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797 3 Avenue

256Records
11City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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256 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 72 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 55 311 service requests, 35 DOB permits.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1950
Floors2
Res. units0
ClassK2
Owner (PLUTO)COHEN, EDWARD
BBL1013230001
BIN1038223, 1800007

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

16 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (3) · Lost Property (3) · Mold (2) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Non (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$422,104 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$6,684,000 $3,007,800
2026$6,815,000 $3,066,750
2027$7,050,000 $3,172,500

The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Smith & WollenskyAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2018 (0 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

Subway51 St — 6 E F · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Grand Central-42 St — 4 5 6 7 S · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 50 St — M101 M102 M103 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 48 St & 3 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 059 Beekman Hill International
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

797 3 Avenue

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

16 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $12,189,982 on 2016-12-23 (lender: Vnb New York, LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-12-23Agreement $20,100,000 — from ST. JAMES ASSOCIATES, L.P.; M.W. REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. to VNB NEW YORK, LLC $20,100,000
2016-12-23Mortgage $12,189,982 — from ST. JAMES ASSOCIATES, L.P.; M.W. REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. to VNB NEW YORK, LLC $12,189,982
2016-12-23AL&R $20,100,000 — from ST. JAMES ASSOCIATES, L.P.; M.W. REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. to VNB NEW YORK, LLC $20,100,000
2010-05-06Mortgage $6,808,016 — from M. W. REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P.; ST. JAMES ASSOCIATES, L.P. to VNB NEW YORK CORP. $6,808,016
2010-05-06Agreement $10,000,000 — from ST. JAMES ASSOCIATES, L.P.; M. W. REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. to VNB NEW YORK CORP. $10,000,000
1997-04-28Mortgage $2,247,220 — from M.W. REALTY ASSOCIATES, L.P. to CHASE MANHATTAN BANK $2,247,220
1995-05-18Mortgage $92,500,000 — from 805 THIRD AVE. CO.; COHEN, SHERMAN; COHEN, EDWARD B. to CITIBANK, NA $92,500,000
1995-05-18Mortgage $15,411,785 — from COHEN, SHERMAN; COHEN, EDWARD B.; 805 THIRD AVE. CO. to CITIBANK, NA $15,411,785
1989-10-26Mortgage $63,000,000 — from COHEN, SHERMAN; COHEN, EDWARD B.; 805 THIRD AVE CO to CITIBANK NA $63,000,000
1987-12-24Mortgage $24,000,000 — from COHEN, EDWARD INDV; COHEN, SHERMAN INDV; 805 THIRD AVE CO to CITIBANK N A $24,000,000
1987-04-14Mortgage $2,892,498 — from M W REALTY ASSOCIATES to GREATER NY SAVINGS BANK $2,892,498
1983-12-27Agreement $2,346,092 — from M W REALTY ASSOCIATES to GOLDOME FSB $2,346,092
1983-12-27Mortgage $2,346,092 — from M W REALTY ASSOC. to GOLDOME FSB. $2,346,092
1983-05-11Agreement $24,000,000 — from COHEN, SHERMAN INDIV.; 805 THIRD AVE. CO.; COHEN, EDWARD INDIV. to CITIBANK, N.A. $24,000,000
1983-05-11Mortgage $24,000,000 — from COHEN, SHERMAN INDIV.; 805 THIRD AVE. CO.; COHEN, EDWARD INDIV. to CITIBANK, N.A. $24,000,000

Ten-year activity

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2018
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201720316
201810438
20191211014
202000404
202130003
2022207110
2023018110
202400404
202500527
202610304
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The full timeline

Construction 64Enforcement 51Housing & tenants 55Ownership & money 72Health & systems 14

Every one of the 256 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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