1,341 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 277 DOB permits, 250 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 212 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 56% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.6. In ZIP 10021, 81% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 33 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 9 class A. Oldest open since 2005-07-09. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$3,125 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
56 service requests in the last three years. Most common: New Tree Request (16) · Street Condition (15) · Noise (9) · Illegal Parking (5) · Water System (2) · Sidewalk Condition (2).
$4,966,299 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (97 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 (1961) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (136) |
| 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) | 196 OWNERS CORP. |
| Head officer | MICHAEL BERKOWITZ |
| Managing agent | AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. |
| Last registered | 2025-08-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $42,064,000 | $18,928,800 |
| 2026 | $48,592,000 | $21,866,400 |
| 2027 | $44,470,000 | $20,011,500 |
The city's market estimate has risen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $8,015,438 a year ($49.25 per sq ft), operating expenses $2,665,845 ($16.38 per sq ft), net operating income $5,349,593. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 60/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| 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 2019 (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.
| Subway | 77 St — 6 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 72 St — Q · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 75 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 75 St & 3 Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 158 Bayard Taylor 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.
1296 3 Avenue
| 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 |
56 311 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.
Managed by AKAM ASSOCIATES, INC. — 372 buildings, 55,744 units. Grades across the portfolio: A328 · B33 · C5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 372 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,000,000 on 2022-08-10 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | RPTT&RET $982,500 — from HOROWITZ, CINDY to ROFFE, RITA P | $982,500 | |
| 2026-08-10 | Sold for $982,500 | $982,500 | $7,224 |
| 2026-08-04 | RPTT&RET $1,575,000 — from MATZ, NANCY K; MATZ, STEVEN J to LUFTIG, SAM; HORN, DARCY | $1,575,000 | |
| 2026-07-27 | Sold for $1,575,000 | $1,575,000 | $11,581 |
| 2026-03-25 | RPTT&RET $950,000 — from CANTOR LERNER, FERN to ALPERIN, ROBYN; ALPERIN, MARTIN | $950,000 | |
| 2026-03-20 | Sold for $950,000 | $950,000 | $6,985 |
| 2026-03-18 | RPTT&RET $1,915,000 — from HELLER, ARIELLE; HELLER, JONATHAN to HARPER, JULIA; MCDONOUGH, ANDREW | $1,915,000 | |
| 2026-03-09 | Sold for $1,915,000 | $1,915,000 | $14,081 |
| 2026-02-27 | RPTT&RET $575,000 — from EICHELBERGER, ALYCE FAYE to HEERING, KAREN; HEERING, DAVID | $575,000 | |
| 2026-02-11 | Sold for $575,000 | $575,000 | $4,228 |
| 2025-01-31 | RPTT&RET $1,545,000 — from BLANKENSHIP, PRESTON; BLANKENSHIP, MARGARET to LIPPMAN, TRUDI | $1,545,000 | |
| 2025-01-08 | Sold for $1,545,000 | $1,545,000 | $11,360 |
| 2024-12-05 | RPTT&RET $850,000 — from MASTRO, RANDY M; MASTRO, ARIANNA C to SOUTHARD, KADEN; AL-RAWI, DUAA H | $850,000 | |
| 2024-12-02 | Sold for $850,000 | $850,000 | $6,250 |
| 2024-11-22 | RPTT&RET $862,000 — from LAZARUS, DONNA to WILDER, ELLYN | $862,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 48 |
| 2018 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 57 |
| 2019 | 28 | 5 | 52 | 14 | 7 | 106 |
| 2020 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 52 |
| 2021 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 68 |
| 2022 | 36 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 75 |
| 2023 | 21 | 5 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 87 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 57 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 47 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 29 |
Every one of the 1,341 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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