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1588 3 Avenue

458Records
17City systems
0Open violations
0.7Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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458 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 142 311 service requests, 73 DOB permits, 47 HPD complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1980
Floors13
Res. units96
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)171 BETA I
BBL1015180033
BIN1048122

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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 91% 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 0.7. 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 17,252 25-99-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

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

2
’23–24
2
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

34 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Missed Collection (9) · Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Lead (2) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,605,942 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (28 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 (1980)
YesSix or more residential units (96)
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)171 BETA I LLC
Head officerROSE CAIOLA
Managing agentBETTINA EQUITIES MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-08-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$20,036,000 $9,016,200
2026$20,684,000 $9,307,800
2027$20,825,000 $9,371,250

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 82/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Marathon CoffeeCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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

Subway86 St — 4 5 6 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only)
86 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 88 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 89 St & 3 Ave · 250 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 198 Isidor E. Ida Straus
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

1588 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

34 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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 BETTINA EQUITIES MANAGEMENT LLC — 43 buildings, 1,737 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
321 West 54 Street MN109 A
241 East 86 Street MN106 A
228 East 86 Street MN105 A
1588 3 Avenue MN96 A
88 East 4 Street MN85 A
245 East 84 Street MN82 A
75 5 Avenue MN72 A
353 East 78 Street MN65 A
70 East 12 Street MN57 A
230 East 85 Street MN55 A
359 East 62 Street MN55 A
151 Lexington Avenue MN53 A
169 East 91 Street MN53 A
105 Lexington Avenue MN50 A
423 East 90 Street MN49 A
317 East 91 Street MN38 A
427 East 76 Street MN35 A
440 East 88 Street MN35 A
128 East 85 Street MN35 A
334 East 74 Street MN35 A
1480 1 Avenue MN34 A
327 East 34 Street MN29 A
312 East 92 Street MN28 A
254 East 10 Street MN25 A
104 East 31 Street MN24 A
516 East 86 Street MN24 A
213 East 73 Street MN24 A
211 East 73 Street MN24 A
157 East 85 Street MN23 A
1743 1 Avenue MN23 A
315 East 85 Street MN22 A
320 East 9 Street MN22 B
317 East 85 Street MN21 A
425 East 77 Street MN20 A
434 East 84 Street MN20 A
321 East 91 Street MN19 B
74 Irving Place MN18 A
444 East 88 Street MN17 A
336 East 82 Street MN17 A
421 East 76 Street MN12 A
404 East 80 Street MN10 A
66 2 Avenue MN7 A
1512 Crosby Avenue BX4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,496,778 on 2022-02-07 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-02-07Mortgage $6,496,778 — from 171 BETA I LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $6,496,778
2022-02-07Agreement $15,700,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to 171 BETA I LLC $15,700,000
2022-01-18RPTT&RET $24,097,620 — from CAIOLA-MUSACCHIA, ROSEMARIE; CAIOLA, BENNY A; TRISTAR EQUITIES HOLDINGS, LLC; CAIOLA, MARI to SECOND GENERATION REALTY COMPANY, LLC $24,097,620
2013-04-17Agreement $11,400,000 — from 171 BETA I LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $11,400,000
2013-04-17Mortgage $3,881,916 — from 171 BETA I LLC to BERKADIA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE LLC $3,881,916
2003-11-05Mortgage $3,492,626 — from 171 BETA I LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $3,492,626
1987-07-30Mortgage $794,604 — from CAIOLA, SAL to DIME SAVINGS BK NY $794,604
1985-03-18Mortgage $1,417,847 — from CAIOLA, SAL to EAST RIVER SAVINGS BANK $1,417,847

Ten-year activity

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2017
38
2018
2019
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2021
2022
2023
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2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201752100219
2018240110338
201932100419
202000180422
202130130319
20225054115
202393130530
202402120519
202560170427
202610190222
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The full timeline

Construction 117Enforcement 54Housing & tenants 202Ownership & money 43Health & systems 42

Every one of the 458 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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