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1422 3 Avenue

244Records
15City systems
1Open violations
3.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10028 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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244 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 48 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 43 311 service requests, 28 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10028
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units16
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES LLC
BBL1015090038
BIN1047525

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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 78% 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 3.7. In ZIP 10028, 79% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2023-03-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · PLUMBING (1) · Taxi Complaint (1) · Water System (1) · Noise (1).

Filed construction activity

$153,042 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 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 (1910)
YesSix or more residential units (16)
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)163-170 EAST 81ST.ASSOC.LLC
Head officerRICHARD F MASON
Managing agentURBAN ASSOCIATES LLC
Last registered2025-10-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,946,000 $1,325,700
2026$2,888,000 $1,299,600
2027$2,969,000 $1,336,050

The city's market estimate has risen 1% 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.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

Subway77 St — 6 · 1,050 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
86 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 79 St — M98 M101 M102 M103 · 350 ft
Citi Bike3 Ave & E 82 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 006 Lillie D. Blake
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

1422 3 Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

7 311 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 URBAN ASSOCIATES LLC — 46 buildings, 7,756 units. Grades across the portfolio: A42 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
75 West End Avenue MN973 A
18 Sixth Ave BK858 A
400 West 59 Street MN729 A
124 West 60 Street MN498 A
40 Morningside Drive MN430 A
2 Amsterdam Avenue MN381 A
499 President Street BK350 A
1150 Madison Avenue MN343 A
310 East 44 Street MN324 A
662 Pacific Street BK312 A
307 East 44 Street MN312 A
160 West 71 Street MN302 A
420 West 42 Street MN264 A
208 West 23 Street MN262 A
253 West 72 Street MN259 A
360 West 43 Street MN256 A
19 West 69 Street MN83 A
165 East 118 Street MN78 A
433 West 21 Street MN69 B
175 2 Avenue MN56 A
4 West 21 Street MN54 A
177 9 Avenue MN54 A
30 Greenwich Avenue MN49 A
82 Jane Street MN49 A
19 Grove Street MN39 A
60 Leroy Street MN37 A
420 West 20 Street MN37 A
48 Greenwich Avenue MN35 A
236 West 4 Street MN32 A
213 West 13 Street MN24 A
140 Waverly Place MN23 A
168 East 81 Street MN21 A
445 West 20 Street MN21 A
148 West 10 Street MN20 B
1424 3 Avenue MN20 A
7 Morton Street MN20 A
323 West 4 Street MN19 A
1422 3 Avenue MN16 A
20 Cornelia Street MN16 A
1420 3 Avenue MN8 A
400 Bleecker Street MN8 A
26 Greenwich Avenue MN6 A
231 West 13 Street MN6 A
233 West 13 Street MN3 A
925 9 Avenue MN0 —
3001491007 — —

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2024-06-10 (lender: BNY Mellon, National Association), covering 4 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
2026-03-10DEVR $19,231,110 — from 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to 185 EAST 80TH STREET DEVELOPMENT LLC $19,231,111
2024-06-10Mortgage $500,000 — from 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to BNY MELLON, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $500,000
2024-06-10Agreement $7,000,000 — from 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to BNY MELLON, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,000,000
2024-06-10AL&R $7,000,000 — from 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to BNY MELLON, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $7,000,000
2014-06-09AL&R $6,500,000 — from 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to MANUFACRURERS & TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $6,500,000
2014-06-09Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $1,500,000
2014-06-09Agreement $6,500,000 — from 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES LLC to MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $6,500,000
2004-08-09Mortgage $1,707,210 — from 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $1,707,210
2004-08-09Mortgage $3,292,790 — from 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P; 102-116 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $3,292,790
2004-08-09Mortgage $3,292,790 — from 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P; 102-116 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $3,292,790
2004-08-09Agreement $6,585,580 — from 102-116 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P.; 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $6,585,580
2004-08-09Agreement $5,000,000 — from 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P to M & T REAL ESTATE TRUST $5,000,000
1996-03-15Mortgage $2,383,271 — from 102-114 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES LP; 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES LP to M & T REAL ESTATE INC $2,383,271
1994-04-22Mortgage $1,200,000 — from 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P; 102-116 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P. to NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA $1,200,000
1994-04-22Mortgage $2,025,000 — from 102-116 EIGHTH AVENUE ASSOCIATES, L.P.; 163-170 EAST 81ST STREET ASSOCIATES, L.P to NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA $2,025,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017020035
20186130313
20192170313
2020004015
202100110112
202200110112
202300410142
20240035210
2025006017
2026001618
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The full timeline

Construction 52Enforcement 21Housing & tenants 101Ownership & money 48Health & systems 22

Every one of the 244 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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