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1538 3 Avenue

11,854Records
19City systems
0Open violations
1.1Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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11,854 recorded events, 1990–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 10,540 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 325 DOB permits, 309 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1991
Floors28
Res. units229
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)AMERICAN MULTI-CINEMA, INC
BBL1015157503
BIN1047961, 1089303

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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 73% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.1. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-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

3 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

94 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Rodent (20) · Food Establishment (20) · Missed Collection (8) · Encampment (7) · Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (5).

Filed construction activity

$10,530,361 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (100 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 (1991)
YesSix or more residential units (229)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$413,023 $185,860
2026$3,319 $1,494
2027$509,316 $229,192

The city's market estimate has risen 23% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · FOREIGN MISSION · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2023 estimate: gross income $19,530,420 a year ($56.94 per sq ft), operating expenses $7,031,500 ($20.50 per sq ft), net operating income $12,498,920. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 16/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Amc Loews OrpheumAmericanAMice evidence
Starbucks #20679Coffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

20 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Toilet Facility, Pet/Animal), 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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2013 (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

Subway86 St — 4 5 6 · 300 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
86 St — Q · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 86 St / 3 Av — M86-SBS · 200 ft · Select Bus Service
Citi BikeE 85 St & 3 Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 527 - East Side School for Social Action
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

1538 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

94 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-23Sold for $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $6,550
2026-09-17Agreement $2,000,000 — from LETAYF, CHADI; VALENTIN LETAYF, BERTILLE to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $2,000,000
2026-09-17Mortgage $457,801 — from LETAYF, CHADI; VALENTIN LETAYF, BERTILLE to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $457,801
2026-09-17Deed $3,050,000 — from SALERNO, MARIA TIBISAY; LEHURAY-JONES, CHARLES LEWIS to LETAYF, CHADI; VALENTIN LETAYF, BERTILLE $3,050,000
2026-08-31Sold for $3,050,000 $3,050,000 $13,319
2026-05-18Agreement $800,000 — from CHUDNOVSKY, MARIA; PANNER, DANIEL to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $800,000
2026-04-22Agreement $1,845,000 — from JAUVITS, RUTH E; NANCE, KRISTOPHER to WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. $1,845,000
2026-04-06Deed $2,910,000 — from SANDHU, AMRITA; BHATIA, RAJ to LEISHMAN, JODIE $2,910,000
2026-04-06Mortgage $2,454,000 — from LEISHMAN, JODIE to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $2,454,000
2026-03-31Deed $2,375,000 — from PAR VIEW HOLDINGS LLC to TAMARA RAWITT TRUST; TAMARA RAWITT TRUSTEE $2,375,000
2026-03-31Mortgage $900,000 — from MOYA, MARIA PATRICIA FIGUEROA to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $900,000
2026-03-31Deed $1,399,000 — from ANNIE E. KLEINSCHMIDT REVOCABLE TRUST; ALEXANDER W. KLEINSCHMIDT, AS CO-TRUSTEE; ANNIE E. to MOYA, MARIA PATRICIA FIGUEROA $1,399,000
2026-03-30Sold for $2,375,000 $2,375,000 $10,371
2026-03-24Sold for $2,910,000 $2,910,000 $12,707
2026-03-23Mortgage $8,552 — from NANCE, KRISTOPHER; JAUVTIS, RUTH E to WELLS FARGO BANK. N.A. $8,552

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20173371862817703
2018211123584117
20191611221205174
2020310196172669
202114120923130
2022232171229173
202393474113113
202438954769186
2025221181210162
2026911660591
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The full timeline

Construction 525Enforcement 210Housing & tenants 328Ownership & money 10,717Health & systems 74

Every one of the 11,854 recorded events, 1990–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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