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963 1 Avenue

1,105Records
18City systems
112Open violations
163.5Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10022 · Neighborhood: East Midtown-Turtle Bay
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1,105 recorded events, 1969–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 439 311 service requests, 303 HPD complaints, 176 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10022
Built1920
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)EAST 53 ST OPERATING LLC
BBL1013450030
BIN1039803

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 88% 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 163.5. In ZIP 10022, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations112 total — 23 class C (immediately hazardous), 59 class B, 30 class A. Oldest open since 1987-06-24.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

32 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 13). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

14
’24–25
13
’25–26

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

$6,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

80 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (14) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (9) · Rodent (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (8) · Residential Disposal Complaint (7) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4).

Filed construction activity

$173,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)EAST 53 ST OPERATING LLC
Head officerDANIEL RAHMANI
Managing agentSimpleMANAGE LLC
Last registered2025-12-04

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$5,546,000 $2,495,700
2026$5,414,000 $2,436,300
2027$5,359,000 $2,411,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 3% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Parnell's PubIrishA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Facility Construction, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

Subway51 St — 6 E F · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.4 mi straight-line (about an 11-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 52 St — M15 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 54 St & 1 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

963 1 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

80 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 14 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SIMPLEMANAGE LLC — 2 buildings, 40 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1044 Bedford Avenue BK24 B
963 1 Avenue MN16 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $464,911 on 2024-07-15 (lender: Wilmington Trust, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-07-15Mortgage $464,911 — from WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC to WILMINGTON TRUST, N.A. $464,911
2022-07-22EASE $1,050,000 — from EAST 53 ST OPERATING LLC to WIRELESS PROPCO, LLC $1,050,000
2016-04-11AL&R $8,250,000 — from EAST 53 ST OPERATING LLC to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC $8,250,000
2016-04-11Agreement $8,250,000 — from EAST 53 ST OPERATING LLC to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC $8,250,000
2016-04-11Mortgage $750,000 — from EAST 53 ST OPERATING LLC to ARBOR REALTY SR, INC $750,000
2014-11-20Deed $10,395,000 — from P.J.H REALTY CORPORATION to EAST 53 ST OPERATING LLC $10,395,000
2014-11-20AL&R $7,500,000 — from EAST 53 ST OPERATING LLC to ARBOR REALTY SR INC $7,500,000
2014-11-20Mortgage $7,500,000 to ARBOR REALTY SR INC $7,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201705750282
20183010632114
2019007029
202032320441
20210074112
202230203228
202316122021
202432211330
202552500764
20263097013113
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The full timeline

Construction 55Enforcement 36Housing & tenants 930Ownership & money 42Health & systems 42

Every one of the 1,105 recorded events, 1969–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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