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34 East 61 Street

218Records
14City systems
0Open violations
13.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10065 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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218 recorded events, 1988–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 DOB permits, 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 36 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10065
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)655 MADISON LLC
BBL1013750147
BIN1086441

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 85% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 13.3. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

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

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2).

Filed construction activity

$812,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (13 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)34E61 LLC
Head officerMARc KWESTEl
Managing agentExtell Development Company
Last registered2025-10-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,808,000 $2,163,600
2026$4,902,000 $2,205,900
2027$5,058,000 $2,276,100

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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

Subway5 Av/59 St — N R W · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Madison Av / E 61 St — M1 M2 · 150 ft
Citi BikeE 61 St & Madison Ave · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: East Side Elementary School, PS 267
Middle: J.H.S. 167 Robert F. Wagner. 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

34 East 61 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

2 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by EXTELL MANAGEMENT SERVICES — 21 buildings, 3,026 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B4 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
225 Cherry Street MN1021 B
551 10 Avenue MN598 A
138 Willoughby Street BK458 A
217 West 57th Street MN179 A
157 West 57 Street MN132 A
70 Charlton Street MN122 A
50 West 66th Street MN121 A
500 East 14 Street MN106 A
1681 3 Avenue MN105 A
680 Madison Avenue MN68 A
524 East 14 Street MN54 A
35 East 60 Street MN16 A
155 East 85 Street MN15 A
1651 1 Avenue MN14 A
39 East 60 Street MN6 A
36 West 48 Street MN5 B
37 East 60 Street MN3 C
34 East 61 Street MN2 B
1010 Park Avenue MN1 B
1015590104 — —
842 Seventh Avenue MN0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $125,424,943 on 2025-12-30 (lender: 655 Madison New Debt Lender LLC), covering 5 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-02-02DEVR $39,889,860 — from THE ONE EAST SIXTIETH STREET HISTORICAL ; METROPOLITAN CLUB, INC. to 655 MADISON LLC $39,889,860
2025-12-30Agreement $150,000,000 — from 655 MADISON LLC to 655 MADISON NEW DEBT LENDER LLC $150,000,000
2025-12-30Mortgage $47,008,850 — from 655 MADISON LLC to 655 MADISON NEW DEBT LENDER LLC $47,008,850
2025-12-30Mortgage $125,424,944 — from 655 MADISON LLC to 655 MADISON NEW DEBT LENDER LLC $125,424,944
2025-03-18Deed $27,500,000 — from 34 EAST 61ST STREET LLC to 34E61 LLC $27,500,000
2025-02-25Sold for $27,500,000 $27,500,000 $13,750,000
2022-06-01Deed $16,500,000 — from PETRUS NY CORP., A NEW YORK CORPORATION to 34 EAST 61ST STREET LLC $16,500,000
2022-05-18Sold for $16,500,000 $16,500,000 $8,250,000
2010-10-04Deed $10,000,000 — from EATWELL ENTERPRISES, L.P. to PETRUS NY CORP. $10,000,000
2009-02-04Mortgage $1,000,000 — from EATWELL ENTERPRISES, LP to COUNTRY BANK $1,000,000
2009-02-04AL&R $1,000,000 — from EATWELL ENTERPRISES, LP to COUNTRY BANK $1,000,000
2008-09-05Mortgage $375,000 — from EATWELL ENTERPRISES, LP to COUNTRY BANK $375,000
2008-09-05AL&R $375,000 — from EATWELL ENTERPRISES, LP to COUNTRY BANK $375,000
2002-05-30Mortgage $596,161 — from EATWELL ENTERPRISES,L.P. to COUNTRY BANK $596,161
1997-07-10Mortgage $104,751 — from EATWELL ENTERPRISES,L.P. to HOME FEDERAL SAVINGSBANK $104,751

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017410027
2018000022
2019001034
2020000000
2021002002
2022004206
2023006006
2024301004
2025200112538
20264224012
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The full timeline

Construction 86Enforcement 28Housing & tenants 35Ownership & money 51Health & systems 18

Every one of the 218 recorded events, 1988–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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