228 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 74 311 service requests, 48 HPD housing violations, 27 HPD complaints.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 86% 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 1.5. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 42 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 33 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 1982-06-17. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2).
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| 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) | G.T.S. REALTY CORPORATION |
| Head officer | JOSEPH TAORMINA |
| Managing agent | TAORMINA HOLDING CORPORATION |
| Last registered | 2025-08-29 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,063,000 | $1,378,350 |
| 2026 | $3,009,000 | $1,354,050 |
| 2027 | $2,910,000 | $1,309,500 |
The city's market estimate has fallen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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 | Lexington Av/63 St — M Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full 59 St — 4 5 6 N R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 62 St — M15 · 300 ft |
| Citi Bike | 1 Ave & E 62 St · 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.
347 East 61 Street
| 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 |
2 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.
Managed by TAORMINA HOLDING CORPORATION — 7 buildings, 103 units. Grades across the portfolio: A7. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 347 East 61 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 4389 Matilda Avenue | BX | 20 | A |
| 349 East 61 Street | MN | 20 | A |
| 236 East 77 Street | MN | 16 | A |
| 1113 1 Avenue | MN | 12 | A |
| 1589 2 Avenue | MN | 8 | A |
| 2253 1 Avenue | MN | 7 | A |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| 2022 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Every one of the 228 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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