577 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 212 311 service requests, 132 HPD housing violations, 88 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 83% 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 100.7. 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 | 20 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 14 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 1997-08-14. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
71 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (27) · WATER LEAK (10) · GENERAL (5) · PAINT/PLASTER (5) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (5).
$140,100 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1940) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (24) |
| 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) | EAST 34TH STREET 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 | $3,519,000 | $1,583,550 |
| 2026 | $2,866,000 | $1,289,700 |
| 2027 | $3,067,000 | $1,380,150 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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 · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 10-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 34 St — M15 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 33 St & 1 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: The River School 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.
318 East 34 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 |
71 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $3,013,072 on 2007-08-13 (lender: New York Community Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-18 | Agreement $6,700,000 — from EAST 34TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $6,700,000 | |
| 2017-02-03 | AL&R $6,700,000 — from EAST 34TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK, ISAOA | $6,700,000 | |
| 2017-02-03 | M&CON $6,700,000 — from EAST 34TH STREET LLC to SIGNATURE BANK, ISAOA | $6,700,000 | |
| 2011-02-28 | Agreement $6,855,504 — from EAST 34TH STREET, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $6,855,504 | |
| 2007-08-13 | DEEDO $3,300,000 — from KIPS RIVER ASSOCIATES to EAST 34TH STREET, LLC | $3,300,000 | |
| 2007-08-13 | Agreement $7,000,000 — from NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK to EAST 34TH STREET, LLC | $7,000,000 | |
| 2007-08-13 | Mortgage $3,013,073 — from EAST 34TH STREET, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,013,073 | |
| 2004-01-14 | Mortgage $2,956,150 — from KIPS RIVER ASSOCIATES to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA | $2,956,150 | |
| 1998-10-20 | Mortgage $341,822 — from KIPS RIVER ASSOCIATES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $341,822 | |
| 1997-10-23 | Mortgage $250,000 — from KIPS RIVER ASSOCITES to EAST 34TH STREET LLC | $250,000 | |
| 1995-11-08 | Mortgage $734,000 — from KIPS RIVER ASSOCIATES to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $734,000 | |
| 1989-02-16 | Mortgage $499,990 — from 34 N Y C L P; KAHN, TALIA; GEICHMAN, ASSIA; NYE, NIVA to COLEMAN, GEORGE G | $499,990 | |
| 1988-07-19 | Mortgage $300,000 — from KAHN, TALIA; NYE, NIVA; 34 N.Y.C. L.P.; GEICHMAN, ASSIA to DANIEL PERLA ASSOCIATES | $300,000 | |
| 1988-05-31 | Mortgage $1,170,000 — from NYE, NIVA; GEICHMAN, ASSIA; KAHN, TALIA; 34 NYC LP to HOCHBERG, HARRY; HCOHBERG, TESSIE; DANIEL PERLA ASSOCIATES | $1,170,000 | |
| 1986-03-13 | Mortgage $380,000 — from TENE REALTY CORP. to ROSS, MARVIN AGENT; WEISLER, MAX AGENT | $380,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 24 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 67 |
| 2019 | 2 | 14 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 68 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 72 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Every one of the 577 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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