1,453 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,194 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 66 311 service requests, 38 DOB violations.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 89% 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 1.1. In ZIP 10017, 83% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2023-02-04. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (8) · Street Condition (2) · Indoor Air Quality (2) · Curb Condition (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).
$611,506 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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 (1985) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (47) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | OCTAVIA |
| Head officer | WALTER EPSTEIN |
| Managing agent | MAXWELL KATES INC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-11 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $811,253 | $365,064 |
| 2026 | $419,896 | $188,953 |
| 2027 | $912,678 | $410,705 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: CHARTBLE PHILAN
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $4,073,294 a year ($52.88 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,582,946 ($20.55 per sq ft), net operating income $2,490,348. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 74/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 10) |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
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.
| Subway | Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 51 St — 6 E F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 47 St — M101 M102 M103 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 47 St & 2 Ave · 300 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.
216 East 47 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 |
18 311 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 MAXWELL-KATES INC. — 196 buildings, 14,349 units. Grades across the portfolio: A182 · B9 · C2 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 196 buildings
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | Mortgage $500,000 — from OSTERGAARD, JORGEN to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $500,000 | |
| 2025-04-02 | Deed $2,150,000 — from 26A-47 LLC to KAPLAN, CAROL MICHELE; BUCHANAN, STEPHEN GRAY | $2,150,000 | |
| 2025-03-17 | Sold for $2,150,000 | $2,150,000 | $45,745 |
| 2024-12-10 | Deed $825,000 — from ADLER, JAMES; ADLER, BETHANY to BIANCHI, JENNI | $825,000 | |
| 2024-12-10 | Mortgage $495,000 — from BIANCHI, JENNI to MERS; CITIBANK, N.A. | $495,000 | |
| 2024-11-29 | Deed $765,000 — from NG, ALAN C to HSU, FENYU; YANG, YUEH-CHIH | $765,000 | |
| 2024-11-26 | Sold for $825,000 | $825,000 | $17,553 |
| 2024-11-14 | Sold for $765,000 | $765,000 | $16,277 |
| 2023-11-06 | Deed $680,000 — from MERLE JAMES EDELMAN, TRUSTEE; MERLE JAMES EDELMAN LIVING TRUST to PHAM, HA | $680,000 | |
| 2023-11-06 | Mortgage $578,000 — from PHAM, HA to ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC; MERS | $578,000 | |
| 2023-11-01 | Deed $998,000 — from 47-26A CORPORATION to 26A-47 LLC | $998,000 | |
| 2023-10-23 | Sold for $680,000 | $680,000 | $14,468 |
| 2023-10-06 | Sold for $998,000 | $998,000 | $21,234 |
| 2023-06-06 | M&CON $187,431 — from SIDDIQUI, AATIF; OLIVA, MARLENE N to CITIBANK, N.A. | $187,431 | |
| 2022-05-26 | Mortgage $732,000 — from TODD, LIAM to UBS BANK USA; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS | $732,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 36 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 26 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 24 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 28 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 27 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 33 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
Every one of the 1,453 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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