1,964 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 23 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 944 311 service requests, 176 DOB permits, 172 DOB complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 73% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.1. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2024-10-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
241 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (55) · Illegal Parking (32) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (24) · General Construction/Plumbing (13) · Unleashed Dog (8) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7).
$6,218,250 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (32 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2014) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (761) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | AMERICAN COPPER BUILDING LLC |
| Head officer | JOSHUA GOTLIB |
| Managing agent | GO RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-20 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $300,723,000 | $135,325,350 |
| 2026 | $325,725,000 | $146,576,250 |
| 2027 | $326,887,000 | $147,099,150 |
The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 20 YR NO CAP
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 36/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hole In the Wall | Australian | B | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
In the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary flood maps) — lenders typically require flood insurance here.
Hurricane evacuation zone 1 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2024 (4 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.
| Subway | Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.5 mi straight-line (about a 12-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 36 St — M15 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | FDR Drive & E 35 St · 200 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.
626 1 Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
241 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 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 GO RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT LLC — 5 buildings, 1,940 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 626 1 Avenue | MN | 761 | A |
| 530 East 73 Street | MN | 414 | A |
| 1261 2 Avenue | MN | 322 | B |
| 419 East 60th Street | MN | 234 | A |
| 1113 York Avenue | MN | 209 | A |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $161,450,000 on 2022-03-14 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-08 | RPTT $24,767,296 — from ARBOR AMERICAN COPPER MEMBER LLC to GO RESIDENTIAL OPERATING LLC | $24,767,296 | |
| 2025-09-08 | RPTT $21,506,273 — from 77 MON LLC to GO RESIDENTIAL OPERATING LLC | $21,506,273 | |
| 2025-09-05 | RPTT $284,693,994 — from AMERICAN COPPER BUILDING INVESTORS LLC to GO RESIDENTIAL OPERATING LLC | $284,693,994 | |
| 2025-08-15 | Agreement $525,090,000 — from AMERICAN COPPER BUILDING LLC to ARBOR AGENCY LENDING, LLC | $525,090,000 | |
| 2025-08-15 | Deed $10,299,105 — from AMERICAN COPPER BUILDING LLC to AH AMERICAN COPPER LLC | $10,299,105 | |
| 2022-04-22 | Agreement $611,450,000 — from AH AMERICAN COPPER LLC; MS AMERICAN COPPER LLC; AMERICAN COPPER BUILDING LLC; AMERICAN COP to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO | $611,450,000 | |
| 2022-03-14 | Agreement $611,450,000 — from AH AMERICAN COPPER LLC; MS AMERICAN COPPER LLC; AMERICAN COPPER BUILDING LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO | $611,450,000 | |
| 2022-03-14 | Mortgage $161,450,000 — from AMERICAN COPPER BUILDING LLC; AH AMERICAN COPPER LLC; MS AMERICAN COPPER LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIO | $161,450,000 | |
| 2022-03-14 | Deed $837,000,000 — from 616 FIRST AVENUE LLC to MS AMERICAN COPPER LLC; AMERICAN COPPER BUILDING LLC; AH AMERICAN COPPER LLC | $837,000,000 | |
| 2022-03-01 | Sold for $837,000,000 | $837,000,000 | $1,099,869 |
| 2019-02-19 | Agreement $197,463,575 — from 616 FIRST AVENUE LLC to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMP; AMERIC | $197,463,575 | |
| 2019-02-19 | Agreement $173,291,529 — from 616 FIRST AVENUE LLC to AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR | $173,291,529 | |
| 2019-02-19 | Agreement $18,937,999 — from 616 FIRST AVENUE LLC to THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE VAR | $18,937,999 | |
| 2019-02-19 | Agreement $38,064,450 — from 616 FIRST AVENUE LLC to THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMP; THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; AMERIC | $38,064,450 | |
| 2019-02-19 | Agreement $42,425,730 — from 616 FIRST AVENUE LLC to THE VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE COMP; AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; THE UNI | $42,425,730 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 39 | 23 | 41 | 20 | 16 | 139 |
| 2018 | 22 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 77 |
| 2019 | 17 | 15 | 100 | 8 | 6 | 146 |
| 2020 | 3 | 10 | 75 | 0 | 7 | 95 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | 88 | 0 | 9 | 107 |
| 2022 | 19 | 5 | 79 | 19 | 3 | 125 |
| 2023 | 14 | 11 | 183 | 0 | 8 | 216 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 7 | 89 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 86 | 14 | 9 | 118 |
| 2026 | 1 | 18 | 119 | 0 | 8 | 146 |
Every one of the 1,964 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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