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1225 Park Avenue

474Records
16City systems
1Open violations
0.6Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10128 · Neighborhood: Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
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474 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 124 311 service requests, 82 DOB permits, 54 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10128
Built1925
Floors16
Res. units86
ClassD3
Owner (PLUTO)HARNIK, STEPHEN M. TRTEE
BBL1015240001
BIN1048480

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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 92% 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 0.6. 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

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2014-10-27.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Lead (3) · Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Lost Property (2) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (2) · Street Light Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$423,820 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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 (1925)
YesSix or more residential units (86)
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)1225 PARK CORP
Head officerSTEPHEN M HARNIK
Managing agentSIREN MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-07-17

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$32,364,000 $14,563,800
2026$35,506,000 $15,977,700
2027$31,083,000 $13,987,350

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

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)B — ENERGY STAR score 84/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 9)

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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2012 (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

Subway96 St — 6 · 350 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
96 St — Q · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: E 96 St / Lexington Av — M96 · 350 ft
Citi BikeE 94 St & Madison 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

1225 Park 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

17 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SIREN MANAGEMENT CORP — 30 buildings, 1,145 units. Grades across the portfolio: A26 · B4. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
525 West End Avenue MN128 B
227 East 57 Street MN118 A
130 West 79 Street MN93 A
1225 Park Avenue MN86 A
417 East 89 Street MN66 A
860 West 181 Street MN66 A
16 Park Avenue MN64 A
870 West 181 Street MN61 A
203 West 81 Street MN55 A
80-40 Lefferts Boulevard QN48 A
825 West 179 Street MN42 B
123 West 74 Street MN42 A
97 Avenue B MN30 A
154 West 18 Street MN26 A
415 West 55 Street MN22 B
47 Jane Street MN20 B
144 West 18 Street MN18 A
217 East 7 Street MN16 A
133 East 61 Street MN16 A
235 East 54 Street MN16 A
237 East 54 Street MN16 A
130 Beekman Street MN15 A
231 East 54 Street MN15 A
233 East 54 Street MN13 A
311 East 78 Street MN13 A
14 East 77 Street MN12 A
31 West 21 Street MN11 A
54 Jane Street MN8 A
115 Allen Street MN5 A
48 Carmine Street MN4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,318,728 on 2022-03-03 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-03AL&R $4,250,000 — from THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT MARTHA SCHAR; 1225 PARK CORPORATION; STEPHEN M. HARNICK, AS SU to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $4,250,000
2022-03-03Agreement $4,250,000 — from THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT MARTHA SCHAR; STEPHEN M. HARNICK, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE; 1225 P to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $4,250,000
2022-03-03Mortgage $1,318,729 — from STEPHEN M. HARNICK, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE; THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT MARTHA SCHAR; 1225 P to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $1,318,729
2013-12-05Mortgage $296,486 — from HARNIK (AS SUCESSOR TRUSTEE), STEPHEN M; SCHARFSTEIN (DECEASED), MARTHA; 1225 PARK CORPORA to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $296,486
2013-12-05Agreement $3,500,000 — from HARNIK (AS SUCESSOR TRUSTEE), STEPHEN M; 1225 PARK CORPORATION; SCHARFSTEIN (DECEASED), MA to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI $3,500,000
2008-02-26AL&R $3,500,000 — from HARNIK (AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE), STEPHEN M; 1225 PARK CORPORATION; SCHARFSTEIN (DECEASED), M to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $3,500,000
2008-02-26Agreement $3,500,000 — from SCHARFSTEIN (DECEASED), MARTHA; 1225 PARK CORPORATION; HARNIK (AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE), STEP to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $3,500,000
2008-02-26Mortgage $673,046 — from HARNIK (AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE), STEPHEN M; SCHARFSTEIN (DECEASED), MARTHA; 1225 PARK CORPOR to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $673,046
1998-07-10Mortgage $499,999 — from 1225 PARK CORPORATION to HARNIK, STEPHEN M. TRUSTEE; SCHARFSTEIN MARTHA L/W/T $499,999
1993-02-24Mortgage $800,000 — from SCHARSTEIN, MARTHA UWO; 1225 PARK CORP to MORGAN GUARANTY TR CO NY $800,000
1989-09-25Mortgage $1,050,854 — from SCHARFSTEIN,MARTHA EST/; 1225 PARK CORPORATION to JAMAICA SAVINGS BANK $1,050,854

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201713240423
201893110528
20192470922
202020110316
20213750318
20220154515
2023005049
20240190414
20250170513
202612070322
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The full timeline

Construction 136Enforcement 80Housing & tenants 167Ownership & money 34Health & systems 57

Every one of the 474 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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