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351 East 61 Street

1,172Records
17City systems
10Open violations
47.2Penalty rate

1,172 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 452 311 service requests, 397 HPD complaints, 107 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10065
Built1999
Floors15
Res. units53
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP
BBL1014360122
BIN1044248

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 63% 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 47.2. In ZIP 10065, 78% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 2 class A. Oldest open since 2024-05-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

182 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 26 · winter 2025–26: 140). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
26
’24–25
140
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

151 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (90) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (39) · PLUMBING (6) · GENERAL (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Noise (3).

Filed construction activity

$3,976,866 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (1999)
YesSix or more residential units (53)
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)EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HDFC
Head officerDAVID G GREENFIELD
Managing agentMETROPOLITAN COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY
Last registered2026-04-21

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,404,000 $1,531,800
2026$3,619,000 $1,628,550
2027$3,704,000 $1,666,800

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 73/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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 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.

Getting around

SubwayLexington 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
BusNearest boarding stop: 1 Av / E 62 St — M15 · 300 ft
Citi Bike1 Ave & E 62 St · 100 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

351 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

151 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 90 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 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY — 19 buildings, 1,072 units. Grades across the portfolio: A9 · B8 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2219 Givan Avenue BX180 A
1180 Pennsylvania Avenue BK122 A
1170 Pennsylvania Avenue BK122 A
99 Vandalia Avenue BK121 A
155-25 71 Avenue QN78 A
3915 Neptune Avenue BK75 A
789 Co-op City Boulevard BX70 A
351 East 61 Street MN53 B
385 3 Avenue MN49 A
3811 Surf Avenue BK41 B
171 Lexington Avenue MN41 A
334 East 92 Street MN23 B
89 Carlton Avenue BK22 B
141 East 23 Street MN19 B
228 East 46 Street MN18 B
332 East 22 Street MN14 B
231 East 77 Street MN12 B
351 East 54 Street MN12 C
777 Co-op City Boulevard BX0 —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,761,000 on 2026-01-08 (lender: City Of New York (the)), covering 7 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
2026-01-08AL&R $13,818,157 — from EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $13,818,157
2026-01-08Mortgage $4,761,000 — from EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $4,761,000
2026-01-08AL&R $4,761,000 — from EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $4,761,000
2026-01-08Mortgage $13,818,157 — from EAST SIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $13,818,157

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700620365
201802430550
201903210428
202005270032
202104580466
202201197010208
202363660378
20240010404108
20254011123120
2026019753106
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The full timeline

Construction 36Enforcement 85Housing & tenants 964Ownership & money 32Health & systems 55

Every one of the 1,172 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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