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1153 3 Avenue

594Records
17City systems
0Open violations
2.9Penalty rate

594 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 175 311 service requests, 129 DOB permits, 51 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10065
Built1920
Floors7
Res. units55
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MMB THIRD AVENUE LLC
BBL1014220002
BIN1043878, 1085195, 1085196

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 80% 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 2.9. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-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.

1 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

46 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Illegal Parking (11) · Food Establishment (6) · Encampment (4) · Food Poisoning (3) · Lead (2).

Filed construction activity

$685,900 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (55)
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)MMB THIRD AVE LLC
Head officerALYSSA MELNICK
Managing agentROCKOWER CORP.
Last registered2025-08-28

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$13,527,000 $6,087,150
2026$12,894,000 $5,802,300
2027$13,239,000 $5,957,550

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Chipotle Mexican GrillTex-MexA—
Just SaladSaladsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

3 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (1 with three or more people sick), shared by 2 restaurants
6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Pet/Animal, Food Spoiled), shared by 2 restaurants · 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.

4 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (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

Subway68 St-Hunter College — 6 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
72 St — Q · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 67 St / 3 Av — M66 · 100 ft
Citi BikeE 68 St & 3 Ave · 200 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

1153 3 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

46 311 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 ROCKOWER MGT., LLC — 3 buildings, 126 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
1153 3 Avenue MN55 A
206 East 67 Street MN36 A
210 East 67 Street MN35 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $312,236 on 2024-01-04 (lender: Infinity Commercial Lending LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-01-04AL&R $15,250,000 — from MMB THIRD AVENUE LLC to INFINITY COMMERCIAL LENDING LLC $15,250,000
2024-01-04Agreement $15,250,000 — from MMB THIRD AVENUE LLC to INFINITY COMMERCIAL LENDING LLC $15,250,000
2024-01-04Mortgage $312,237 — from MMB THIRD AVENUE LLC to INFINITY COMMERCIAL LENDING LLC $312,237
2018-10-31AL&R $16,500,000 — from MMB THIRD AVENUE LLC; AKA MMB THIRD AVE LLC to NEW YORK COOMUNITY BANK $16,500,000
2018-10-31Agreement $16,500,000 — from AKA MMB THIRD AVE LLC; MMB THIRD AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COOMUNITY BANK $16,500,000
2018-10-31Mortgage $5,916,854 — from AKA MMB THIRD AVE LLC; MMB THIRD AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COOMUNITY BANK $5,916,854
2014-08-18Mortgage $2,104,132 — from MMB THIRD AVE LLC; MMB THIRD AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $2,104,132
2014-08-18Agreement $11,600,000 — from MMB THIRD AVE LLC; MMB THIRD AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,600,000
2014-08-18AL&R $11,600,000 — from MMB THIRD AVENUE LLC; MMB THIRD AVE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $11,600,000
2011-05-18Mortgage $3,377,138 — from MMB THIRD AVE LLC; MMB THIRD AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,377,138
2011-05-18Agreement $10,000,000 — from MMB THIRD AVE LLC; MMB THIRD AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,000,000
2011-05-18AL&R $10,000,000 — from MMB THIRD AVE LLC; MMB THIRD AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $10,000,000
2003-08-04Mortgage $1,028,922 — from MMB THIRD AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,028,922
2003-08-04Agreement $7,450,000 — from MMB THIRD AVENUE LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,450,000
2002-07-11Mortgage $3,973,615 — from MMB ASSOCIATES to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $3,973,615

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170290516
20180093517
201900110516
202000270330
202105120320
2022101100324
202312101317
20241032510452
202514120522
202621170121
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The full timeline

Construction 181Enforcement 80Housing & tenants 245Ownership & money 45Health & systems 43

Every one of the 594 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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