530 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 265 311 service requests, 60 DOB complaints, 57 HPD complaints.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% 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 57.5. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% 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 | 2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-01-31. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
8 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 8).
16 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
$6,562 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
90 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (32) · Building/Use (17) · Real Time Enforcement (13) · Unsanitary Animal Pvt Property (6) · General Construction/Plumbing (4) · HEAT/HOT WATER (4).
$94,400 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| 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) | RSF REALTY LLC |
| Head officer | DAVID SIMHAEE |
| Managing agent | DAVID SIMHAEE |
| Last registered | 2025-09-24 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,602,000 | $1,170,900 |
| 2026 | $3,093,000 | $1,391,850 |
| 2027 | $3,160,000 | $1,422,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naruto Ramen | Japanese | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Allergy Information, Pet/Animal) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | 86 St — 4 5 6 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) 86 St — Q · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 88 St — M101 M102 M103 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 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.
1596 3 Avenue
| 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 |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
90 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 4 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $70,504 on 2026-02-27 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), covering 2 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.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | Mortgage $70,504 — from R.S.F. REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $70,504 | |
| 2026-02-27 | Agreement $4,700,000 — from R.S.F. REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $4,700,000 | |
| 2021-01-25 | M&CON $5,125,000 — from R.S.F. REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,125,000 | |
| 2021-01-25 | AL&R $5,125,000 — from R.S.F. REALTY LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $5,125,000 | |
| 2013-09-17 | Mortgage $6,000,000 — from R.S.F. REALTY, LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $6,000,000 | |
| 2004-03-25 | AL&R $2,237,623 — from R.S.F. REALTY, LLC, A LIMITED LIABILITY to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,237,623 | |
| 2004-03-25 | Agreement $2,237,623 — from R.S.F. REALTY, LLC, A LIMITED LIABILITY to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,237,623 | |
| 2001-12-03 | Mortgage $2,400,000 — from R.S.F. REALTY, LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $2,400,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 60 |
| 2022 | 0 | 12 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 72 |
| 2023 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| 2024 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 65 |
| 2025 | 1 | 23 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 74 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
Every one of the 530 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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