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309 East 61 Street

857Records
18City systems
6Open violations
90.9Penalty rate

857 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 293 HPD complaints, 289 311 service requests, 121 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10065
Built1900
Floors5
Res. units20
ClassC4
Owner (PLUTO)LANDMARK 61ST 3 LLC
BBL1014360007
BIN1044227

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 90.9. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
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 violations6 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 1997-03-14.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

64 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 28). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
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’24–25
28
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

52 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (30) · Illegal Parking (11) · Boilers (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Smoking (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (20)
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)Landmark 61st 3 LLC
Head officerMichael Khakshouri
Managing agentRoyal Blue Property Management
Last registered2026-05-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,161,000 $1,422,450
2026$3,910,000 $1,759,500
2027$3,562,000 $1,602,900

The city's market estimate has risen 13% 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (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

SubwayLexington Av/63 St — M Q · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 2 Av / E 61 St — M15 · 350 ft
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 62 St · 500 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
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

309 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

52 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 30 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 ROYAL BLUE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 16 buildings, 438 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B4 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
341 West 45 Street MN90 A
107 St Marks Place MN48 A
183 Avenue C MN42 A
155 East 92 Street MN29 A
390 Lorimer Street BK28 A
163 East 92 Street MN28 A
137 Sullivan Street MN28 A
159 East 92 Street MN28 B
304 East 62 Street MN27 B
192 West 10 Street MN27 A
311 East 61 Street MN20 A
309 East 61 Street MN20 B
569 Hudson Street MN16 B
83 Spring Street MN4 A
141 Berry Street BK2 A
160-166 North 4th Street BK1 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $495,829 on 2022-11-16 (lender: First Republic Bank), covering 2 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
2026-03-10Deed $8,200,000 — from LANDMARK 61ST 1 LLC; LANDMARK 61ST 2 LLC; LANDMARK 61ST 4 LLC; LANDMARK 61ST 3 LLC; LANDMA to LANDMARK 61ST 3 LLC $8,200,000
2026-02-28Sold for $8,200,000 $8,200,000 $410,000
2022-11-16Agreement $5,250,000 — from LANDMARK ASSOCIATES - 2, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $5,250,000
2022-11-16AL&R $5,250,000 — from LANDMARK ASSOCIATES - 2, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $5,250,000
2022-11-16Mortgage $495,829 — from LANDMARK ASSOCIATES - 2, LLC to FIRST REPUBLIC BANK $495,829
2022-01-26DEVR $875,981 — from LANDMARK ASSOCIATES-2, LLC to ASF 61 LLC $875,981
2013-07-17Mortgage $1,116,382 — from LANDMARK ASSOCIATES-2, LLC to PEAPACK- GLADSTONE BANK $1,116,382
2013-07-17AL&R $6,000,000 — from LANDMARK ASSOCIATES-2, LLC to PEAPACK- GLADSTONE BANK $6,000,000
2013-07-17Agreement $6,000,000 — from LANDMARK ASSOCIATES-2, LLC to PEAPACK- GLADSTONE BANK $6,000,000
2011-09-19ASPM $5,175,000 — from LANDMARK ASSOCIATES - 2, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,175,000
2011-09-19AL&R $5,031,335 — from LANDMARK ASSOCIATES - 2, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,031,335
2009-01-21Mortgage $1,285,374 — from LANDMARK ASSOCIATES -1, LLC; LANDMARK ASSOCIATES -2, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $1,285,374
2009-01-21AL&R $5,175,000 — from LANDMARK ASSOCIATES -2, LLC; LANDMARK ASSOCIATES -1, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,175,000
2009-01-21Agreement $5,175,000 — from LANDMARK ASSOCIATES -1, LLC; LANDMARK ASSOCIATES -2, LLC to SIGNATURE BANK $5,175,000
2003-12-11M&CON $1,725,000 — from LANDMARK ASSOCIATES-1, LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,725,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170750378
20182850491
20191440247
20200550156
20210190120
20220239133
20230101213
20243403147
20250670168
20260182222
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The full timeline

Construction 19Enforcement 38Housing & tenants 718Ownership & money 57Health & systems 25

Every one of the 857 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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