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1656 3 Avenue

1,326Records
18City systems
10Open violations
6.3Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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1,326 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 448 HPD complaints, 282 311 service requests, 186 DOB complaints.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1910
Floors5
Res. units50
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)MED LLC
BBL1015210040
BIN1078543, 1078544, 1078545, 1089383

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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 71% 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 6.3. In ZIP 10128, 84% of residential buildings hold an A and 1% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations10 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2005-05-05.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

18 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6 · winter 2025–26: 12). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
12
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

41 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (9) · Snow or Ice (8) · Real Time Enforcement (4) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (4) · Noise (3) · Homeless Person Assistance (3).

Filed construction activity

$839,211 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (23 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 (50)
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)MED LLC
Head officerBENJAMIN OHEBSHALOM
Managing agentSKY MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$9,419,000 $4,238,550
2026$9,732,000 $4,379,400
2027$8,305,000 $3,737,250

The city's market estimate has fallen 12% 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

Subway96 St — Q · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
96 St — 6 · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 3 Av / E 93 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft
Citi BikeE 95 St & 3 Ave · 650 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

1656 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

41 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 9 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 SKY MANAGEMENT CORP — 33 buildings, 746 units. Grades across the portfolio: A16 · B11 · C3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
511 East 86 Street MN140 A
1656 3 Avenue MN50 A
220 Sullivan Street MN36 A
421 West 21 Street MN36 A
342 East 62 Street MN24 A
340 East 62 Street MN24 A
100 West 3 Street MN23 B
141 West 10 Street MN23 A
232 East 74 Street MN22 A
305 Broome Street MN22 B
347 East 51 Street MN22 B
410 East 75 Street MN20 B
226 East 81 Street MN20 A
218 East 84 Street MN20 A
345 East 65 Street MN20 B
2 Bank Street MN20 A
204 West 81 Street MN20 B
418 East 74 Street MN20 C
158 West 84 Street MN20 B
8 St Marks Place MN19 A
429 East 80 Street MN18 A
525 East 83 Street MN17 C
318 East 11 Street MN16 B
53 Ludlow Street MN16 A
523 East 83 Street MN16 B
99 East 7 Street MN15 B
349 East 82 Street MN13 A
45 West 87 Street MN10 C
46 Bank Street MN10 B
324 East 90 Street MN10 A
133 East 65 Street MN4 F
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Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $450,000 on 2023-05-02 (lender: Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-05-02Mortgage $450,000 — from REBO REALTY LLC; MED LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $450,000
2023-05-02AL&R $9,500,000 — from REBO REALTY LLC; MED LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $9,500,000
2023-05-02Agreement $9,500,000 — from MED LLC; REBO REALTY LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $9,500,000
2021-05-13RPTT $1,696,842 — from CATALYST INVESTORS IV, L.P.; MIP III TOWERS, LLC; MIP III (REIT) AIV, LP; COX CPH, LLC; CA to AMERICAN TOWER INVESTMENTS, LLC $1,696,842
2020-05-13Mortgage $197,518 — from REBO REALTY LLC; MED LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $197,518
2020-05-13Agreement $9,050,000 — from STERLING NATIONAL BANK to MED LLC; REBO REALTY LLC $9,050,000
2020-05-13AL&R $9,050,000 — from MED LLC; REBO REALTY LLC to STERLING NATIONAL BANK $9,050,000
2017-05-12Deed $20,000,000 — from MED LLC to REBO REALTY LLC; MED LLC $20,000,000
2017-05-12RPTT&RET $10,000,000 — from CONCEPT TO ZERO LLC to OHEBSHALOM, BENJAMIN $10,000,000
2017-05-12RPTT&RET $10,000,000 — from CONCEPT TO ZERO LLC to OHEBSHALOM , JONATHAN $10,000,000
2017-04-29Sold for $20,000,000 $20,000,000 $400,000
2015-01-12Agreement $10,000,000 — from MED LLC to ASTORIA BANK $10,000,000
2015-01-12Mortgage $3,034,239 — from MED LLC to ASTORIA BANK $3,034,239
2010-12-17AL&R $7,500,000 — from MED LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $7,500,000
2010-12-17Agreement $7,500,000 — from MED LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $7,500,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201735124428
201842500460
20192080818
20206053115
202120101215
202201180221
202330125222
202492120326
20251415330365
202623190327
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The full timeline

Construction 181Enforcement 267Housing & tenants 793Ownership & money 41Health & systems 44

Every one of the 1,326 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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