2,229 recorded events, 1985–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,637 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 161 311 service requests, 68 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 66% 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 9. 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 | 33 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 22 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2004-09-16. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
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.
$50,000 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (6) · Noise (5) · Homeless Person Assistance (5) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (3) · New Tree Request (2) · Elevator (2).
$757,580 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1957) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (92) |
| 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) | THE DIPLOMAT CONDO |
| Head officer | NICOLE MOULIN |
| Managing agent | MATTHEW ADAM PROPERTIES INC. |
| Last registered | 2026-07-31 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $244,685 | $110,109 |
| 2026 | $159,228 | $71,652 |
| 2027 | $234,950 | $105,728 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $2,967,491 a year ($46.42 per sq ft), operating expenses $1,095,709 ($17.14 per sq ft), net operating income $1,871,783. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | D — ENERGY STAR score 49/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
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.
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 | 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 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 47 St & 2 Ave · 400 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.
204 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 |
41 311 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 MATTHEW ADAM PROPERTIES — 57 buildings, 2,537 units. Grades across the portfolio: A49 · B7 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Deed $655,000 — from ZENG, YANG; TANG, YIHAN; TANG, YONGLIANG to ALBERTO, LUIS | $655,000 | |
| 2026-03-27 | Sold for $655,000 | $655,000 | $7,120 |
| 2025-12-03 | Deed $450,000 — from DIMAGIBA-FLEISCHMAN, ERLINDA; DIMAGIBA-REINER, LUCILA to TAGANOVIC, VESELJ; TAGANOVIC, ARBEN | $450,000 | |
| 2025-11-14 | Sold for $450,000 | $450,000 | $4,891 |
| 2025-11-14 | Sold for $450,000 | $450,000 | $4,891 |
| 2025-03-06 | Deed $540,000 — from WONG, KIM POK; WONG, KIM POK to RBE PROPERTIES LLC | $540,000 | |
| 2025-02-28 | Sold for $540,000 | $540,000 | $5,870 |
| 2024-12-13 | Deed $277,000 — from LEDERMAN, BRUCE to HOUSING HAND LLC | $277,000 | |
| 2024-10-30 | Sold for $277,000 | $277,000 | $3,011 |
| 2024-08-16 | Deed $472,500 — from KUNKLE, CYNTHIA; RADCLIFFE, CYNTHIA to RBE PROPERTIES LLC | $472,500 | |
| 2024-08-08 | Sold for $472,500 | $472,500 | $5,136 |
| 2024-04-15 | Deed $415,000 — from ESTATE OF MARIA C. MERCADER; MANUEL A. MERCADER AS EXECUTOR to RBE PROPERTIES LLC | $415,000 | |
| 2024-04-09 | Sold for $415,000 | $415,000 | $4,511 |
| 2024-01-08 | Deed $643,800 — from TRNY A&A HOLDINGS LLC to ABORAL HOLDINGS LLC | $643,800 | |
| 2023-12-07 | Sold for $643,800 | $643,800 | $6,998 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 49 | 16 | 89 |
| 2018 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 4 | 71 |
| 2019 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 71 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 35 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 43 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 51 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 60 |
| 2024 | 1 | 20 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 72 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 39 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
Every one of the 2,229 recorded events, 1985–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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