1,189 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 420 311 service requests, 252 HPD complaints, 239 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% 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 114.5. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 141 total — 21 class C (immediately hazardous), 86 class B, 34 class A. Oldest open since 2001-08-07. |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
114 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 10 · winter 2024–25: 54 · winter 2025–26: 42). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$12,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
154 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (54) · Noise (29) · Encampment (21) · GENERAL (16) · Elevator (4) · WATER LEAK (4).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (34) |
| 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) | Eljay Realty Co. |
| Head officer | Lloyd Shaffer |
| Managing agent | N/a |
| Last registered | 2025-06-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,296,000 | $3,733,200 |
| 2026 | $8,820,000 | $3,969,000 |
| 2027 | $9,114,000 | $4,101,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catch N' Chop | Seafood | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
2 food-poisoning reports to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial (Uptown local only) 96 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 · 350 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 89 St & 3 Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted bike lane mapped within 75 ft |
| 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.
1600 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 |
154 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 54 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.
Managed by N/A — 414 buildings, 1,724 units. Grades across the portfolio: A126 · B87 · C146 · D40 · F10. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 414 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,889,925 on 2008-09-12 (lender: Oritani Savings Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-23 | Agreement $3,031,939 — from L. SHAFFER COMPANY, LLC to ORITANI SAVINGS BANK | $3,031,939 | |
| 2008-09-12 | Agreement $6,000,000 — from L. SHAFFER COMPANY, LLC to ORITANI SAVINGS BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 2008-09-12 | Mortgage $1,889,925 — from L. SHAFFER COMPANY, LLC to ORITANI SAVINGS BANK | $1,889,925 | |
| 2008-09-12 | AL&R $6,000,000 — from L. SHAFFER COMPANY, LLC to ORITANI SAVINGS BANK | $6,000,000 | |
| 1999-02-05 | Mortgage $2,568,863 — from L. SHAFFER COMPANY,LLC to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK | $2,568,863 | |
| 1994-06-28 | Mortgage $56,261 — from SHAFFER, LLOYD to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK | $56,261 | |
| 1986-10-27 | Mortgage $1,470,162 — from SHAFFER, LLOYD to EMIGRANT SAVINGS BANK | $1,470,162 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 31 |
| 2019 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 37 |
| 2020 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2021 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
| 2022 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 23 |
| 2023 | 10 | 430 | 0 | 4 | 444 |
| 2024 | 7 | 79 | 0 | 4 | 90 |
| 2025 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 83 |
| 2026 | 0 | 112 | 1 | 7 | 120 |
Every one of the 1,189 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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