing agentMRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Last registered2026-04-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,074,000 $2,283,300
2026$5,074,000 $2,283,300
2027$0 $0

The city's market estimate has fallen 100% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2025 (1 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway1 Av — L · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 17 St — M15 · 250 ft
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 18 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 040 Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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

305 First Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

105 311 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 MRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 28 buildings, 348 units. Grades across the portfolio: A18 · B1 · C5 · D4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2481 Crotona Avenue BX90 A
43-25 52nd Street QN60 A
305 First Avenue MN54 A
640 Lafayette Avenue BK16 A
263 Franklin Avenue BK16 A
343 Menahan Street BK10 A
108 India Street BK9 A
1526 Lincoln Place BK8 A
177 Greenpoint Avenue BK8 A
150 Grand Street BK6 A
108 Flushing Avenue BK6 C
224 Moffat Street BK6 B
135 Meserole Avenue BK5 C
128 Woodpoint Road BK5 A
224 Richardson Street BK5 A
544 Brooklyn Avenue BK4 A
351 Warren Street BK4 C
58 Dupont Street BK4 A
538 Brooklyn Avenue BK4 A
130 Huron Street BK4 A
56 Quincy Street BK4 C
123 Meserole Avenue BK4 D
220 North 6th Street BK3 A
84 Meserole Avenue BK3 D
212 Montrose Avenue BK3 D
156 Albany Avenue BK3 A
229 Clifton Place BK2 C
805 Monroe St BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $2,344,532 on 2026-01-16 (lender: Nw 18th Street Lender LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-16Mortgage $2,655,468 — from 305 FIRST AVE OWNER LLC to NW 18TH STREET LENDER LLC $2,655,468
2026-01-16Mortgage $2,344,532 — from 305 FIRST AVE OWNER LLC to NW 18TH STREET LENDER LLC $2,344,533
2026-01-16AL&R $68,000,000 — from 305 FIRST AVE OWNER LLC to NW 18TH STREET LENDER LLC $68,000,000
2024-09-10Agreement $16,300,000 — from 305 FIRST AVE OWNER LLC to NW 18TH STREET LENDER LLC $16,300,000
2024-09-10Mortgage $33,033,980 — from 305 FIRST AVE OWNER LLC to NW 18TH STREET LENDER LLC $33,033,980
2024-09-10Mortgage $13,666,020 — from 305 FIRST AVE OWNER LLC to NW 18TH STREET LENDER LLC $13,666,020
2024-09-10AL&R $63,000,000 — from 305 FIRST AVE OWNER LLC to NW 18TH STREET LENDER LLC $63,000,000
2020-02-11Mortgage $3,300,000 — from 305 FIRST AVE OWNER LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $3,300,000
2020-02-11Agreement $18,300,000 — from 305 FIRST AVE OWNER LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $18,300,000
2020-02-11AL&R $18,300,000 — from 305 FIRST AVE OWNER LLC to BANK LEUMI USA $18,300,000
2020-02-11Deed $28,500,000 — from 305 FIRST AVENUE (NY) OWNER, LLC to 305 FIRST AVE OWNER LLC $28,500,000
2020-02-05Sold for $28,500,000 $28,500,000 $527,778
2019-02-25Agreement $35,000,000 — from 301 FIRST AVENUE (NY) OWNER, LLC; 343 EAST 17TH STREET (NY) OWNER, LLC; 305 FIRST AVENUE ( to PACIFIC WESTERN BANK $35,000,000
2017-03-06AL&R $35,000,000 — from 301 FIRST AVENUE (NY) OWNER, LLC; 343 EAST 17TH STREET (NY) OWNER, LLC; 305 FIRST AVENUE ( to PACIFIC WESTERN BANK $35,000,000
2017-03-06Deed $27,500,000 — from BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER to 305 FIRST AVENUE (NY) OWNER, LLC $27,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201715884439
201817111101049
20197112617
20200018211
2021202408
202212100114
202310400647
20242114278474
2025922360774
202606297143
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The full timeline

Construction 82Enforcement 86Housing & tenants 198Ownership & money 35Health & systems 57

Every one of the 458 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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